After using ChatGPT, man swaps his salt for sodium bromide–and suffers psychosis
16 days ago
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- A 60-year-old man eliminated chlorine from his diet, replacing sodium chloride with sodium bromide based on ChatGPT advice.
- After three months, he exhibited paranoia, extreme thirst, and micronutrient deficiencies, leading to hospitalization.
- Doctors diagnosed him with bromism, a condition caused by excess bromine, impairing nerve function and causing mental and skin issues.
- Historically, bromine-containing salts were used as sedatives, leading to 8–10% of psychiatric admissions in the US a century ago.