“I’ve been the sick girl my whole life, 30 years. I’ve suffered from chronic migraines, dizziness, fatigue, anxiety, heat intolerance and nausea all day every day for as long as I can remember.
Whilst exercising (or even as much as just walking around) I would always feel faint, black out, throw up, feel like I'm having a heart attack because my hearts beating so hard and always get a migraine afterwards. I was always told I was just unfit or it's blood sugar, and I have always believed something else is going on.
I have spent all my time/money searching for answers and have only ever had casual jobs of around 4 hours a week.
In my search I was diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, Stage 3 Endometriosis and Ceoliac disease, as well as severe anxiety and panic attacks but it still didn't explain everything and it wasn't until late last year that I had a heart check after my Dad had a heart attack, and I finally got another diagnosis that changed things.
POTS! Symptoms: dizziness, fatigue, migraines, fainting, nausea, inability to exercise, heat intolerance, panic attacks/anxiety. Yes! Finally!
My hearts goes from around 75/80 to 125/135 upon standing and my blood pressure drops, which explains everything I have been feeling. I've been basically running a marathon in a few seconds every time I stand up. I was told this is caused by low blood volume and the answer was upping my fluids and salt intake. This is where I was told by my cardiologist and by my integrative health doctor separately to start using Sodii.
So, you're telling me the answer all along was more salt and water?
I've been taking Sodii since the end of last year, one sachet every morning in a litre of water (two if I'm feeling sick, hot weather or have had a big day) and it's changed everything.
I was never a big water drinker but now that I love the flavours I just want to drink more water.
I feel like a weight has been lifted off of my head, literally! I've always had a constant pressure in the base of my skull that I've only recently realised is not there at all times anymore.
I'm having more just 'headaches' rather than deathly migraines and they're down by so much and not lasting anywhere near as long.
I've gone from constant panic attacks leading to mental health stays and hundreds of ER visits to lowering my medicine this year and feeling more in control than I ever have.
So in control of my anxiety and migraines in fact that I just started back casual working, after nearly 5 years off. Something that just a few months ago seemed impossible.
My heart upon standing is not dramatically going to 135 but only rising a little bit and slowly, making it so much easier for me to just stand, walk and exist. This is with none of the heart medication I was told to take.
I still have pain, I'm still on disability, I still feel sick all the time but boy has Sodii put a pep back in my step. Just having an easy, portable, tasty answer and solution has made huge changes! I'm no longer searching.”
Erin, 30.
