lavender Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 So with how POTS (if I understand it right) effects your adrenal system, it that hard on your adrenals over time? Can it tire them out and cause more problems? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurehope Posted January 4, 2007 Report Share Posted January 4, 2007 I don't know what caused what, but my endocrinologist said that my adrenals do NOT respond to stress appropriately. When given an insulin tolerance test in which my blood sugar was deliberately forced (by insulin) to a low amount, my adrenals reacted poorly. The normal adrenal response is to have higher levels of cortisol when you have low blood sugar, and to get "shaky". I did not.My doctor said "interesting" but had no idea whether POTS caused it, or it was there before or what. If I wanted (he left it up to me), I could take additional hydrocortisone when sick (which I do on occasion), or if I wanted I could take a bit extra on a daily basis. I chose not to take extra on a daily basis as the hydrococrtisone caused excessive heartburn.Peace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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