What to do about a low potassium level?

My potassium level keeps droping all thru the day I take potassium pills eat fruits and vegetables drink orange juice as well as v8 juice and still my butt and legs cramp up all thru the day my right hand and left foot swells. I feel tired alot my heart rate seems to go up thru the day what can i do to get my level back up.


Ricky


burgesslane@hotmail.com

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LOw magnesium
by: Kerri Knox, Registered Nurse

You actually have low magnesium, not potassium. Please read my page on What Causes Low Potassium


Kerri Knox, RN

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