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The research I did on this site and the mayo clinic said that the thyroid could mess with the menstrual cycle and other female issues as well as the metabolism and producing more sweat or very little sweat since that all goes together. So hopefully it's not your thyroid, but it is good that they are checking. From my research it seems pretty easy to treat if it is though.
I wonder what's going on with your blood pressure. I know pain can increase it because we saw first hand when I was hooked to some monitors that my pressure was normal, but they started messing with my IV and causing me continuous pain and my blood pressure began to rise quickly. Although studies say that long term pain or chronic pain isn't supposed to keep your pressure high. Your body is supposed to adjust to it. That's why I was so concerned about my blood pressure since October because it was always high. Yes I was in pain all of the time, but wasn't my body supposed to adjust to the chronic pain, so that's when they put me on medication for it. It seems to working. I was on Lisinopril, but like I said before she changed it because she thought it might be contributing to my edema despite me telling her that these episodes of joint swelling, pain, and muscular pain have happened before and I wasn't on any ACE inhibitors at the time. I was 19 and in college. Now I'm on Microcardis or Misocardis or something like that. I've only been on it for two days so I don't fully remember the name. I just know it has the root for heart in it and starts with M. I hope you get your blood pressure and female issues straightened out and please keep in touch. I enjoy talking with you and having someone who truly understands what I'm going through.
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