Re: muscle spasms and headaches (Low K)

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, your question caused me to go back and really analize my history and it

was an eye opener. I have aways contended that my K was never low and I was

wrong. My records go back to Aug. 2005 when K was 3.9. From then until 2010 it

ranged a high of 4.0 once to as low as 3.2 a few times BUT I was on 20 meq bid

of Potassium Choride per day since Nov 2006!

So let me rephrase, I have never had symptoms of low K!

You talked about BP and mine was SBP 125-158 and DBP 60-80 when K was 3.2-3.7.

Just before PA DX SBP was 140-165 and DBP 60-82 when K was 4.5-5.0. Don't know

if it is worth anything, a sample of one is always dangerous!

- 65 yo super ob. male - 12mm X 13mm rt. a.adnoma with previous rt. flank

pain. Treating with Meds. And DASH. . Current BP(last week ave): 131/76 HR 60

Other Issues/Opportunities: OSA w Bi-Pap settings 13/19, DM2, and PTSD.

Meds: Duloxetine hcl 80 MG, Metoprolol Tartrate 200 MG, 81mg asprin, Metformin

2000MG and Spironolactone 50 MG.

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But with the other health issues were there symptoms, just being attributed or masked to something else like the rest of us?Sent from my Palm Pre on the Now Network from Sprint

, your question caused me to go back and really analize my history and it was an eye opener. I have aways contended that my K was never low and I was wrong. My records go back to Aug. 2005 when K was 3.9. From then until 2010 it ranged a high of 4.0 once to as low as 3.2 a few times BUT I was on 20 meq bid of Potassium Choride per day since Nov 2006!

So let me rephrase, I have never had symptoms of low K!

You talked about BP and mine was SBP 125-158 and DBP 60-80 when K was 3.2-3.7. Just before PA DX SBP was 140-165 and DBP 60-82 when K was 4.5-5.0. Don't know if it is worth anything, a sample of one is always dangerous!

- 65 yo super ob. male - 12mm X 13mm rt. a.adnoma with previous rt. flank pain. Treating with Meds. And DASH. . Current BP(last week ave): 131/76 HR 60

Other Issues/Opportunities: OSA w Bi-Pap settings 13/19, DM2, and PTSD.

Meds: Duloxetine hcl 80 MG, Metoprolol Tartrate 200 MG, 81mg asprin, Metformin 2000MG and Spironolactone 50 MG.

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> & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; Yes the dr told me to stop potassium b/c spiro is potassium sparing

>

> & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; but from what I read is not always the case. So I was told to get my

>

> & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; & gt; labs done a week after starting spiro.

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I thought I could attribute those other symptoms to insanity!

- 65 yo super ob. male - 12mm X 13mm rt. a.adnoma with previous rt. flank

pain. Treating with Meds. And DASH. . Current BP(last week ave): 131/76 HR 60

Other Issues/Opportunities: OSA w Bi-Pap settings 13/19, DM2, and PTSD.

Meds: Duloxetine hcl 80 MG, Metoprolol Tartrate 200 MG, 81mg asprin, Metformin

2000MG and Spironolactone 50 MG.

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