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Hypokalemic periodic paralysis would it make sense that during weakness i will feel better after magnesium is added on top of my potassium chloride?
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Magnesium: Some patients with this condition do better with the addition of magnesium but some don't. I think trial and error in individual cases is the best policy. Potassium is the mainstay for this condition.
Answered 7/29/2015
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