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Can low potassium cause you shakiness and your body to feel limp, it only lasted 10 minutes and i was back to normal activities?
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Can cause weakness: but not just for 10 minutes., especially if you returned to normal activities. Low potassium is usually quite symptomatic with weakness and cramping.
Answered 4/1/2019
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Some basics: The concentration of electrolytes like potassium shifts over a period of hours/days not 10 minutes. The serum factor capable of such a change would likely be the blood glucose level. The response to shakiness from low blood sugar by stress hormones like Adrenalin & cortisol/glucagon could easily bring the level up to normal in that time frame.
Answered 4/1/2019
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See below: 8 Signs and Symptoms of Potassium Deficiency (Hypokalemia) Weakness and Fatigue. Muscle Cramps and Spasms. Muscle cramps are sudden, uncontrolled contractions of the muscles. Digestive Problems. Heart Palpitations. Muscle Aches and Stiffness. Tingling and Numbness. Breathing Difficulties. Mood Changes.
Answered 4/1/2019
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