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  1. I take compounded aldosterone. Initially I took Florinef which worked great for a couple of days and then brought on hypertension and foggy thinking. It was unbearable! Second I used large doses of Murray River pink flake sea salt to help my condition. It worked well but, I had to drink it a lot in water. I still use it religiously to support autonomic dysautonomia in the form of hypo-aldosteronism. Later, I found aldosterone on the internet from IAS (called Aldo-Pro). It worked great but, I needed so much of it that it was really expensive and delivery was horrendously unreliable!! Then, I contacted Dr. Stephen Wright's office at the Tahoma Clinic in Washington State to see where they get their aldosterone prescriptions filled because he is a proponent of using compounded aldosterone for hearing loss and Menieres. Dr. Wright's office referred me to Key Compounding Pharmacy in Federal Way, Washington. Until today, I have been using compounded aldosterone from Key Compounding Pharmacy, which has been over a year. During this time, I have slowly increased and adjusted the dose along with the support of my Naturopath, Dr. Maura Scanlan in Issaquah, WA. I experience tremors in my sleep if I don't take this compounded medication. This is the only medication that has helped me to sleep and taken away my windedness; a kind of limp, exhausted fatigue, without the HORRIFYING side effects of synthetic aldosterone that I experienced with Fludrocortisone and Florinef. Compounded aldosterone has been a profound LIFE SAVER for me!! It's shorter half-life as compared to FLorinef and Fludrocortisone makes it much easier on the system. It's gentle and effective and has brought back a great deal of quality of life for me! I recommend it with all heart! I slowly introduced it until subtle hypertension hit and then backed off the dose to just before the hypertension onset. My dose is 700-800mcg/day. I take 600-700 of those mcg in regular capsule dosing and 100mcg in time release dosing. It costs about $500/mo for these prescriptions. Since my dysautonomia symptoms are primarily in the very early morning hours when aldosterone should be at it's peak, I wake at 3 am and take my first dose of 300mcg regular aldosterone and 100mcg of time release aldosterone, and I wake again at 6 am and take my second dose of 300mcg of regular aldosterone. Then I only take an additional 100mcg around 9am a few days of the month during the luteal phase of my cycle as I notice when my progesterone levels are higher, I need more aldosterone support. I am VERY sensitive to too much potassium and can have increase symptoms of dysautonomia if the potassium is not consumed along with sodium. I have also found amazing support in maintaining electrolyte balance by using electrolyte pills made for athletes. I use "Rapid Rehydr8" capsules and take one every morning. Currently, Key Compounding Pharmacy has announced that their sources for aldosterone has dried up. I am working with Pharmaceutical Compounding Inc. in Woodinville, WA to see if they can help secure another source. I have heard that aldosterone is more easily obtained from Canadian pharmacies. Does anyone have a pharmacy recommendation in Canada? It may have to become my new source. Thanks and Good Health to you all!
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