Thirst/urination during night 
Ruffneck
11 y
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Sleep has improved for me from 3-3 1/2 hours 4 months ago to now 6-7 hours per night.Normal pattern for me now is go to sleep at 8:30PM, wake up at 12AM, urinate and get a drink of water because i am also thirsty.Stay awake for 1-1/2 hours until getting another 3 1/2-4 hours sleep and waking up at 5.30 needed to urinate and get a drink again.
I always empty bladder before going to bed and ensure i drink a little water before going to bed also.
Any tips here? I think it is an aldosterone problem as during the day i am reasonly good now with the fluid imbalance.HTMA was sodium 42 (high), calcium 28(lowish), Magnesium 1.8 (low), Potassium slightly elevated but not in high range.
- Re: Thirst/urination during night gatorkea
11 y
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- Re: Thirst/urination during night Onwards
11 y
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MoreThis is a reply to # 2,095,546This sounds like it might be a bladder infection. I used to have this problem a few years ago.
- Re: Thirst/urination during night Ruffneck
11 y
2,011
MoreThis is a reply to # 2,095,938testing did not find any infection a few months ago so i don't think it is that.It is related to aldosterone i think as i have read aldosterone is higher at night and this plays a role in fluid retention.
- Re: Thirst/urination during night feo66
11 y
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This is a reply to # 2,096,308
There are a couple of other ways too.
Epinephrine leads to increased urine flow.
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/68/5/1046.abstract
"Infusion of epinephrine also produced a transient increase in urine flow "
And Cortisol reduces Anti-Diuretic Hormone (ADH).
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/246650-differential
“Cortisol has a negative feedback effect on ADH”
Lower ADH = more pee pee
So even before you get to the point of having low aldosterone., high adrenaline and high cortisol both lead to frequent urination.
In fact, I think they are even more important.
Back in 2011, after doing lots and lots of meditation, I stopped urinating frequently. But I still craved salt, and when I did HTMA, my sodium was low.
So I really think the frequent urination is a sign of stress even more than it is of low aldosterone.
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- Re: Thirst/urination during night Ruffneck
11 y
2,088
This is a reply to # 2,097,080Maybe but i mean this is only at night right? so high cortisol at night you wouldn't be able to get to sleep.The issue seems to be waking from 4 hours sleep needing to urinate + thirsty.
- Re: Thirst/urination during night feo66
11 y
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This is a reply to # 2,097,156I missed the thirsty part. I have never experienced.
But there was long periods of time where I would urinate frequently at night.
And high night time cortisol is common. That is why so many of us have insomnia.
Can you go on long road trips without having to stop often to pee?
From an NB perspective, I've been thinking lately that when we rest at night (even if not on NB), the body takes advantage of the time to move along metals, causing insmonia.
Pam K mentioned to me one time that metals can cause either excessive or lack of thirst or hunger. Apparently the metals affect the area of the brain responsible to signaling.
I haven't done any research to see if that claim is supported.
However, about 1.5-yrs ago when I was first working at copper deotox, I had non-stop hunger. I would eat a big meal, but still feel completely starved ... so I would eat some more (Natway would have been proud). But it actually felt felt like my hunger switch couldn't turn off.
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- Re: Thirst/urination during night Ruffneck
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- Re: Thirst/urination during night gatorkea
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