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Potassium Chloride by Romelette L. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 16 Sep 2010 12:30pm . Serious side effects of potassium include uneven heartbeat, muscle weakness or limp feeling, severe stomach pain, and numbness or tingling in your hands, feet, or mouth. Read more... the frequent cramps I am experiencing because that was the cause of low potassium level. So he then prescribe me potassium chloride. Yesterday, while buying it from Mercury Drug Read on »

Retrospective Studies in Scleroderma: Pulmonary Findings and Effect of Potassium p-Aminobenzoate on Vital Capacity by Jan Posted Sun 14 Nov 2010 6:03pm for scleroderma patients who were adequately treated with potassium p-aminobenzoate (KPAB) than for those inadequately or never treated with KPAB, The average decrease for both FVC and DLCO Read on »

The potassium question – a Chronicles of the Heart supplement… by Ron Patient Expert

Posted Mon 07 May 2012 11:27am Are some of my heart problems related to potassium deficiency? For years now, I’ve been supplementing with potassium chloride, as I’m taking 4 drugs which cause potassium deficiency – see this post . Anyway, the supplement eased a lot of the heart problems that have plagued me for years (I have had heart problems that no bugger has tak ... Read on »

Potassium Citrate for Osteopenia and Osteoporosis by Pam Patient Expert

Posted Wed 04 Nov 2009 10:04pm chloride 3 times daily. All women also took calcium carbonate and Vitamin D3. The potassium citrate was found to increase bone density up to 2% in one year. Both groups also had significant reduction in blood pressure during this time with no side effects at all. I was excited to read about this and prepared to add another few pills to my daily regime Read on »

Are you getting enough Potassium? by Raechelle Posted Tue 28 Sep 2010 3:18pm Too much potassium ( more than 5000 milligrams) can upset the balance of minerals in your body and cause heart and kidney problems. Other potential side effects include muscle..., runners, tennis players, soccer, football etc-you lose lots of sodium, chloride, and potassium. I recently read that when a person smokes cigarettes, their cardiovascular system Read on »

The Importance of Potassium and Salt by Chris .. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 15 Sep 2010 11:07pm there is another side to the story…… Potassium is a type of Ionic Salt which is naturally found dissolved in sea water and as part of the mineral content of fruits and vegetables... and low intakes of potassium have unfavorable effects on blood pressure. Therefore, reducing the consumption of sodium and increasing the consumption of potassium are both good ways Read on »

Potassium Update… by Ron Patient Expert

Posted Tue 08 May 2012 6:54pm This morning, 06.00 I took 50mg potassium chloride. The result, like yesterday, was that I felt very much better, my heart behaved – pulse 82 and strong, rather than tachy and weak, few PVCs. Breathing good, muscle pain moderate, so much so that I was able to just take Paracetamol at lunch time. I felt, by my standards, well (bearing in mi ... Read on »

Is potassium deficiency a common problem in athletes? by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:12pm , stopped vomiting and went on to win several long distance running titles. The kidneys and sweat glands conserve potassium so effectively in response to low body levels... sudden drop in performance. All tests I ordered were normal except for a low blood level of potassium. The most common cause of potassium deficiency is vomiting, but she repeatedly Read on »

Muscle Spasms, Potassium Deficiency, and Fibromyalgia by Lisa R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sun 11 Jan 2009 3:37pm of having it. Why? Potassium Deficiency is caused by excessive diarrhea, or vomiting, and can be effected by some medications such as drugs related to High blood pressure, Diuretics... deficiency if not treated can lead to serious complications and effect the heart. Listed below are a few symptoms of Potassium Deficiency you should contact your doctor if you Read on »

The Potassium Deficiency Myth by Dr. Gabe M. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 25 Oct 2009 11:00pm Sports drink promoters have convinced many athletes that they need special drinks to replace potassium during exercise. A recent study of female soccer players confirms that this is a myth ( International Journal of Sports Medicine, June 2009). When body levels of potassium are low, the kidneys and sweat glands conserve potassium so effectively that potassium Read on »