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Low potassium symptoms?
4 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
Several: Many-depending on severity, including muscle weakness/cramping, tingling or numbness, nausea or vomiting, abdominal cramping, bloating, constipation palpitations (feeling your heart beat irregularly), passing large amounts of urine or feeling very thirsty most of the time, fainting due to low blood pressure abnormal psychological behavior: depression, psychosis, delirium, confusion, or hallucinations.
Answered 2/3/2020
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Muscle cramps: Muscle cramps called charlie horses, fatigue and dizziness with or without palpitations.
Answered 10/26/2018
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Low K Symptoms: 1. Muscle cramps in hands and feet and elsewhere. This can lead to weakness in muscles and even paralysis. 2. Fatigue 3. Brain fog: inability to stay on track think clearly. 4. Having to get up at night to pee. 5. Peeing excessively during the day. 6. Metallic taste in mouth. Important Rx-causes: Find & Fix 1. Diuretics 2. excess aldosterone (adrenal tumor) 3. Vomiting 4. Diarrhea 5. Low In diet
Answered 2/3/2020
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