How to Know if You are Low Potassium / How much Potassium Should you Take?
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- Potassium deficiency is way more common than most think. Blood serum levels may be normal on testing while your cellular levels are low. Dr. Kyle Loveless gives a quick tip on how to tell if your low by symptoms and how much potassium to take.
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Hi there,
Dr Berg revealed on his channel that a potassium deficiency can’t be diagnosed by ordinary blood tests as potassium is concentrated in the cells, where its main functioning takes place (together with Magnesium, as an antagonist to sodium, and in this being significant for the mitochondria)
The potassium levels and if they are good can be only checked by more elaborate tests, which normally aren’t made. That’s why potassium deficiency mostly is undetected.
That’s about how I recall the lecture. : )
This is right. Dr. Berg has great advice.
@@LovelessHealthSolutions Thank You for this. I’ve noticed for the last few days, I’ve had lower lip twitching. It twitches in a certain spot all throughout the day. I’ve been trying to research to see what could be causing the twitching, and I read it could be caused by many things such as drinking too much coffee (which I do), potassium deficiency, stress, etc.
@@crystalgrose Yes potassium and magnesium both likely causes.
When I went first time to ER with my symptoms (not really emergency but I felt my own doctor was failing me) first thing they did was bloodtesting my electrolytes. They were all in range so they dismissed me. They couldnt catch my arrhytmia on the 3 ecg they took, but put me on the waitinglist for a 24h heart monitor. Up until today they havent called me, its already 8 months later. They dont take me serious, and I wonder how many people do actualy die for being unable to be diagnose low potassium??? I have lived with the fear to die for over 2 years, when I feel a fatigue coming up I really face death in the eye it is so scary, I literally have been on the edge. I now eat extra potassium rich food and take magnesium alongside quality electrolyte mix, and I feel much better. Still had such fatigue attack last night but the fear to die isnt attached anymore.
a blood test for both could show normal levels but u could still be diffecent
Thank you, you’re the only person I’ve found who actually says how much potassium to take per day and for how long. Can you recommend a supplement? The ones I found are only 99mg of K. I have been doing 2-3 teaspoons of cream of tartar throughout the day. That’s 1000-1500 mg.
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They limit the Potassium pill quantity because it can be unsafe for persons with kidney disease
Amount is so low because it can be dangerous to supplement potassium, you really need advise from a knowledgable doctor if you want to take higher doses as it can be lethal in some cases. Dont take high doses all out of the blue, build it up carefuly to not shock your kidneys. Potassium is the key to your heart beating or not.
@@AnnaMaria-zm8cv it is not dangerous to supplement with potassium. It’s actually necessary as everyone is deficient. It can be dangerous to some individuals who have kidney conditions who cannot eliminate excess potassium. This can lead to hyperkemia which is potentially deadly. But for the average person they absolutely should supplement potassium.
For me it started with wrist cramps and it progressed to anxiety and heavy pressure on my chest so I went to the doctor and was prescribed potassium.
Great share. Thank you.
How much do you take per day?
I have the same symptoms,for months now...plz how much do you take?..
Thank you
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I just recently learned abou this, I seriously so much hope potassium is the issue causing my symptoms. I have been taking extra potassium randomly to my supplement regime. But scared to add more because its such dangerous supplement. I sweat a lot due to work, my heart twitches (feels like bubbling) I bloat, digestion is randomly off, numbness, tingling, twitching, arrhytmia, bloodprsssure issues... digestion issues... list is never ending.
Hi I am having quite similar issues. I am thinking maybe to create a group of us having similar problems, to offer each other support and help us fix it. Would you be interested?
Who told you potassium was a dangerous supplement?
Use Celtic salt
Pottasium citrate or Pottasium chloride????? Which one we have to take for this
Aye you ever find out? I’m wondering the same
@@TheTinyOrc you can go with pottasium gluconate..
@@srikanthmechanical4868 Is that what you're taking? It seems to only hav 99mg vs what we need is 4700
Any
Potassium dioxide.....ha ha.
Start with magnesium in an electrolyte drink then start adding potassium to your food potassium will prioritize over magnesium if taken together and be flushed in your pee and if your magnesium is low it will prevent potassium from being absorbed so get your magnesium levels fixed first and then start adding potassium to your food separately
Thank you
Intersting. What other advice you got pal
I've been doing my research on this lately because I don't feel quite right. My ears ring, my toes cramp at night, when I get stressed my heart palpitates randomly, I've been having dry mouth and throat. I've been taking high does of vitamin D that my doc prescribed since i live in alaska and a woman my D levels were low. From what I've read, taking once a week high doses of D can deplete your magnesium levels. I also have issues with my tongue which is also a sign of low potassium. So I think my magnesium is low and isn't absorbing potassium like it should. Plus I haven't been eating like I should. I'm going in this week to get my levels checked.
@@strongmomma4u have you tryed tudca
@@strongmomma4u everyone should be taking magnesium daily then on your evening meal a little bit of potassium a couple times a week and it will likely fix your issues. If not test your folate. My folate was low and after trying folic acid found out folic acid is problematic. My levels went extreme high, tried every other day still really high. Read up on MTHFR gene resorted to methylfolate which is a more bio available vit B9 and it fixed my issue.
What type of potassium do you recommend?
Potassium and magnesium are intracelluar, so never believe a regular blood test. Most doctors don’t even know that.
True story. That's why I recommend it regardless of blood work.
Thank you. Great share.
1,000 seems a lot.
Which is crazy, because I’m a PRE med currently learning about resting membrane potential and the sodium-potassium pump!
Potassium resides and is utilized almost entirely within cells, not roaming around in the blood like sodium, so one can be deficient in potassium within the cells and still have normal blood work.
Yes
What kind of potassium supplement?
What about blurred vision .. but no history if vision issues. In addition to some of the other things you named
Could be a lot of things. B1 deficiency will do that too.
Could be a Myriad of things. How about start with getting your eyes checked first silly! Or blood pressure.
Is it possible to have low serum levels of potassium but normal red blood count levels?
Yes
Do you have any recommendations of what form of potassium supplements I could experiment with?
I took a course in plant nutrition and can't eat any of the foods I studied.
My potassium is low in blood labs due to so many food allergies and I'm very symptomatic. Unfortunately every potassium supplement I've tried so far, even in extremely low doses/micro doses is causing extreme fatigue, GI distress and a slow heart rate. I can't get up to therapeutic benefits with the forms I've tried so far.
Try the company Trace Minerals.
Your doctor and write a script I rember my mom she would have to get some from her doc
Please help. Used to get heart palls from 5,000 iu D3 and 100 mcg k2 mk7. Now I do mk4 it’s way better but still some much less minor heart stuff… I also take 500 mg magnesium glycinate at night just one… I’m theorizing it’s low potassium. But idk how to know
It could be
I have same issue, I lowered my D intake and build it up and left the K out for a bit as I get plenty of it in my diet. Im just trying to up my diet on more potassium rich foods and supplement and see where that goes. I have good and bad days, but I know taking electrolytes helps very well on those. Better than just potassium supplements.
What are the different types of potassium supplements?
Go with designs for health potassium
Shouldn't you recommend eating 400g more of vegetables a day, which also contains 1000mg of potassium (almost all vegetables have 200-400mg/100g, some only 100mg but that's rare), rather than supplements? Or at least give it as an option, right?
Should I not workout anymore? Genuine question. Recently just been told I have low potassium.
Take potassium and make sure your workouts aren't over stressing you.
At a minimum try to get atleast 200 minutes of walking in a week.
@@LovelessHealthSolutions Noted. Much appreciated. Thank you.
Are these twitches like random muscle pop type twitches twitches? In the arms, calves, sometimes legs. Sandom fast twitches or pops
I'm not sure what the pop is. Bit try increasing potassium and see what happens.
like Eric berg has sed most of the boady potassium and magnesium is stored in our cells
My potassium 3.7 but whyy shoulders cramps are continue plsss reply I meet Nero, physian no use 1000 $ waste
You forgot to mention proton pump inhibitors which prevent absorbtion of magnesium and potassium and so many other minerals and nutrients
I had PVCs diagnosed by the doctor but didn’t run a blood test and then 2 weeks later boom, went unconscious in the shower. Went to ICU and my potassium was critically low. Didn’t know that it’s that crucial to our body 😢.
Adrenal glands primary hyperaldosteronism uncontrollable blood pressure and low pottasium
Yes
I have all thar except the adrenal gland thing
Try reading Dr Brownstein book salt your way to health
1000mg? Ive seen where some will recommend 3700, 4700, and even more than 5000mg a day? Not sure which one is correct?
I've found 1000mg is good to see results for most.
@@LovelessHealthSolutionsthat's not even close to the RDA
Isn't high levels of potassium dangerous?
I heard it was dangerous to just stop taking potassium? Can I slowly get off it?
Prescribed potassium citrate it is suggested to not stop ubruptly without talking to doctor.
Can make condition worse.
What’s the best type of potassium supplement?
I would suggest any that can be found here: us.fullscript.com/protocols/wloveless-psoriasis-course-supplement-plan
I did a hair test. Are these accurate for potassium?
Best would potassium RBC test.
I was in the hospital a month ago with extreme heart palpitations, the ER nurse put me on amiodarone and potassium IV immediately for four days. He told me that I would have to go to another hospital and have a defibrillator or pacemaker put in. I finally saw the cardiologist on the second day of being the hospital and he said oh you have a potassium deficiency so they kept me on potassiumchloride pills once a day and I’m fine now thank God, but they scared me in the hospital that I was going to die
Do you still have palpitations?
@@antoniowhite2606 no dizziness or palpitations now
My 72 yr old body is weird. I am normal weight for my ht. 6-2 210lbs. I sweat at night and wake up with a soaked t-shirt. Never take potassium. CVS sells 99mg potassium. So take 10 pills/day?
Potassium. And get estrogen checked. Try passion flower, DIM, and Shisandra to properly detox estrogens
Certain meds and spicy food before bed cause me to wake up in a pool of sweat. Now I only take nattokinase, k2 and magnesium before bed and no more night sweats.
So, since supplements are 99 mg, taking 1000 mg a day would be how many bottles a day?????
@@megmodaff5989 There are potassium supplements that are much higher than the 99 mg you see in the stores. Amazon has plenty. I just bought some that has 510 mg. Dr Berg has an electrolyte that has 1000 mg.
1000mg? from which supplement you are getting 1000mg?
Designs for health is a good brand
they dont have any potassium supplement with 1gm of serving.@@LovelessHealthSolutions
Hashimotos causes it too
They both immune issue steaming from. And underlying cause and are come to see happening together.
@@LovelessHealthSolutionsI guess you didn't read your own post, because the grammar is horrendous 😞
Pretty sure that nerve twitching and digestive cramps are from too much potasium rather than too little, right?
Actually it's both. Too much or too little. Too much is rare.
If your kidneys work fine you wil not likely have too much potassium. They work very very well to regulate it since potassium is such a precise level and too much or too low is either way very potentialy lethal.
Yup cramps in the legs and also dry skin
Exactly
I thought coffee contained potassium. If you drink caffeine, then how do you get deficient?
Coffee is very low in potassium, maybe 2% of daily value per cup, and it is a diuretic so it makes you pee more and therefore lose more minerals than you would otherwise
Caffeine depletes will deplete the body in minerals over time
@@yungwildcxrd7935 thanks this helps
@@LovelessHealthSolutions what do you recommend for one too do to avoid getting minerals depleted from drinking coffee? I don't drink it every day, at least 4 to 5 times a week and it's not that strong. No sugar or sweetener, I add creamer to bring down the strength and it's diluted with water. I'm starting to even drink decaf and max I'll do is 3 cups, mostly 1 or 2 cups maybe. Thanks
Cant it be dangerous to play with this
Potassium has side effects like heart beat irregular
I worked outside every day cramping in my hands and my legs at night. What form of potassium is best?
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Here is a good recommendation for potassium.