Signs and Symptoms of Low Potassium

When can the potassium level be called low? Presence of which conditions direct towards the lack of potassium?
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carlos how can we fix it with over the counter meds 11/10/2008
Laura Scott I was suppose to have a colonoscopy but my potassium was 1.1 and I had to take massive doses of potassium to get it up to at least 2.9. What is going on in my body? Now the labs show my vit. D is so low that i have to take 50,000 units of D 3 days a week. ? Can you help me? PLEASE 11/8/2008
BILL VAN DYKE can to much gensing lower your potassium? 9/5/2008
rosie what if someone is a parapalegic (paralysis from breast bone down) and has extremely low potassium? what can be done and what are the effects? the symptoms have been around for a few weeks but doctor's were not concerned. 6/17/2008
Patty Thanks for the article you wrote.I have been in the hospital before with loww potassium and I have it again now.Both times my symptoms have been arm ,leg pain and various shooting pains all over,very thirsty,very weak,anxious , irritable thinking crazy,heart racing and arrythmia,skin changes,insomnia,and more.I never knew until it happened to me that low potassium could effectyou so bad. 4/19/2008
Amber My sister was just in the hospital for 3 days after having 4 seizures due to low potassium levels. Her levels were FATALLY low before we even knew about it. PLEASE watch for these warning signs and take it seriously! 3/29/2008
Danielle i think that general doctors need to realize the severity of potassium with heart patients and that some of the medications that thay are giving out are literally draining people of their vitamins that are needed to live. 3/18/2008
ASHANTI THANKS I THINK MY MOM HAS IT 2/14/2008
shade i think this article is great great job mr. burande people should really read this article 9/20/2007
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