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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2013 15:47:52 GMT -5
I have a metallic taste in my mouth. I blame the new saw. Does the mineral oil do this?
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Post by Geoff on Jul 27, 2013 16:07:31 GMT -5
I have a metallic taste in my mouth. I blame the new saw. Does the mineral oil do this? I blame the stroke.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2013 16:13:39 GMT -5
yeah, but, well, er, eminera, I never had a stroke!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2013 16:38:23 GMT -5
Are you drinking the mineral oil?
Probably a cracked tooth with an old lead filling in it. Or U DIE REAL SOON.
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 27, 2013 18:27:39 GMT -5
I have a metallic taste in my mouth. I blame the new saw. Does the mineral oil do this? Not many things that will cause a metallic taste. I did have a client years back that was being poisoned with arsenic. The metallic taste was the give away. Have you pissed your wife off recently? Various medications can also cause this, as can an excess of iodine, exposure to certain heavy metals, bleeding gums or amalgam breakdown and sinus infections. Hormonal changes can also cause this. Are you sure you are not PMSing? Seriously, I would not worry about it too much unless the problem continues.
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Post by robsrockshop on Jul 27, 2013 20:11:49 GMT -5
Brush your teeth, drink a beer.
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Post by unclestu on Jul 27, 2013 20:50:42 GMT -5
As W.C. Fields said about water. "I don't drink anything that rusts pipes and that fish make love in." Perhaps you are drinking to much water. Time for a beer.
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Post by fishenman on Jul 27, 2013 21:58:08 GMT -5
Did you lick any of the rocks you have cut? I taste metal sometimes after licking a few slabs.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2013 23:00:25 GMT -5
As W.C. Fields said about water. "I don't drink anything that rusts pipes and that fish make love in." Perhaps you are drinking to much water. Time for a beer. Actually, I believe WC Fields' quote "I don't drink water, because fish fornicate in it." haha I am now assuming the mineral oil is not the issue. That is unless there are heavy metals in the soup! No rock-licking here. I gave that up for lent, in a previous life. Had a beer tonight. Still metallic. Will discuss this with physician. Thanks vegasjames.
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Post by riverbendlapidary on Jul 28, 2013 17:03:21 GMT -5
go to dentist!
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Post by tntmom on Jul 28, 2013 19:06:32 GMT -5
How's your blood pressure? I have very tall children and all of them are in the 99th percentile in height. I'm a shorty, they got this from their father. 3 of my 4 ( because the youngest is only 11) all came down with syncope around the age of 13 during puberty. The oldest two have grown out of it but my daughter Brooke is still suffering from it. The dizziness and sometimes fainting is always accompanied by a metallic taste afterwards but it only lasts about 15 minutes. The Dr with all three of my children who have went through this said repeatedly that it was blood pressure related and standing up too fast was causing it. They ran EEG's at Childrens to rule out seizures and the tests all came back clean. It's just some weird genetic disorder that is temporary however as we get older blood pressure can become an issue. Just saying....
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 28, 2013 20:23:25 GMT -5
Drops in blood pressure upon standing (orthostatic hypotention) and fainting(sycope)indicate a problem with the adrenal glands. When standing blood pressure drops because the blood vessels have relaxed during rest. When we stand up gravity pulls the blood down in to the relaxed blood vessels. To prevent hypotension and syncope, which if severe enough can induce a stroke, the adrenal glands respond by secreting epinephrine, which helps to constrict the blood vessels to maintain the blood pressure. When the adrenal glands are not functioning properly they are to slow to respond and we get dizzy when standing up suddenly and things start to go black from a lack of proper blood flow to the brain. When the adrenals finally kick in a few seconds later blond flow is restored to the brain and the dizzy feeling and blackness disappear.
This is not a genetic disorder. You cannot outgrow a genetic disorder. Children can be born with weak adrenal glands, which can manifest in various ways including allergies and asthma. Adrenal function can also come and go throughout life depending on various factors such as stress, stimulants the use of steroids and certain nutritional deficiencies.
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Post by jamesp on Jul 28, 2013 21:15:44 GMT -5
I think the saw blade blew up and is stuck in the 2 inch thick skull. Have you looked in the mirror Scott?
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Post by tntmom on Jul 28, 2013 21:41:17 GMT -5
This is not a genetic disorder. You cannot outgrow a genetic disorder. Children can be born with weak adrenal glands, which can manifest in various ways including allergies and asthma. Adrenal function can also come and go throughout life depending on various factors such as stress, stimulants the use of steroids and certain nutritional deficiencies. First off... How do I tag someone on this new forum layout? I've been tagged before but I can't figure out how to do it and I wanted to tag Vegasjames? Scott, Please don't get mad at me if I am hijacking your thread!!!!!!! James, Thank you for the information. Are you a practitioner, doctor? I am VERY interested in your response. My older boys, 17 and 19 do not have these dizzy/fainting spells anymore. My Mother In-Law told me (when she was still with us) that when my husband Patrick was young, he would sometimes faint in church when standing up to sing. He also fainted sometimes in the middle of the night in the bathroom when he would get up to urinate. We've been married for 20 years and I have never seen him faint but I have seen him get dizzy many times. Fortunately we have no severe allergies, asthma or any other health problems. I've had one of the four that needed dental braces and one other that got my bad eyes and wears glasses. Other than that they are perfectly healthy and active. My boys are very active and were involved in football, wrestling and my oldest, Can-Am MMA tournaments where he placed 3rd against someone over twice his age, it was tough for me seeing him leave the country but at least he kicked butt! My 2nd just completed a year long course in fire safety and emt training. He will be training a few more years to become a fire fighter but did receive his certificate this year from the governments community emergency response team. Both boys have been through vigorous tests and what they went through at 13 has not affected them in these later years. Could dehydration or lack of electrolytes play a part in our young teens health? At that age, they just want to sleep and when they do get up it is all cell phones and computers. I've dragged them out of their rooms to eat and get sunshine. Sorry for the ramble but I have been trying for over 6 years to figure out what is going on with this whole blood pressure thing with my teens at the age of 13-14.
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 28, 2013 22:26:45 GMT -5
This is not a genetic disorder. You cannot outgrow a genetic disorder. Children can be born with weak adrenal glands, which can manifest in various ways including allergies and asthma. Adrenal function can also come and go throughout life depending on various factors such as stress, stimulants the use of steroids and certain nutritional deficiencies. First off... How do I tag someone on this new forum layout? I've been tagged before but I can't figure out how to do it and I wanted to tag Vegasjames? Scott, Please don't get mad at me if I am hijacking your thread!!!!!!! James, Thank you for the information. Are you a practitioner, doctor? I am VERY interested in your response. My older boys, 17 and 19 do not have these dizzy/fainting spells anymore. My Mother In-Law told me (when she was still with us) that when my husband Patrick was young, he would sometimes faint in church when standing up to sing. He also fainted sometimes in the middle of the night in the bathroom when he would get up to urinate. We've been married for 20 years and I have never seen him faint but I have seen him get dizzy many times. Fortunately we have no severe allergies, asthma or any other health problems. I've had one of the four that needed dental braces and one other that got my bad eyes and wears glasses. Other than that they are perfectly healthy and active. My boys are very active and were involved in football, wrestling and my oldest, Can-Am MMA tournaments where he placed 3rd against someone over twice his age, it was a tough for me seeing him leave the country but at least he kicked butt! My 2nd just completed a year long course in fire safety and emt training. He will be training a few more years to become a fire fighter but did receive his certificate this year from the governments community emergency response team. Both boys have been through vigorous tests and what they went through at 13 has not affected them in these later years. Could dehydration or lack or electrolytes play a part in our young teens health? At that age, they just want to sleep and when they do get up it is all cell phones and computers. I've dragged them out of their rooms to eat and get sunshine. Sorry for the ramble but I have been trying for over 6 years to figure out what is going on with this whole blood pressure thing with my teens at the age of 13-14. Not a practitioner but I have been in medicine for 32 yeas in various aspects. Dehydration can contribute to the low blood pressure since dehydration decreases blood volume. Electrolytes can also be a problem but is not that likely. The body is very good at regulating its electrolytes in most cases and it would be unlikely that all your kids would have the same issue unless they were born with adrenal problems affecting their aldosterone levels. But again this would not be genetic if your kids are outgrowing their problem. Lack of vascular tone can also lead to abnormally low blood pressure, but this is almost always seen in the elderly. Hypothyroidism is another common cause of low blood pressure, but manifests as low blood pressure all the time, not just when standing. Athletes develop naturally low blood pressure and slow pulse rates due to exercise induced hypothyroidism. This in itself is not dangerous, it is a protective mechanism. Unfortunately, lab tests for thyroid function are some of the least accurate lab tests out there. You can search the internet for the procedure to perform basal body temperature, which is significantly more accurate in detecting hypothyroidism than lab tests. But the hypotension and syncope upon standing are still going to go back to the adrenals unless they just had poor vascular tone, which again is highly unlikely. Chronic tiredness can be several things including poor adrenal function, hypothyroidism, anemia, depression, diabetes, Addison's, viral infections, etc. Lab tests will have ruled out most these. If there are any abnormalities at all in the lab tests you can PM me with the details. Also how much caffeine are they ingesting including hidden sources such as guarana, yerba mate' and kola nut (bisssy nut) used in various energy drinks? That is a real common cause of people crashing their adrenals. Do you have blood pressure readings sitting, standing and just throughout the day?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 28, 2013 22:58:25 GMT -5
tntmom it just takes an @ sign in front of the username. Thanks everyone for the kind responses. You to @azrockgeek!!! I have zero mercury in fillings. I do not have a single filling in my head and when I did I refuse to use mercury amalgam. Thanks again everyone!
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Post by Rockoonz on Jul 28, 2013 23:06:07 GMT -5
Krystee, You should check the tests to insure that they checked the thyroid, mine was overlooked for years before it was discovered I was hypothyroid. It was a blessing that when my employer changed insurance some 15-20 years ago it moved me to a primary Dr who had specifically studied thyroid related issues. I discovered later that my dad was also hypothyroid, never looked into whether it was genetics or environment. One of my daughters had Graves, also a thyroid related disease.
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 28, 2013 23:29:54 GMT -5
tntmom it just takes an @ sign in front of the username. Thanks everyone for the kind responses. You to @azrockgeek!!! I have zero mercury in fillings. I do not have a single filling in my head and when I did I refuse to use mercury amalgam. Thanks again everyone! Are you still getting the metallic taste? If it were temporary then it was likely just some blood in the mouth.
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Post by vegasjames on Jul 28, 2013 23:44:35 GMT -5
Krystee, You should check the tests to insure that they checked the thyroid, mine was overlooked for years before it was discovered I was hypothyroid. It was a blessing that when my employer changed insurance some 15-20 years ago it moved me to a primary Dr who had specifically studied thyroid related issues. I discovered later that my dad was also hypothyroid, never looked into whether it was genetics or environment. One of my daughters had Graves, also a thyroid related disease. Lee I have never seen any evidence of hereditary causes of thyroid problems. Hypothyroidism has numerous causes. These include hypothalamic or pituitary problems, adrenal issues, exposure to halogens other than iodine, elevated estrogen including from environmental xenoestrogens, goitrogens in food, chronic stress leading to high rT3 or poor T4 to T3 conversion, Hashimoto's, etc. Excess iodine intake from thyroid medications, iodine supplements or drugs such as Amiadarone will cause initial hyperthyroidism followed by a rebound hypothyroidism. Grave's disease is an autoimmune form of hyperthyroidism. Most autoimmune conditions involve immune suppression, not hyperactivity, through adrenal dysfunction. The lower levels of immune modulating corticosteroids lead to the over production of low affinity (nonspecific, "autoantibodies") that tag healthy tissues for destruction by the white blood cells. In Grave's though it is slightly different. In this case the antibodies being produced act like thyroid stimulating hormone causing the thyroid to secrete excess levels of thyroid hormone. As with other autoimmune disorders Grave's disease is believed to be microbially triggered.
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Post by tntmom on Jul 29, 2013 0:15:03 GMT -5
tntmom it just takes an @ sign in front of the username. HA!!!!!!! Of course tags should be that easy, LOL! Ok...... now that I know that I am technologically challenged..... I am off to read the rest of this killer thread
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