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I have Addison's Disease but have not begun treatment yet and my heart is becoming weak, will it recover? |
I was just diagnosed with Addison's Disease (Adrenal insufficiency) and my biggest problem is that my heart has become rather weak as a result of going undiagnosed for years. I really don't trust any of my doctors to give me a straight answer so that is why I am asking here. I had a normal echo recently, but my heartbeat and pulses are weak and my blood pressure averages 95/60 ish and getting lower as I have gotten sicker. When they start me on the hydrocortisone and florinef and all that can my heart become strong again? I was just diagnosed two days ago and they want to do some more test to check for tuberculosis before they give me the treatment. And to answer about my distrust in doctors, well I saw about 50 different doctors since I fell ill and not one of them was able to figure out what was wrong with me until I met my endocrinologist. Over the last year I was misdiagnosed with DEPRESSION, GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER, CONVERSION DISORDER, IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME, MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE SYNDROME, SOMATIZATION DISORDER, HYPOCHONDRIASIS.......WOW! It will help, it really depends on how much damage has occured during the period you have not been treated. See link below for info...; You are experiencing the symptoms of Addison's disease. If you echo cardiogram is okay, then most likely you heart is just fine. I am curious as to why the medication has not been started yet. The sooner it is started the sooner you will get better. Low BP very much goes hand-in-hand with Addison's Disease. Since you recently had a normal echo, I don't think I'd worry about weaker heartbeat and BP. Once you begin therapy (hydrocortisone and florinef), you're BP should stabilize. My advice would be to find a GOOD Endocrinologist, whom you feel comfortable with, and work on your treatment together. Addison's Disease is definitely not an easy disease to diagnose/treat, since there are no magic levels to attain. It's a trial and error scenario. I've been diagnosed for exactly 10 months today, and am feeling better than I had in long time. Be sure to ask your Endo questions about your lowered immunity and when to up your doses of hydrocortisone. Good luck! |
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