update: I realized I was having symptoms of HIGH potassium from all this supplementing. I may not have even had a potassium problem in the first place!
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Methylation supplements make me crave potassium. Even high dose B12! I spot the symptoms of hypokalemia too late, rush to take more potassium to handle the emergency, and then get symptoms that suggest potassium overdose. If I go up to or over about 2000mg potassium... I get a hangover feeling, low energy, 'cloudy' feeling in kidneys the next day. Bleh
At a baseline, no methylation supplements, I can comfortably handle up to about 1300mg a day of potassium (K) spread through the day in MTHFRade (electrolyte drink) with no problems. I just feel better and less achy with electrolyte support.
My new game plan is to take a lower baseline electrolyte supplement of about 600mg K sipped throughout the day and eat a higher potassium diet - watching for low K symptoms very vigilantly and catch them early.
If I spot symptoms of low K, I plan to sip 300mg of potassium gluconate in a glass slowly, rather than desperately chugging it.
Any diet, potassium dosing / timing, or serum potassium level estimating tips?
Is there a recommended meter or heart technique where I can measure... rather than guess how much I need?
-Sherpa
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Methylation supplements make me crave potassium. Even high dose B12! I spot the symptoms of hypokalemia too late, rush to take more potassium to handle the emergency, and then get symptoms that suggest potassium overdose. If I go up to or over about 2000mg potassium... I get a hangover feeling, low energy, 'cloudy' feeling in kidneys the next day. Bleh
At a baseline, no methylation supplements, I can comfortably handle up to about 1300mg a day of potassium (K) spread through the day in MTHFRade (electrolyte drink) with no problems. I just feel better and less achy with electrolyte support.
My new game plan is to take a lower baseline electrolyte supplement of about 600mg K sipped throughout the day and eat a higher potassium diet - watching for low K symptoms very vigilantly and catch them early.
If I spot symptoms of low K, I plan to sip 300mg of potassium gluconate in a glass slowly, rather than desperately chugging it.
Any diet, potassium dosing / timing, or serum potassium level estimating tips?
Is there a recommended meter or heart technique where I can measure... rather than guess how much I need?
-Sherpa
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