How do you get low sodium food at a restaurant? Do you have to ask for a custom order?

Honestly, if it bothers you that much, don’t eat out. I have found sodium was never a trigger for me. Everyone is different though. My personal opinion is that the role sodium plays was just something they throw at you like diuretics so they can feel they’ve done something. Salad with vinegar and oil dressing may work, but I may be way off there as well. Not intending to offend just frustrated with the lack of medical exploration in this.

 

I tried low sodium for about 6 weeks and I just stopped eating out during that time because almost everything out there is going to be fairly high sodium.

For what it's worth I averaged below 900mg of sodium a day for those 6 weeks and didn't notice any real difference starting or quitting low sodium. Not with my meneires anyway. I drop like 10 lbs in those 6 weeks though. Probably because of how many less carbs I ate during that time.

 

The diuretic and low sodium diet initially prescribed by the ENT (along with Prednisone) landed me in the hospital for two days last fall with dangerously low blood sodium level. (I had asked about getting blood work prior to taking the diuretic, but was told it wasn't necessary.) Now I see a specialist in otology/neurology, not the ENT. I take Betahistine and some of the supplements recommended by John of Ohio, and I have only had a couple of short duration episodes of mild vertigo since then (knock on wood). I don't take a diuretic or worry about a strict low sodium diet anymore. As always, different things work for different people, and it seems to be largely a matter of trying various things to see what works best for you. I would be cautious about a super low sodium diet, especially combined with a diuretic.