What Are They?
The symptoms that you may have with low potassium can be many and you may not realize that they are the symptoms of having low potassium.
The most common symptoms of having low potassium are: muscle cramps or muscle spasms which can at times be severe, feeling like you have very weak muscles and feel like you can not move them right, your muscles hurt and you may not know why they are hurting.
More symptoms of having low potassium are: your heart will feel funny but you do not know why or you will have heart palpitations and also sometimes a heartbeat that is not regular, heart rhythm problems also. You may also feel very tired and not feel like doing anything. You may also feel very weak almost like you have the flu with low potassium levels in your body. You may also be very constipated and be very bloated in your stomach from the low potassium.You can also have feelings of being numb in your arms or legs that may feel like neuropathy. You may also urinate quite a lot with low potassium.
If you know that you have low potassium treatment is so very important because this medical condition is very serious especially when it is affecting your heart. Also if you are on chemotherapy your potassium will most definitely be checked frequently. If you do not know if it is your potassium is low then you should most definitely see your doctor and get checked right away. The test for this is just a very simple and very basic blood test at your doctor.
The treatment for low potassium for most people is a doctor prescribed potassium supplement that you will have to take everyday. Your potassium levels will be checked quite regularly by blood testing. If your potassium is extremely low then you will need potassium given to you through an IV and sometimes your vein may hurt while the potassium is going in.
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