Posted by yxibow on August 20, 2006, at 2:43:16
In reply to Re: Intolerance to Salt Sodium-Why?, posted by Tom Twilight on August 19, 2006, at 17:25:44
> Somataform?
> Hope I spelt that right!
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> Does that mean its psychosomatic?
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> If someone told me they were experiencing this then I would probably not believe them.
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> Still even small amounts of salt make me anxious, I'm fairly sure its a physical thing......
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> The only thing I can think of is that Sodium depletes Magnesium
I'm not sure about the depletion of Magnesium, Magnesium has been touted in a sort of alternative fashion as an aid to anxiety. There's nothing wrong with taking Magnesium, I take a form of multimineral that provides Calcium, Magnesium, and Phosphorus, all important minerals, and especially the Calcium as I am a vegetarian. But there are a lot of less than health-on-the-net style code honoring sites touting magnesium pills, etc, etc.
Somatiform disorders are very real -- I have a terrible form of one, as far as we know, visual, which would take a long time to explain but basically my body is not processing things out and certain things are a bit too bright and contrasted off, especially under artificial lighting.
Psychosomatic illnesses (somatiform disorders, really -- not malingering conditions, which some inexperienced psychologists/psychiatrists lump things with) are really under-understood even today, they are real physical changes in the body due to some underlying anxiety or stress. Pseudoseizures are quite common.
But I'm perhaps projecting, I'm only describing things from what I am experiencing. There may be a medical reason for what you are feeling and if salt really is a problem for you then I would either suggest experimenting with a low sodium diet (we all do need sodium though, it is important in channeling messages in the brain and other areas).The best thing though really is having a doctor run an electrolyte panel on your body to see if there are any abnormalities in sodium, potassium, etc, the usual run that they do. That's the only way of knowing if its a medication you're taking, or some sort of thyroid issue, or any number of unusual but possible things that could be going on.
Best wishes
-- Jay
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