Symptoms of Low Potassium

It says it can be caused by diarrhea which is a symptom of irritable bowel syndrome (goes back and forth between constipation and diarrhea). Also if you take a direutetic for high blood pressure, that can deplete you of potassium. These symptoms are things many of us with Fibro experience often. The symptoms of Fibro can cause the loss of potassium and then in turn we get more symptoms because of the loss of potassium. I'm pretty sure this low potassium causes the Restless leg syndrome we experience. Also when my mother was pregnant (over 44 years ago for my youngest sister) she had restless leg syndrome during her pregnancy and her doctor told her to take potassium for it and it worked. I've been taking it for years for RLS and now take it daily.


Low Potassium Symptoms
Usually symptoms of low potassium are mild. At times they can be vague. You may have more than one symptom involving the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, kidneys, muscles, heart, and nerves.

•Weakness, tiredness, or cramping in arm or leg muscles, sometimes severe enough to cause inability to move arms or legs due to weakness (much like a paralysis)
•Tingling or numbness
•Nausea or vomiting
•Abdominal cramping, bloating
•Constipation
•Palpitations (feeling your heart beat irregularly)
•Passing large amounts of urine or feeling very thirsty most of the time
•Fainting due to low blood pressure
•Abnormal psychological behavior: depression, psychosis, delirium, confusion, or hallucinations