I feel I often times get light headed / tipsy / dizzy for a few days due to an electrolyte imbalance.
For example, I started taking these electrolytes packets that were loaded with sodium and then next thing you know I felt like crap all day my HR was kinda jumpy and I was light headed for sure. Dizzy, but not the spins. More like motion sickness.
My blood work shows normal levels of everything and my EKG is normal, however after stopping the packets I felt great after about 5 days (seems like a long time to me?)
Then over the weekend I ate hot and sour soup (loaded with sodium and MSG) 2 nights in a row.
Immediately after the second night I was dizzy. First night was fine.
This was Saturday night and on Monday I felt like shit! Totally off and light headed and couldn’t work out.
Today still have a headache but feeling a lot better. Just been drinking water.
Can anyone here shed insight into what might be going on?
Again blood levels of everything are normal, kidney function normal, no drugs.
Am I just getting loaded up on sodium and it’s messing with me?
Sunday when I went to the gym my legs were nice and pumped. I was mostly OK Sunday and Monday it hit me like crazy. I did take a 20 minute steam.
Are these just dehydration symptoms? How can I best properly rehydrate?
For example, I started taking these electrolytes packets that were loaded with sodium and then next thing you know I felt like crap all day my HR was kinda jumpy and I was light headed for sure. Dizzy, but not the spins. More like motion sickness.
My blood work shows normal levels of everything and my EKG is normal, however after stopping the packets I felt great after about 5 days (seems like a long time to me?)
Then over the weekend I ate hot and sour soup (loaded with sodium and MSG) 2 nights in a row.
Immediately after the second night I was dizzy. First night was fine.
This was Saturday night and on Monday I felt like shit! Totally off and light headed and couldn’t work out.
Today still have a headache but feeling a lot better. Just been drinking water.
Can anyone here shed insight into what might be going on?
Again blood levels of everything are normal, kidney function normal, no drugs.
Am I just getting loaded up on sodium and it’s messing with me?
Sunday when I went to the gym my legs were nice and pumped. I was mostly OK Sunday and Monday it hit me like crazy. I did take a 20 minute steam.
Are these just dehydration symptoms? How can I best properly rehydrate?