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Low Potassium

A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member asked a question 💭
Hemet, CA

Does anyone else have a problem with low potassium. My cardiologist have me on 80 of potassium a day and it's still low.

I don't urine as much as I use to due to me being stage 4 kidney failure. ( I guess)

He added another pill and instructed me to take half everyotherday. Tomorrow I go get labs we will see what happens.

February 20, 2023
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A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Billie I will be praying for you also. I’m sure the dialysis will work for you and prove those doctors wrong. Keep us posted friend.

June 27, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Billie,
Update …. I take 20meq Potassium 2x a day which is 1500mg 2x a day!!!! FYI… still Hard to Swallow… LOL

June 1, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Billie,
I have been on Potassium 80mg 2x a day for at least the last 2 years… Low levels of potassium have been linked to high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke… because of HOCM, not sure if I started before Open Heart Surgery or after… But it is a Big Horse Pill to Swallow… Keep that Potassium Level Up!!! God Bless You and Keep Smiling… As The Irish so elegantly put it… “No Worries” Love Ireland!!!

June 1, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

Billie, That is great news!!!!!!!!!! Thank God indeed!

March 20, 2023
A MyHeartDiseaseTeam Member

My potassium is finally accurate my cardiologist says. He says it's 4. Something. Thank God 🙏.

March 18, 2023

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