Bex

You said

Went to the doctor today and she is concerned and is gonig to be testing my hormones (properly) she asked me something really interesting. She said "Do you get the urge to sit constantly and avoid standing?" and I looked at her quite astonished and said "YES, that has been happening for 4 years now and it's like a pulling heavy sensation in the abdominal region, all around that whole area feels weird and affects my whole body' and she nodded.

I think she is going to test your aldosterone, which is a hormone produced by the adrenals. Low aldosterone will make your blood pressure low, make you dizzy when you stand up, make you crave salt, and generally feel weak, shaky and blah. People low in aldosterone prefer sitting to standing. I am the same, and two of my three children are also low in aldosterone, thanks to the mercury they inherited from me. People with low aldosterone also find that sometimes blood pools in their extremities, because the blood pressure isn't high enough to push it up the body. Palpitations are also common in these people - every time I stand up my heart starts pounding, and that's on meds.

Do you take salt every day (unrefined sea salt, not table salt)? This would help increase your blood pressure, and would be a first step towards supporting your adrenals. I wouldn't do it before the testing, however.

Good luck with it all - let's hope it will bring some answers for you. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/byebye.gif" alt="" />

Best
Nicola