Electrolytes and extra fluids

Overview

Extra salt and fluids aimed at circulation-related fog.

Mechanisms it may act on

• Circulation-driven Strong

Where the estimate comes from

• From studies (prior): 2.0
• From Reddit reports: 1.8
• From investigators here: 0.0
• From tests: 0.0

Studies

• Effects of pre-donation salt-loading on the occurrence of delayed vasovagal reactions.
  2026 · Vox sanguinis · n=? · Null · PubMed 42020334
• Salt Loading Blunts Central and Peripheral Postexercise Hypotension.
  2020 · Medicine and science in sports and exercise · n=8 · Negative · PubMed 31609296
• Short-term efficacy of ORS formulation and propranolol regimen in children with POTS.
  2020 · Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie · n=34 · Positive · PubMed 32651146
• Assessment of Efficacy of Oral Rehydration Salts in Children With Neurally Mediated Syncope of Different Hemodynamic Patterns.
  2019 · Journal of child neurology · n=55 · Positive · PubMed 30324839
• The Benefits of Oral Rehydration on Orthostatic Intolerance in Children with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome.
  2019 · The Journal of pediatrics · n=10 · Positive · PubMed 31405524
• [Comparison of curative effect and serum electrolytes between different oral rehydration salts in treatment of neurally mediated syncope children].
  2018 · Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · n=27 · Null · PubMed 29886470
• [Therapies for postural tachycardia syndrome in children].
  2011 · Zhonghua er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of pediatrics · n=39 · Positive · PubMed 21924055

Reddit reports

Coded from public Reddit posts. People who post tend to have strong results either way.

• Helped: 6
• Partly: 2
• No change: 1
• Worse: 0

How people usually try it

Increase fluids and add an electrolyte mix or salted food across the day.

Typical dose: Per label electrolyte mix plus water target