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Hyponatremia: Anyone else have low sodium?

Posted by JohnWBurns @johnwburns, Aug 6, 2016

Hyponatremia, especially the mild version, may be more prevalent and cause more issues than previously thought. Just food for thought. I have as yet unexplained bradycardia and am on a diuretic so I suspect it. Have had borderline readings in the past.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3933395/

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hooman | @hooman | Apr 5 8:24pm

Hi there
Management: Free water restriction,(< 1L/d), treat cause(you are going to have to look them up), monitor serumNa concentration frequently, monitor urine output.

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Cheryl, Volunteer Mentor | @cehunt57 | Apr 7 12:01am

My mother had an episode of hyponatremia (low sodium) during a hospitalization for something else. She was put on water restriction, which she could barely tolerate because she loved to guzzle copious amounts of water. A nephrologist was called in and prescribed an IV of something that looked like egg whites. I believe it was albumin. (This was about 20 years ago). We were also told that we could encourage her to eat salty foods. I tried potato chips (that is my nemesis), but she went for salted pistachios in the shells. She got busy cracking and the hyponatremia was righted.

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barbara108 | @barbara108 | Apr 8 11:27am
In reply to @cehunt57 "My mother had an episode of hyponatremia (low sodium) during a hospitalization for something else. She..." + (show)
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My mother had an episode of hyponatremia (low sodium) during a hospitalization for something else. She was put on water restriction, which she could barely tolerate because she loved to guzzle copious amounts of water. A nephrologist was called in and prescribed an IV of something that looked like egg whites. I believe it was albumin. (This was about 20 years ago). We were also told that we could encourage her to eat salty foods. I tried potato chips (that is my nemesis), but she went for salted pistachios in the shells. She got busy cracking and the hyponatremia was righted.

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I have a low sodium problem also. Drinking a lot of water is a sign of dehydration. Sometimes you can’t help but do that and it makes the problem worse cause you’re washing everything out of your body. I don’t know a lot of doctors didn’t know about chronic low sodium.
I do know that I have a chronic illness that creates it and I take Vitassium Electrolyte capsules. It’s
Scientifically formulated to maintain sodium chloride and potassium. But I would always check with a doctor about it.

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rosarian1 | @rosarian1 | Aug 24 8:52pm
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I am a retired nurse, now 81, almost never seriously sick in my life. In December, I was hit with severe Hyponatremia and I had never heard of it. Since December, have been in the hospital 3 times and rehab x 2. I'm getting physical therapy to regain walking. Addison's disease has been ruled out, but not idea of cause. If I feel anxious and hands get shaky, that's a sign sodium level is low. I'm keeping up with salt tabs, potato chips, and sometimes tomato juice. Supposed to be on low sodium for my heart, so on low dose lasix and potassium as doctor trys to balance it out. How does one find the cause of this problem? Dangerous and scary! (I was + for Covid at time of first episode of hyponatremia, but don't know if any connection. Never positive for Covid in hospital and rehab.) Sylvia

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Hi Sylvia
I am also a retired nurse who is also dealing with periodic hyponatremia with no answers. It is so frustrating as it literally incapacitates me with muscle spasm/contractions, tingling in my hands, headache and nausea and worse is my B/P skyrockets. Have you received any resolve?

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