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Potassium sparing diuretic
Potassium-sparing agents are a kind of water pill or diuretic (heart failure drug, cardiovascular drug).
Dr. Jeffrey Pollard reviewed this
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A 32-year old male asked:
My pharmacist tells me potassium sparing diuretics such as spironolactone are not completely, potassium sparing. Is this true?
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A 43-year old asked:
Doctors, do you think I can develop a tolerance to potassium-sparing diuretic drugs over a long period of time?
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A 59-year old male asked:
Which of the diuretics (thiazide, loop, potassium sparing) if you were to choose just one may be the best overall to treat hbp?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Does the diuretic effect of alcohol make the body lose potassium? If so how much?
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A 43-year old female asked:
Are diuretics helpful to lower potassium in the blood. Looking for help to inform a friend whose test yday showed potassium at 5.5 & cretanine at 1.4.
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A 43-year old asked:
When taking a diuretic, do you need to also take a potassium supplement?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What can cause low blood potassium and high potassium in urine? No diuretic taking.
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A 18-year old female asked:
Why is there an edema when you have Cardiomyopathy? I was given a diuretics. Now why do you think is it that I was given a potassium chloride?
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A 54-year old female asked:
Battling low potassium for weeks ranging from 3.1 to 2.7. Taking diuretics and K supplements. I fell down today. Is this related? Today it's 2.9
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A 38-year old female asked:
I am a 38 year old woman, 136 lbs. A blood test showed I have 3.2 potassium which is a bit below normal. I am not on diuretics or have any known issues that would cause this. Can I take a potassium supplement, and if so, how many mg would be safe?
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A 34-year old female asked:
I don't understand how straightt dehydration from not drinking enough- no diuretics, vomiting etc can cause low potassium?
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A 56-year old male asked:
Dear MDs: Although my daily diet is > 5000 mg of K rich food/fruits, my K is <3.4. By how much would 12.5 mg diuretic (hctz) decrease potassium level?
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A 54-year old male asked:
Taking Benicar (olmesartan) 40/ hct 12.5 but my potassium is 3.0 as the diuretic is causing potassium loss. Any other meds to control htn & replace hctz diuretic?
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A 25-year old female asked:
My carbon dioxide level is 29. No smoking/asthma. Should I be worried? Potassium was a 3.3 and calcium was a 10.1 due to diuretic. What do I do?
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A 48-year old female asked about a 87-year old female:
Why does my 87yr old mom w/ COPD suddenly have hallucination or at times become very quiet after pneumonia? Took antibiotics, diuretics, potassium
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A 29-year old female asked:
My potassium was randomly at 3.3 last Nov, so i ate a high potassium diet for 2 weeks and it went up to 4.0 but now its back at 3.4. what causes it to keep dropping? i eat bananas & spinach every day & no diuretics, exercise, diarrhea or vomiting
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A 47-year old male asked:
On Tenoretic and Lotrel for BP control. My understanding is that the beta blocker in Tenoretic and the ACE in Lotrel basically hold on to potassium. However the diuretic in Tenoretic releases such salts. High or low potassium? Which is more likely?
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A 55-year old male asked:
Would taking potassium spearing diuretic such as spironolactone in addition to hctz (hydrochlorothiazide) aggravate or slow the healing of anal fissure?
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A 60-year old female asked:
Can you recommend a OTC Potassium to take daily? I take three diuretics daily for high blood pressure and occasionally furosemide for water retention.
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A 50-year old female asked:
24 hour urine sodium <40, potassium 19, uric acid low .356 and serum potassium 3.0. Not on diuretic/no vomiting or diarrhea ?
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A female asked:
BP is 164/111 with headache. Started on water pill & potassium x4days?
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A 37-year old female asked:
I was taking lisinipril with the water pill, but my potassium got too low and he took the water pill away. Now im retaining water feet swoll, now what?
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A 30-year old female asked:
I've been taking a water pill furosemide with a potassium pill since the 22nd. I started feeling really weak shaky and tired vomiting . I didnt take it today or the potassium because I'm scared it's what might be doing it I'm feeling really awful?
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A 55-year old female asked:
Bad Cramps in both feet for 1 year. Been on water pill 12 years, I do have mild OA in big toe. Potassium was 3.5 about a month ago good pulse in feet?
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A 35-year old female asked:
If you are taking water pill are you suppose to take patassum ?
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A 38-year old asked:
Hypoparathyriodism...Any new studies for hope? 24 pills a day is taxing. Cacitriol, calcium, fish oil, water pill to absorb, multi vit., potasium.
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A 32-year old female asked:
On lisinopril/hctz 20/12.5mg for hypertension and spironolactone 50 mg foracnehow much potassium should i eat a day? And being on two diuretics safe?
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A 35-year old male asked:
Does apple cider vinegar interact with duiretic? I'm taking lossartan potassium hydrochlorothyazide & nevivolol. Can i take apple cider vinegar?
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A 22-year old female asked:
How to get ride of ankle/leg edema on oral minoxidil (elevation/compression socks ineffective)? 21 y/o female, recently started very low dose for alopecia, b/c couldn't tolerate spironolactone. Is a diuretic the only option/safe long term?
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A 39-year old asked:
What can you tell me about the k+ sparing diuretic?
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