... joint issues and a cure!
By the way, check your potassium levels. Mine are low/normal and drop below normal ... ontributing to joint issues due to long-term deprivation of potassium .
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... also but have found that orange juice has alot of the potassium in it like bananas. So now I drink that in place of...
... Yep.. I get toe cramps. OR rather I do if I skip my potassium . I find ONE 90 mg suppliment of potassium does away ... chocolate or home made brownies..(Cocoa is loaded with potassium and magnesium)
Yes, I do take Neurontin.. but I...
... your feet, eat bananas or drink orange juice with potassium in it. Some orange juices have potassium in it and...
... a calcium deficiency. I was just diagnosed with a potassium deficiency and I didn't have that as a symptom, just...
... see if the problem goes away. If so, it's probably a potassium deficiency.
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... It's either calcium, magnesium, potassium or all of them..
I would get a cal/mag supplement ... deficiency could cause problems.
Eat plenty of fruits for potassium . OJ is real good....
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My nightly calf muscle cramps were from lack of potassium . As long as I take plenty of potassium, the cramps ... stay away, but a couple days away from potassium , they come right back. Other people seem more helped...
... I have heard that a lack of potassium can cause bad muscle cramps. I have also heard that...
... least 2 bananas. I hope I'm not lacking in water or potassium , lol. :)...
... least 2 bananas. I hope I'm not lacking in water or potassium , lol. :)
Bananas aren't the best source of potassium ... eat bananas daily too, but still need supplemental potassium to stop my nightly calf-muscle cramps. My increased ...potassium needs seem to stem from "repairs" from a B12 deficiency ... . I use potassium chloride (salt substitute) since I'd need to take ... relaxation, but my particular muscle cramps seem to be potassium dependent.
Good luck.
Tab...
... legs cramps that i cry in pain over
I find if i take potassium , magnaesium and clacium helps alot,
its when i forget...
... absorption of minerals like Calcium, Magnesium and potassium -- you should take them 3 times a day. Taking them...
... Thanks for the reply. I will try that after I try some Potassium pills. I've talked to everyone I know and been on ... having. Someone told him if you sweat a lot you lose potassium . Plus, my blood pressure medicine has a diuretic and ... time. He said he starting eating banannas to get the potassium and his cramping went away. I think I will go to the ... doc and have my potassium checked and ask about potassium pills. I appreciate your response. I will try the...
... today and told him my problem and asked him about the Potassium thing. He said he would draw blood and have it checked ... pressure medicine. The diuretic in it makes you lose Potassium . Sure wish I had known that a couple of years back...
... for the update and I look forward to hearing how the potassium works for you. I eat so many bananas that my first ... get cramps. I can't imagine ever needing to take a potassium supplement myself. :)
Yes, various blood pressure ... meds can throw off the electrolites (magnesium, potassium , calcium). You might poke your nose into the High...
... tachycardia, anemia and high blood pressure along with low potassium . and i just can't seem to get past 195. i was everyday...
... Baby, what does potassium have to do with it? I was just in the hospital for ... pneumonia and they gave me a big potassium pill cause they said I was low. What is that?...
... funny.
Like your husband, my husband has elevated potassium and he's going through the same thing, since that ... is elevated, but to keep the Drs happy he has his potassium checked once a month. The only problem with that ... is if your Potassium goes above 5, you are suppose to go to the hospital ... for immediate potassium lowering procedures-since it's become a law. That...
... today, so I will say that this is about your husband's potassium issue, but I just need to say first that you're an ... amazing person and an inspiration. Okay, the potassium . My Mother again....she's currently in Florida for ... doctor is up here in NJ. Her last blood test showed a potassium level of 5.9. Her doctor was concerned as were we ... The doctor prescribed Kionex which is used to lower potassium levels in the body. It's usually given in the hospital ... her blood pressure medicine which can cause elevated potassium levels (Lotrol). You probably already know this, ... glass of water and drink. It's supposed to flush the potassium out of your system. The doctor told my Mother to ... (2 doses) my Mother had a followup blood test for potassium . The results took a week to come in so she continued ... Meanwhile, I did research on high levels of serum potassium and I found that the number one cause of high levels ... of potassium is lab error! And another common cause is improper ... because if they do, it can result in false elevated potassium readings (something about the blood cells spill too ... much potassium ...can't remember the exact reason). So, I asked my ... No more fist clenching because of the false high potassium readings. The patient can squeeze their fist before ... tests. If so, I would say that it's not a true high potassium level. Okay, I took up enough of your time for today...
... postassium intake, both dietary and supplements. Potassium is one of those minerals that is in so many things ... for that reason, our supplements have very little potassium in them. If you are concerned about this topic have ... it checked out. I know that most of us are taking Potassium , because it's in our multiple vitamins, but also it ... husband is seeing a dr that knows about the handling of potassium , so when they draw it they make sure that he doesn ... to the Drs office where they have an in-house lab. Potassium can start leaching from the red blood cells if the ... much of it in your diet. Of course if you have low potassium , then the Dr would put you on a rx for it, but that ... but she was getting ready to quadruple dose a OTC potassium , until several people, including myself explained...
... This was the first time my Mother ever had a high potassium blood test result. They should have put a "stat" ... potato chips, which she ate constantly. Too much potassium , unfortunately.
The best to you and your husband...
... normal. I know how it is when they put you on a low potassium diet, it's miserable. I our case just about every ... vegetable and fruit we eat has potassium in it.
I don't know when they enacted this law...
... the tests I took recommended on this forum), but my potassium was 4 points low despite the 20 mg supplement I took ... unsteadiness to speak of since I began taking two potassium doses a day. My energy levels drop for a while after...
... answer to me was, forteo, forteo, forteo.
The potassium you mentioned would also be a good indicator of your ... my brother who had open heart surgery was low on potassium and he felt unsteady, dizzy etc until they upted his ...potassium , he immediately felt better. She wolf, sorting all...
... also wondering if its something simple like too low potassium (that has all my symptoms associated with it), but ... my potassium always tests fine. is there an ionized potassium...
... to those of high and low calcium. Getting too much potassium is also very dangerous, and has to be watched since ... with no warning symptoms). My husband has elevated potassium , and they also have him limit the amount of dietary ...potassium for this reason.
Here's a link that explains how...
... it orally to increase it, or the same with say high Potassium . My husband has elevated Potassium, and since that ... hypercalcemia, they tell him he can't eat anything with Potassium in it (Bananas, tomatoes, etc) because it will elevate...
... and recently I have been having trouble with low potassium . My doctor monitored my potassium for the first 6 ... six months. Until this week I was taking 20MEC of potassium at the same time as the diruetic, and it looks like ... threatening, but now we are thinking it could be due to low potassium level. For a while I also blamed the Forteo and last ... take a few weeks or so off, see if the additional potassium I am now taking makes a difference. If it is clearly...
... Neutralization of the Acidogenic Western Diet with Potassium Citrate Increases Bone Mass in Postmenopausal Women ... with Osteopenia". Potassium citrate looks very promising for reversing bone loss ... In the study, the participants were given either potassium citrate (which is anti-acidic [base]) or potassium ... chloride [non-base]. Those taking potassium citrate increased spinal BMD by 1%, and those taking ...potassium chloride decreased spinal BMD by 1%. The full article ... online.
But it is important to note that the form of potassium citrate taken in the study was "Urocit-K", a very ... the intestines. This seems to imply that the cheap potassium citrate available at vitamin stores would be ineffective ... stomach acid.
So I don't plan to rush out and buy potassium citrate now, but after my Forteo treatments are completed ... months) I will probably seriously consider taking potassium citrate to try to maintain BMD gains from Forteo without...
... Sunchild45,
Urocit-K Potassium Citrate helps to prevent another kidney stone attack ... formation of new stones.
People with high levels of potassium in their blood due to conditions like: chronic renal ... people, adrenal insufficiency and anyone taking a potassium -sparing agent should not take Urocit-K. People with ... take this med. Anyone with a condition that impairs potassium excretion should not take this med. Do not take if ... you also take potassium -sparing diuretics.
Some people may develop gastrointesti...
... showed my blood calcium was out of line and so was my potassium . The day after I discontinued the syptoms disappeared ... follow up blood test showed normal range calcium and potassium . I have to believe my discomfort was due to the...
... showed my blood calcium was out of line and so was my potassium . The day after I discontinued the syptoms disappeared ... follow up blood test showed normal range calcium and potassium . I have to believe my discomfort was due to the...
... with out sweating badly. I thought this was from low potassium but I am unsure just like every Dr. I am never thirsty ... cloudy urine but it tests normal. I also have low potassium , high normal calcium, low magnesium, high ferritin...
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Low levels of potassium can also cause this. During my pregnancy it happened ... try and eat a couple bananas during the day as the potassium in them would help. I was skeptical, but I love bananas...
... mention some other possibilities here tho.magnesium and potassium when depleted, can cause some really ugly spasms.my ... another during liver failure with the cramping from low potassium and horrid muscle contortions when the mag was too...
... well as other metabolics. A quick way to get some potassium is to eat a couple of bananas. Memere (Kathy)...
... taking diuretics,you should also use some sort of potassium suppliment or at the very least,have you potassium ... repeated urinantion really does tend to deplete your potassium levels pretty dramatically in some people.you tend ... other electrolytes as well but for some reason,the potassium really is a big problem with most people.just an FYI...
... know if they happened to check your magnesium and potassium levels?Depletions of these two things can cause some...
... I dont think they had checked my magnesium and/or potassium levels in my last blood test, so that could be a possibilit...
... I will def. be asking them to check my magnesium & potassium levels the next time---even if they give me an attitude ... will def. be having my doctor check my Magnesium and Potassium levels, and have my Liver Panel done again to make ... taking now has only 75mg of Magnesium and 49mg of Potassium , so Im not sure thats quite enough. Thanks so much...
... 75mgs in a normal vitamin.He no longer has to take any potassium supps though so that is at least one less pill a day...
... my heart may have stopped because I was very low on potassium (which you would think they would have checked for ... things have been fine since then. I have become low on potassium and had to spend a few hours in the ER getting it...
... Hey Rach, Potassium is supposed to help with restless leg syndrome, If ... Diuretic like HcTZ it's even more important to take potassium to keep your electrolytes balanced.
The national...
... let him do his thing. Bananas are great sources of potassium which can help with leg cramps but little to no Vit...
