Low potassium, heart arrythmia and ectopic/palps anyone?

[Jemima]

Has anyone had sudden episodes of prolonged palpitations and a corresponding low potassium?

 

[Sidereal]

Yes, many times.

 

[Jemima]

Yes, many times.

How was yours treated, and, was there any explaination as to why your blood potassium dropped?

 

[Sidereal]

How was yours treated, and, was there any explaination as to why your blood potassium dropped?

No treatment and no explanation offered whatsoever.

 

[Jemima]

No treatment and no explanation offered whatsoever.

How come they didnt treat a low potassium?

 

[wastwater]

I wonder if poor potassium control via kidneys rather than too little potassium is a problem.
It can have far reaching effects I'm discovering

 

[Jemima]

I wonder if poor potassium control via kidneys rather than too little potassium is a problem.
It can have far reaching effects I'm discovering

But my renal function tests are ok, just the potassium was low.

 

[Jemima]

I wonder if poor potassium control via kidneys rather than too little potassium is a problem.
It can have far reaching effects I'm discovering

Do you have low potassium? What symptoms do you experience? I was getting fast jumpy heart and ectopic beats on ECG but no heart block or anything, they just just put it down to a low potassium. What I didnt understand was they have never bothered before to treat a low,potassium at same numbers and even lower. Seems to depend who you see maybe.

 

[wastwater]

Low potassium at the moment but I've had high too.
Also my blood pressure seems to vary in a similar fashion usually slightly low
I feel fairly unsteady on my feet and Woosey is main effect ,heart rate seems fine though

 

[Sidereal]

How come they didnt treat a low potassium?

Because it's not low all the time, only episodically. I don't go to the emergency room anymore when these episodes happen.

 

[Jemima]

Because it's not low all the time, only episodically. I don't go to the emergency room anymore when these episodes happen.

How do you address the low,potassium?

 

[Sidereal]

How do you address the low,potassium?

There are many, many threads discussing low potassium. If you plug potassium into the search button, you'll find lots of discussion of this.

 

[Jemima]

There are many, many threads discussing low potassium. If you plug potassium into the search button, you'll find lots of discussion of this.

Ok.to be honest i am not bothered at all by the low potassium, its easily addressed, but i am bothered as to why it drops, and, to why some doctors bother with it and others dont.