Mary
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I had posted earlier about my blood pressure as well as energy going up on Freddds protocol, and when I would take potassium, my BP would go back down to the normal range, so I was using that as a gauge to determine when to take the potassium which Freddd has stated is crucial when doing his protocol.
So last week I had to have a colonoscopy. I stopped most of Freddds supps because I did not want to have to be fooling around with potassium or electrolyte levels while drinking that horrible stuff they make you drink. I crashed the day after the procedure (no big surprise) and after recovering from the crash, I restarted Freddds supps but still felt rather tired. My BP was down, never going up (staying around 115 or even less) so I didnt take any potassium. And the fatigue continued, I would wake up achey.
And then yesterday the figurative lightbulb went on over my head and I thought, potassium! Even though my BP was still low. Anyways, I took 2 tabs yesterday and by last night energy was coming back.
So I am puzzled by this whole experience, the relationship of potassium to BP (the week before last it was going up to 142 (which it never does) and then back down after taking potassium), and then my BP suddenly not going up as it was in prior weeks.
And I havent had any cardiac symptoms when my potassium is low, just fatigue. But I think I learned my lesson this time and will just take potassium regularly regardless of my BP etc.
Freddd - do you have any thoughts on all of this?
Mary
So last week I had to have a colonoscopy. I stopped most of Freddds supps because I did not want to have to be fooling around with potassium or electrolyte levels while drinking that horrible stuff they make you drink. I crashed the day after the procedure (no big surprise) and after recovering from the crash, I restarted Freddds supps but still felt rather tired. My BP was down, never going up (staying around 115 or even less) so I didnt take any potassium. And the fatigue continued, I would wake up achey.
And then yesterday the figurative lightbulb went on over my head and I thought, potassium! Even though my BP was still low. Anyways, I took 2 tabs yesterday and by last night energy was coming back.
So I am puzzled by this whole experience, the relationship of potassium to BP (the week before last it was going up to 142 (which it never does) and then back down after taking potassium), and then my BP suddenly not going up as it was in prior weeks.
And I havent had any cardiac symptoms when my potassium is low, just fatigue. But I think I learned my lesson this time and will just take potassium regularly regardless of my BP etc.
Freddd - do you have any thoughts on all of this?
Mary