re: re: re: salt, salt and more salt /to Liz
Apr. 28th, 2005   5:43pm

I WAS DIAGNOSED AT BIRTH WITH CAH.  I TOO CRAVE SALT ALL THE TIME, BUT I HAVE REDUCED MY INTAKE IN THE LAST FEW YEARS TO MAINTAIN WEIGHT, SODIUM LEVELS, AND BLOOD PRESSURE. (WHICH BECOMES A LOT MORE DIFFICULT WHEN YOU GET OLDER WHETHER YOU HAVE CAH OR NOT). MY FAMILY PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED A MEDICATION FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.  I NEVER TOOK IT BECAUSE I FIGURED IT MAY HAVE BEEN SOMETHING TO DO WITH MY MEDICATION LEVELS (CORTEF AND FLORINEF), AND I WAS RIGHT.  WHEN MY ENDO GOT ME BACK ON THE CORRECT DOSAGE, THE BLOOD PRESSURE HAD GONE DOWN. 

kerry
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