Dysautonomia covers a long list of conditions, and the salt advice is not the same across all of them. Where a clinician has asked you to raise sodium and fluids, Saltivate is 800mg of sodium a serving with zero sugar.
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Dysautonomia is a category, not one condition
Dysautonomia is the umbrella term for conditions where the autonomic nervous system stops regulating what it is supposed to handle without being asked: blood pressure, heart rate, temperature, digestion, sweating. POTS is the form most people have heard of. The list also takes in neurocardiogenic syncope, orthostatic hypotension, pure autonomic failure, multiple system atrophy, and familial dysautonomia. Cleveland Clinic puts the worldwide total above 70 million people.
Salt is standard advice in some of these and a complication in others. Raising sodium and fluids is first-line non-drug management for symptomatic orthostatic hypotension and recurrent fainting. In neurogenic orthostatic hypotension that comes with supine hypertension, common in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy, added salt can push resting blood pressure higher. Which form you have decides the answer, and the clinician managing it is the one who sets the number.
When a higher-sodium mix fits
- A clinician has asked you to raise sodium and fluids
- Standing up brings on lightheadedness or a racing heart
- Near-fainting is a regular part of your week
- Compression garments and fluid targets are already part of the routine
- You are measuring table salt into glasses to hit a number
- Plain water alone does not seem to hold
What the guidance actually says
Sodium holds fluid in the bloodstream, which is why plans aimed at supporting blood volume pair salt with fluid rather than fluid alone. Water on its own dilutes the sodium already there.
The published numbers are specific. The 2011 consensus statement on orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope, and postural tachycardia syndrome sets 2 to 3 liters of fluid a day and 6 to 10g of salt, which works out to roughly 2,400 to 3,900mg of sodium. The Heart Rhythm Society's 2015 expert consensus statement on POTS gives 4,000 to 4,800mg of sodium a day.
Those figures are consensus rather than settled science, and the literature says so. A 2020 systematic review of increased salt intake in orthostatic intolerance found low-quality evidence of short-term symptom improvement and no trials covering long-term outcomes. Clinicians keep using the approach because it is cheap, reversible, and often helps.
The practical obstacle is the drinks. Most electrolyte mixes carry 50 to 300mg of sodium a serving, so a 4,000mg day means serving after serving, or a salt shaker on the counter. Saltivate is 800mg of sodium per serving from sodium chloride, with 240mg potassium and 60mg magnesium, and zero sugar.
Why Saltivate suits a high-sodium plan
Saltivate exists because most electrolyte drinks underdose the mineral you lose most in sweat. Where a clinician has set a higher sodium target, that dose per serving is the entire point.
Raw Unflavored is the plainest way to take it. No sweetener at all, roughly 2g of salt, and it stirs into water, juice, or whatever you already sip through the day.
- 800mg sodium per serving, so a doctor-set target takes fewer glasses to reach
- Zero sugar, and zero calories in Raw Unflavored, for something you drink all day
- Raw Unflavored has no sweetener at all and mixes into any drink
- Pay with an HSA or FSA card at checkout, no letter needed
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Common questions
Are electrolytes good for dysautonomia?
It depends on which form you have. For symptomatic orthostatic hypotension and recurrent fainting, raising sodium and fluids is first-line non-drug management, and a sodium-forward mix makes that easier. For autonomic failure with supine hypertension, more salt can raise resting blood pressure and is handled carefully. The clinician managing your condition is the one who decides.
How much sodium is usually recommended?
The 2011 consensus statement on orthostatic hypotension and related syndromes sets 6 to 10g of salt a day, roughly 2,400 to 3,900mg of sodium, alongside 2 to 3 liters of fluid. The Heart Rhythm Society's 2015 POTS statement gives 4,000 to 4,800mg of sodium. Your own number should come from your doctor. Once you have one, Saltivate's 800mg a serving makes it reachable without a salt shaker.
Is this the same advice as for POTS?
POTS is the most common form of dysautonomia and the sodium-forward approach is the same, with its own consensus numbers. Our POTS page goes into that in more detail.
What if my blood pressure runs high lying down?
Supine hypertension sits alongside neurogenic orthostatic hypotension in a majority of patients, and it is common in Parkinson's disease and multiple system atrophy. Salt supplementation is listed as something that can worsen it, so raising sodium in that situation is a decision for your neurologist or cardiologist.
How much water goes with it?
Salt and fluid are managed together, which is why the consensus figures pair 6 to 10g of salt with 2 to 3 liters of fluid a day. Your target should come from your doctor. Saltivate stirs into whatever you are already drinking, so the two move together.
How solid is the evidence?
Consensus is strong and the trial base is thin. A 2020 systematic review of increased salt intake in orthostatic intolerance found low-quality evidence of short-term improvement and no randomised trials on long-term outcomes. Clinicians still recommend it because it is cheap, reversible, and frequently helps.
Is this an oral rehydration solution?
No. An ORS uses a set sugar-to-sodium ratio to speed fluid absorption during illness or acute dehydration. Saltivate is a daily high-sodium mix, so it leaves the sugar out. If your clinician has recommended an ORS for a specific situation, follow that.
How is this different from salt tablets?
Salt capsules deliver a fixed dose to swallow. Saltivate is a drink mix, so you control how much goes into each glass and take on fluid at the same time. Many people find a sipped drink easier on the stomach than capsules.
Does it have potassium and magnesium too?
Yes. Each serving carries 240mg potassium and 60mg magnesium alongside the 800mg sodium. Your doctor can advise what balance suits your situation.
Is Saltivate HSA or FSA eligible?
Yes. You can pay with an HSA or FSA card at checkout, and no Letter of Medical Necessity is needed.
Make the sodium target the easy part
Where you and your doctor have set a higher sodium goal, Raw Unflavored gives you 800mg a serving with no sugar and no sweetener, in a plain mix that stirs into any drink.
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- Cleveland Clinic: Dysautonomia
- Dysautonomia International: Managing dysautonomias (Principles of Autonomic Medicine)
- Freeman et al. (2011), Consensus statement on the definition of orthostatic hypotension, neurally mediated syncope and the postural tachycardia syndrome, Clinical Autonomic Research
- Sheldon et al. (2015), Heart Rhythm Society expert consensus statement on the diagnosis and treatment of POTS, Heart Rhythm
- Increased salt intake for orthostatic intolerance syndromes, a systematic review and meta-analysis, The American Journal of Medicine (2020)
- Garland et al. (2021), Effect of high dietary sodium intake in patients with postural tachycardia syndrome, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Shibao et al., The hypertension of autonomic failure and its treatment, Hypertension (AHA)
Cited for general background only. Follow your own clinician's guidance for your sodium and fluid targets.
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