For about six weeks, I have been taking a berberine formula from HLTHCODE, which lowered my spiky blood pressure dramatically. It also took care of cravings and reshaped my body a bit. Now suddenly I have low sodium, 133, which I've never had before, and slightly higher potassium, at 4, which is good since my potassium is always on the low side. I have had kidney stones recently and for that was trying to keep the sodium to a minimum, plus drink huge amounts of water, which along with cutting oxalates has worked very well to keep them at bay. Research suggests the berberine should be raising sodium, not lowering it, but there may be a genetic element here.
Has anyone heard of a good berberine researcher? I hate to depend on the many studies from China, and there really hasn't been a lot of reliable work done here. It works so well for me except for the sodium element, which makes me dizzy and alarms my endocrinologist, who I see for osteoporosis. She has not mentioned using berberine for osteoporosis, but that seems to be a known remedy in the bones world.