Hi All,
I'm stumped. My BP recently dropped dramatically and coincided with a big drop in blood sugar. Diet was unchanged. Supplements unchanged (been on Thyroid for about 1 year). I was using about 0.5mg Cyproheptadine alongside the thyroid but came off. I've since reintroduced and dropped cypro with all dizziness unchanged no matter whether on or off. I was pretty sure that the cortisol lowering effect of cypro had tanked my cortisol, so I ran a 4pt salivary cortisol test. High cortisol confirmed at each point and I'm at or above the top end of the range on each of the 4 points.
My BP is something like 81/55 down from my normal of 115/75 and my blood sugar comes in at 55-60. I'm terribly dizzy and feel sick. Bizarrely, the only thing that seems to improve my dizziness is a hefty dose of adrenal cortex which is likely increasing cortisol further....
I've run so many labs and I look like I'm in good health. Everything "in range". Any ideas, history, or suggestions appreciated.
I'm stumped. My BP recently dropped dramatically and coincided with a big drop in blood sugar. Diet was unchanged. Supplements unchanged (been on Thyroid for about 1 year). I was using about 0.5mg Cyproheptadine alongside the thyroid but came off. I've since reintroduced and dropped cypro with all dizziness unchanged no matter whether on or off. I was pretty sure that the cortisol lowering effect of cypro had tanked my cortisol, so I ran a 4pt salivary cortisol test. High cortisol confirmed at each point and I'm at or above the top end of the range on each of the 4 points.
My BP is something like 81/55 down from my normal of 115/75 and my blood sugar comes in at 55-60. I'm terribly dizzy and feel sick. Bizarrely, the only thing that seems to improve my dizziness is a hefty dose of adrenal cortex which is likely increasing cortisol further....
I've run so many labs and I look like I'm in good health. Everything "in range". Any ideas, history, or suggestions appreciated.
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