Leigh8 Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Hi all,I recently bought thermotabs since I was having difficulty getting enough salt in my diet. It says each tablet contains 180mg sodium and 452 mg of sodium chloride. My doctor says to have "5 g of salt a day". Does that mean 5 g of sodium, or 5 g of sodium chloride??Also, how many thermotabs do you guys take a day, and how often?Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperPOTS8 Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 You would have to ask your doctor what he means. Food labels report sodium content, not sodium chloride (NaCl) content. I have 1000 mg NaCl tabs which have 400 mg sodium each. I take 12-15 tabs daily plus florinef 0.2 mg daily, but I have severe hypovolemia. The correct amt varies from person to person, depending on the severity of your hypovolemia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh8 Posted November 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Thanks, HyperPOTS8. Can I ask what brand of NaCl tablets you use/where you get them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy_D Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 At one point my son was taking 6 per day (per doctors order) but he is now down to 2 per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyperPOTS8 Posted November 15, 2012 Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Hi Leigh, I buy mine on Amazon from Consolidated Midland Corp. I get the giant bottle (1000 per bottle), but I would start with the #100 bottle to make sure you tolerate them. Some people get nausea, etc. I have no symptoms, but be sure to drink plenty of water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leigh8 Posted November 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks HyperPOTS8! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E Soskis Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 You may have a local pharmacy that compounds - we have a family owned compounding pharmacy in town and they compound the salt tablets - they are 1gm tablets and my MD told me to be sure I had at least 6grams/day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alex Posted November 16, 2012 Report Share Posted November 16, 2012 You might want to clarify the 5 g salt to your dr, but it does sound like 5 g of sodium chloride.I was told to aim for 10 g but my stomach disagreed, so I eat as much as I can. Never tried thermotabs, my dr never suggested I should.Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EllenD Posted November 17, 2012 Report Share Posted November 17, 2012 When I was first diagnosed I was also told to aim for 5 g of salt. Later when I complained about the salt being irritating my doc changed it to 5 g sodium and recommended some be in the form of sodium bicarb (baking soda) since it tends to be less irritating. Also, I hate swallowing so many pills so I started drinking a cup of chicken broth instead (just a cube of chicken bullion in hot water). It has about a gram of salt in it and my doc was ok with it as an alternative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemons2lemonade Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 I suspect he means sodium chloride, sodium by itself is explosive! ~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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