Can low potassium cause a person to feel weird, kind of a surreal feeling? also, can it cause anxiety?

Potassium levels: Potassium in your body operates in a very narrow range: too high and too low can both cause symptoms. If you're suggesting this because you have been having diarrhea or have kidney disease, have the level checked by your doctors or through an online lab service such as www.Directlabs.Com.

Hypokalemia: Can lead to confusion. Have you had problems with low potassium levels? If you have problems with low potassium levels and mental status changes - then this should be promptly addressed.

Possibly: A low potassium (hypokalemia) level can result in the mental symptoms of confusion, which might be experienced initially as "wierd". Hypokalemia-induced palpitations and odd sensations of numbness/tingling in a person susceptible to an anxiety disorder, can actually trigger not just mikd anxiety buy also a panic attack. If present, hypokalemia can be dangerous. Call your doctor and get evaluated.