Low sodium levels in bloodwork

[Ruffner]

My husband was dx with MSA-P in 2021 with automonic dysfunction as his dominant feature. His sodium levels have been trending downward since his dx. He experiences frequent periods of confusion throughout the day and I always attributed this to severe blood pressure swings but now wonder if it is low sodium. Is low sodium a feature of MSA? Anyone else experience this?

[Hightidelowtide]

Hello, and sorry to hear about your husband’s periods of confusion. I was reading on an MSA Facebook page about some people with MSA having intravenous drips with sodium due to poor absorption through the gut. And I’ve just google and found this 2022 article (see below ). So hyponatraemia does seem to be a possible complication of

austinpublishinggroup.com/n...

[Ruffner in reply to Hightidelowtide]

Thank you for the interesting article. I will bring it up at his next appointment.

[Reader103]

Low sodium definitely causes confusion, although I have not personally experienced it, I know others who have. My MSA nurse has however told me I should increase my salt intake due to my blood pressure dropping so much

[Cat-gal]

I know that diet should include salty things like crisps and also to add salt to food after cooking not when cooking it.