Adrenal Problems & Hypotension
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I have been waking up with a racing heart throughout the night for the last 5 months since being diagnosed with Hashimoto's Thyroiditis. I had thyroid antibodies in the 1200's. Now i am waking up dizzy with my heart racing and low blood pressure. I just saw a chiropractor who said that i have adrenal dysfunction. i know that my DHEA is very low(2). i am exhausted during the day after not sleeping well, blurred vision and now lightheadedness. Tonight things seem very serious. I woke up with heart beating super fast but weak with a bp 96/83. My blood sugar was fine. I was so thirsty when I am waking like this. I have been feeling so dizzy and foggy during the last 7 days. I keep getting sharp pin prick feelings in my legs every now and then. How can you be dizzy lying down? I called my endo yesterday and they seen unconcerned but the chiropractor seemed extremely worried. I had a fast drop in my blood pressure from lying to standing. 100/70 to 80/63. Any advice? How do I know when i need help before a crisis situation?
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cool_catalan Tarhealing
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Have you had tests for your adrenals?
What are the results?
What did the endocrinologist told you over the phone exactly?
Are you on any medication?
I think you should go to A&E at the hospital. (I would not mention to them the DHEA
I wish you well, write again...
Roddy999 Tarhealing
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First of all, a chiropractor knows about as much about your endocrine system as I do, probably less. Chiropractors are faith healers (see "Chiropractic controversy and criticism" on Wikipedia). You are wasting your time and your money. What you have got is not likely to be fixed by a placebo response. (I'm not knocking placebo response, very often it has a positive and early benefit. I just don't think that this is such a case).
If you have adrenal dysfunction (I'm surprised they didn't say their favourite "adrenal exhaustion") then your endo would have picked it up as it is very easy to test for. But if you are drinking litres a day and urinating likewise, you do need to tell your endo because that suggests Diabetes Melitus and if so maybe you have secondary Hashimoto rather than primary (but it is rare and so unlikely).
As for your wider question, you are probably best off talking to your GP/PCP who may be able to take an informed whole-body better than a specialist endo.
Roddy999
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I meant to add that drop in BP on standing is normal. It is common syndrome among teenage boys who have grown too fast - perfectly healthy , stand up, fall down, stand up again, problem "what problem there is no problem, leave me alone stop fussing all the time". If it lasts more than a minute though then it needs investigating.
Heart fibrillation needs urgent investigation but if you have a strong pulse it is more likely to be anxiety related. If in any doubt whatever, though, go to A&E/ER or call an ambulance (they have the gear to check it).
Absolutely don't conceal anything you know from A&E/ER, for example the DHEA - assuming of course it was done on the basis of a proper blood test and not by someone looking under your eyelids so that they can sell you supplements.