Low cortisol ?

[misseb]

Hey People

I have hEDS, POTS and MCAS.

I can be lying on the sofa feeling utterly rotten, shaky, breathless, blurred vision and the usual myriad of strange feelings these disorders bring, stagger to the swimming pool, push myself and do a fast swim and raise my BP, and then I walk away from the pool symptom free and feeling like a different person. For the rest of the day I can eat without crashing into fatigue afterwards, and can eat a wider range of foods etc. It doesn’t add up as due to POTS I should be exhausted and the chlorine should nail me. If I am stressed at work or busy I don’t crash after food either and don’t have fatigue episodes. I’m at my worst when I am carb, sugar and caffeine free - which doesn’t add up as they are POTs triggers. I have to eat something sugary every 2 hours to stop me dropping. Roads are leading me think it’s cortisol levels and sugar levels at play here. I can’t get my doctor to refer me even though my private POTS specialist wanted all endocrine tests carried out so going to pay now. Feeling ready to move things along again and get more answers. If anyone has any tips I'd be so grateful. Thank you. I am not sure what to test for - thyroid, cortisol levels etc. Or what this could be.

[Random-Symptom Man]

Misseb,

Sorry to hear about your symptoms. Have you looked into hypoglycemia? It's one of the many things my wife looked into for me before we got to dysautonomia...

Good luck with getting the referral.  

[misseb]

Thank's so much for taking the time to answer. I will look into it.