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Er visit for headache, drowsiness, blurred vision, brain scan fine, blood work ok excerpt potassium 3.1 would it cause my symptoms any ideas? heart ok

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

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Potassium: The low potassium in itself should not cause your symptoms. Sounds like the symptoms were a migraine or migraine like headache. The low potassium can be associated with low magnesium and that can make you prone to migraine headaches. This would be one possible explanation.

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Answered 7/9/2019

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A member asked:

Er visit for headache, drowsiness, blurred vision, brain scan fine, blood work ok excerpt potassium 3.1 would it cause my symptoms any ideas? heart ok

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Dr Kuitems and another doctor agreed

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