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PACS, low magnesium and potassium
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@gloaming it was my wonkey heart that made me call the ambulance. My anxiety made my heartrate and bp go through the roof! Had to give me Ativan at the hospital to calm me down. They gave me potassium in a drink and magnesium iv. Doc said no heart attack and he didnt see afib on the ecg and monitor even though my bp at one point was over 200. Before i was discharged with rx for 6 pills of potassium, my bp was back to 124/82.
Where do i go from here? What do i do? I could use an Ativan right now but im at work. Then im scared that taking 1500mg of potassium twice a day will be too much. Ugh
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@muppet7777 I can't in good conscience advise you because I'm not trained and don't know anything about your history and how it relates to.....1500 mg BID?!?!? That seems excessive to me, but I didn't do any workups, have no training, and am not in a position to second-guess your handlers. Are you sure each dose is intended to be that much? But even if it's so, your kidney health must be pretty good and you shouldn't worry overmuch about it, not for a while. But really, you need to ask your doctor to give you a bit of a handle on that high dose and how he/she intends to monitor you for hyperkalemia. What does he/she know about you that makes this protocol therapeutic, and for how long is it going to go on?