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What is Increased Salt?

Sodium is the primary electrolyte that regulates the extracellular fluid levels in the body. It is necessary to regulate blood pressure and blood volume. It occurs naturally in many foods, including vegetables and dairy products. In addition, sodium is in drinking water and in many processed foods.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Cystic Fibrosis 3 0
POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) 3 1 Efficacy_slight
Low blood pressure 2 0
Other 1 1 Efficacy_major
Replace chlorine as part of Iodoral usage 1 0

See all 7 patients currently using Increased Salt

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 0
Mild
 0
None
 2

Reported Schedules

  2tbs. as needed 0.125 tps. daily 0.5 tps. daily 1 tps. daily 1 tbs. daily 1.4 tps. daily 6,000 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using Increased Salt (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 1   Did not seem to work: 50%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 50%
Other 1   Other: 50%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 50%

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Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Using Increased Salt

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0

Stopped Using Increased Salt

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
0
0

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Increased Salt

Always
 0 0%
Usually
 1 50%
Sometimes
 1 50%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Increased Salt

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 1 50%
Not at all
 1 50%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Increased Salt

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 1 100%

Report created on May 27, 2012.