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Just started taking a water pill. BP is down which is great. Had a leg cramp the other night, it really hurt. I probably need to be on potassium at this point but I really don't want to take a supplement. Here is my problem with that - the pills are huge. I have a hard time swallowing them. I could buy a bottle, but the first time I get choked on one and gag or worse yet throw up I will never touch them again.
Can I get enough potassium from eating different foods high in potassium? I googled and found a lot of different foods that have potassium but I just don't know how much of them I would have to eat in order to get enough. I can do banannas but day after day that could and would get boring. Thanks in advance for your advice/suggestions. Posted on 03/31/09, 02:03 pm |
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you do have to replace this everyday with 1 potato is 600 mgs of it..yogurt is 400 mgs bananas are alot...these alone xan sTABLE UR POTTASSIUM,.. never go to low or to high on it..i was in shock 1 day yrs ago fom to low i was on exadix water pill 50 mgs of it..im on 3 meds for bp now at 46..been on meds since 19..you can take micro k capsules for loss of potassium alot of times you can take tums the fruity ones to help with leg cramps....ur bp must had been way up to use a diuretic.....thanks james 
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Thanks James. I love potatoes - with sour cream and butter right - lol. I like yogurt as well.
So what is the recommended dose you need daily? I think the pills my mom use to take were 500 mg. I will go have blood work done as soon as I can afford it. My numbers weren't real bad, it was running about 160/90 - 95. I took it day before yesterday and it was 125/77. My doc is really sweet and knows we don't have insurance right now so she tries to give me scripts that I can get from wallyworld for 4 bucks. Thank you again for your reply.
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Once my potassium was 2.2 and the normal range was 3.5 to 5.5, and dont know if it was low like that but I was in the ICU for 4 days because my potassium was to low so I had muscle pain and it was dangerous my heart could stop at anytime and even stop breathing, so I had potassium in my IV for 4 day and after I was alright , but my doc told me to eat bananas every day it good for me, put water pill could lower your potassium and meaby just try to talk to your doc about changing your water pills because low potassim his very dangerous I know almost died from it :(
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Hi momof2qrt, I had a very low potassium level,so low that i would pass-out and i had to have injections....Here are a few foods that will help, bananas and YES they get boring to eat,LOL. "ORANGES" or orange juice,pears, beets, cantaloupe,kiwi, carrot juice, honey dew melon, peanuts, almonds, brussel sprouts, Raisins, avocadas, artichokes, potatoes, sweet & reg, yogurt, tomatoe puree, prune juice, spinach, beans pinto,lima,kidney. Maybe you could put the potassium tablet into a liquid or/and with honey. hugs.
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