Re: Potassium/Iron Deficiency?

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Chris

Welcome to the group.

Anemia is not unusual with mito. Potassium deficiencies in mito are usually

caused by the kidneys not working properly and spilling too much into your

urine. I spill potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. Potassium deficiency can

be the result of water pills as well.

laurie

> From: chris1gill@...

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> Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 21:29:33 EST

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> Subject: Potassium/Iron Deficiency?

>

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I'm new here & have a question. Thelma, I notice you mentioned that you take

> Potassium, does anyone know if Anemia or Potassium deficience are related to

> Mito? I ask, because pretty recently my eye muscle started with spasms

> several

> hundred times a day & as soon as I started taking iron supplements, it

> stopped.... a friend of mine mentioned that the same thing happened to someone

> else

> she knew & it was a potassium deficiency... I was dx'd with anemia several

> months back, but it wasn't very serious, just new... It's just odd that the

> increase in iron supplements seemed to stop the spasms...

>

> By the way I've been dx'd with mito for the last year and a half, but before

> that went misdiagnosed for eight years... It seemed one system after another

> stopped working & when I finally couldn't walk anymore, somebody took

> notice...

> Mostly I'll be lurking, but am looking forward to find out what other adults

> with mito do for treatment.

>

> Thanks,

> Chris

> In a message dated 3/1/2004 5:25:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> writes:

> Subject: Malisa- odd disoriented feeling

>

> Malisa,

>

> I have those odd disoriented feeling when it is hard to talk and

> think. Mine feels more like i am briefly paralyzed for seconds, and

> then i can talk, but i am very wiped out after them. I usually go to

> emerg when they happen, but they never find anything. They are not

> nearly as frequent since i have been taking 360 mg. of coenzyme Q and

> 1200 mg of potassium. I hope they get to the bottom of this for you.

> I have not had a SPECT. I hope you get it soon.

>

> Love, Thelma

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Laurie, I guess this is one more thing to talk about with the neuro on Tuesday <sigh>....

Well, back to lurkdom, thanks so much for the welcome

Chris

In a message dated 3/2/2004 12:27:06 AM Eastern Standard Time, writes:

ChrisWelcome to the group.Anemia is not unusual with mito. Potassium deficiencies in mito are usuallycaused by the kidneys not working properly and spilling too much into yoururine. I spill potassium, magnesium and phosphorus. Potassium deficiency canbe the result of water pills as well.laurie

[Guest guest]

Dear

Welcome!

I have had bouts of anemia and low potassium in the past. Now I am

usually low in magnesium, and I get awful whole-leg muscle cramps at

times, in both

legs. It is the worst pain I have ever experienced.

Impaired metabolism certainly can adversely affect electrolyte status.

I hope you will improve on the supplements. I have done better with my

gastroparesis since I switched to Tishcon's CoQ 10.

Good luck.

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here & have a question. Thelma, I notice you mentioned that you take Potassium, does anyone know if Anemia or Potassium deficience are related to Mito? I ask, because pretty recently my eye muscle started with spasms several hundred times a day & as soon as I started taking iron supplements, it stopped.... a friend of mine mentioned that the same thing happened to someone else she knew & it was a potassium deficiency... I was dx'd with anemia several months back, but it wasn't very serious, just new... It's just odd that the increase in iron supplements seemed to stop the spasms...

By the way I've been dx'd with mito for the last year and a half, but before that went misdiagnosed for eight years... It seemed one system after another stopped working & when I finally couldn't walk anymore, somebody took notice... Mostly I'll be lurking, but am looking forward to find out what other adults with mito do for treatment.

Thanks,

Chris

In a message dated 3/1/2004 5:25:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, writes:

Subject: Malisa- odd disoriented feelingMalisa,I have those odd disoriented feeling when it is hard to talk and think. Mine feels more like i am briefly paralyzed for seconds, and then i can talk, but i am very wiped out after them. I usually go to emerg when they happen, but they never find anything. They are not nearly as frequent since i have been taking 360 mg. of coenzyme Q and 1200 mg of potassium. I hope they get to the bottom of this for you. I have not had a SPECT. I hope you get it soon.Love, Thelma

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Dear Welcome to the group. I'm sure you will find everyone very helpful

and supportive here. I suffer from periodic drops in my

iron- no one knows why- but iron supplementation seems to help. I never linked

it to any other symptoms before., Celia

> Hi Everyone,

>

> I'm new here & have a question. Thelma, I notice you mentioned that you take

> Potassium, does anyone know if Anemia or Potassium deficience are related to

> Mito? I ask, because pretty recently my eye muscle started with spasms

several

> hundred times a day & as soon as I started taking iron supplements, it

> stopped.... a friend of mine mentioned that the same thing happened to someone

else

> she knew & it was a potassium deficiency... I was dx'd with anemia several

> months back, but it wasn't very serious, just new... It's just odd that the

> increase in iron supplements seemed to stop the spasms...

>

> By the way I've been dx'd with mito for the last year and a half, but before

> that went misdiagnosed for eight years... It seemed one system after another

> stopped working & when I finally couldn't walk anymore, somebody took

notice...

> Mostly I'll be lurking, but am looking forward to find out what other adults

> with mito do for treatment.

>

> Thanks,

> Chris

> In a message dated 3/1/2004 5:25:01 PM Eastern Standard Time,

> writes:

> Subject: Malisa- odd disoriented feeling

>

> Malisa,

>

> I have those odd disoriented feeling when it is hard to talk and

> think. Mine feels more like i am briefly paralyzed for seconds, and

> then i can talk, but i am very wiped out after them. I usually go to

> emerg when they happen, but they never find anything. They are not

> nearly as frequent since i have been taking 360 mg. of coenzyme Q and

> 1200 mg of potassium. I hope they get to the bottom of this for you.

> I have not had a SPECT. I hope you get it soon.

>

> Love, Thelma