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    Hyponatremia as a cause? Salt deficiency, dehydration, too much peeing

    I really recognise the symptoms of the topic starter. First time I found someone with the same symptoms. My fatigue is lifted inmensly if i supplement huge amounts of salt (3~4 teaspoons if I am low). Constipation, out of breath, bonking slow beating heart, fatige, cramps, extreme urination...
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    Hair Mineral Testing

    Yes I know potassium wasn't tested (the hair mineral analysis retest will include that one). But I know that I feel absolutely rubbish if I don't supplement. I was hoping that the low potassium fitted in the all-low pattern. Any ideas on those very low essenential nutrients? edit: taurine is...
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    Hair Mineral Testing

    Hi all! I have these mineral results. I supplement a lot of selenium (for years already), magnesium, zinc, boron (5 mg+), lithium (10 mg a day from lithium orotate) and about 10 grams of potassium chloride a day. If I stop supplementing potassium chloride I inmediately crash and recover in a...