LC & Potassium!

sandy said:

I heard if you have high Blood pressure, you shouldn't be taking Potassium
pills, is that right?
2 weeks into LC, and my legs feel so heavy,,,,should I continue on the
Potassium pills?
Thanks.

Check with your doctor or pharmacist about YOUR blood pressure
medication. Some meds are potassium-sparing, some are not. Which
medication you're on is going to effect whether or not potassium
supplementation is going to be necessary.

Aramanth

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2 weeks into LC, and my legs feel so heavy,,,,

Measure your blood pressure.

sandyn said:

I heard if you have high Blood pressure, you shouldn't be
taking Potassium pills, is that right?

Not quite right. If you are taking specific high blood pressure
medications you shouldn't be taking potassium pills. If you
just have untreated high blood pressure, you have no reason to
avoid potassium.

If you're on BP pills, check with your pharmacist to see if
it is one of the old fashioned diruetic types that interact
with potassium.

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2 weeks into LC, and my legs feel so heavy,,,,should I continue
on the Potassium pills?

If you're on BP pills check with your pharmacist or doctor,
and get your BP checked. BP drops for a lot of low carbers
enough they can reduce their dosage, sometmes even taper off.

If you're not on BP pills, switch to Lite Salt. It takes a
dozen wimpy tablets to be worth taking, or one teaspoon of
Lite Salt.

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I heard if you have high Blood pressure, you shouldn't be taking Potassium
pills, is that right?
2 weeks into LC, and my legs feel so heavy,,,,should I continue on the
Potassium pills?
Thanks.
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Started LC Sept 26/04
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You can't seriously leave this to answers on an NG can you? High BP and
meds, and potassium are fairly serious stuff better left to your doc.

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Quoted message said:

I heard if you have high Blood pressure, you shouldn't be taking Potassium
pills, is that right?
2 weeks into LC, and my legs feel so heavy,,,,should I continue on the
Potassium pills?
Thanks.
--
Started LC Sept 26/04
189/178/125

You can't seriously leave this to answers on an NG can you? High BP and
meds, and potassium are fairly serious stuff better left to your doc.

And of course, from a practical standpoint, the OTC potassium
supplements are a max of a couple percent of the daily reqt anyway.
So, if you're only taking these at the recommended dosage, it's not
going to make much difference either way.