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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5568534" data-attributes="member: 19675">Yep- my sodium intake, modest though it was- was causing &quot;Funky Cold Edema&quot;.When I was diagnosed, 2000mg/day was considered a &quot;low-sodium&quot; diet, even though that was the number they calculated the RDA off of.&nbsp;&nbsp; Its only in the past few years that this level has become the RDA in the press releases.&nbsp; So now, I'm on a 2000mg or less diet (w/meds, of course), and my BP Is typically in the 130/80 range.But the adventure never ends: my old doc retired and my new doc added one med to the mix- hydroclorothyazide (which I'd had before, to almost no effect)- so now I'm getting occasional dizzy spells of &quot;the room is spinning!&quot; magnitude.And of course, if I drink alcohol, I have to be VERY careful.&nbsp; Alcohol magnifies some of my meds' effects.&nbsp; Roughly speaking, 1 drink = 3 drinks in terms of how my reflexes are affected...but that is coupled with the standard effect on my mind and duration.&nbsp; So it's like being mildly intoxicated in a drunk's body.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5568534, member: 19675"] Yep- my sodium intake, modest though it was- was causing "Funky Cold Edema". When I was diagnosed, 2000mg/day was considered a "low-sodium" diet, even though that was the number they calculated the RDA off of. Its only in the past few years that this level has become the RDA in the press releases. So now, I'm on a 2000mg or less diet (w/meds, of course), and my BP Is typically in the 130/80 range. But the adventure never ends: my old doc retired and my new doc added one med to the mix- hydroclorothyazide (which I'd had before, to almost no effect)- so now I'm getting occasional dizzy spells of "the room is spinning!" magnitude. And of course, if I drink alcohol, I have to be VERY careful. Alcohol magnifies some of my meds' effects. Roughly speaking, 1 drink = 3 drinks in terms of how my reflexes are affected...but that is coupled with the standard effect on my mind and duration. So it's like being mildly intoxicated in a drunk's body. [/QUOTE]

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