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I know they claim it'll be "within a few weeks," but—let's be honest—how long does that actually turn out to be?

Is there any chance for some power changes in Nex25 for: northernpilot55?

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goldenharbor42 said:Hey, imagine!
How are you holding up lately?
I’m dealing with the exact same thing, just without any other underlying issues. I saw a nephrologist and spent some time at an endocrinology clinic, and everything supposedly looks fine. The weird part is, when I'm resting, my potassium levels stay steady, but as soon as I move around or exert myself, my potassium drops every single day, even with Kalinor. I keep upping the dose on my own, mostly because last time I was in the ER my potassium hit 3.0—they actually tried to send me to a psychiatrist!🤣
The endocrinologist ruled out aldosterone being the culprit for my mental state; everything there came back normal. But looking at my 24-hour urine test, my potassium is low there too, which means my kidneys aren't even flushing it out properly!🤷
Where is the potassium even going???

Hmm....

I’ve essentially reached a resolution regarding my situation.
Granted, the same old issues tend to resurface from time to time—nothing a little Potassium Chloride 😛
can't handle, though.
Since I had spent quite a bit of time aggressively supplementing potassium without much success, I finally decided to seek out a full professional workup at a major hospital—consulting various specialists including nephrologists, endocrinologists, and the like... I went through an endless cycle of tests, repeating them over and over while they scratched their heads trying to pin down whatever ailment was causing this. In the end, the official conclusion was that the cause of my hypokalemia remains unknown—which is what's noted in my discharge papers 😂 along with the mandatory instruction to continue my potassium therapy exactly as before.

When you consider my history based on those posts above, the "solution" I eventually stumbled upon is so utterly absurd that I am practically at a loss for words. Honestly, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who possesses even a shred of common sense. For that very reason, I would typically keep quiet about it to prevent anyone from getting any foolish ideas—not to mention there are actual doctors on this forum who would be rightfully concerned if they heard about this particular remedy.
If you're curious, feel free to send me a PM. 😉

crimsoncrane41 said:I wanted to share my perspective with those of you dealing with this exact same struggle. I had my first panic attack about three years ago—nothing out of the blue, really, just everything piling up at once (family issues, a breakup, college stress...). I’ve always been an emotional person, and this just hit me hard. I was on Lexapro for a year before my doctors decided I was fine. And for a few months, things were okay, but then the following year without medication became a real battle. There were days when the panic stayed away—those were great—and then there were days where you just sit there crying because you're afraid of everything. Literally everything. Afraid to leave the house, afraid of your own reflection, social settings, solitude... well, you know how it goes. I'm back on Lexapro now because things took a sharp turn for the worse, and even peppermint tea and Passiflora weren't cutting it anymore.🙂However, during this second wave, things felt even darker; even after the panic subsided, these heavy thoughts lingered—questioning why the world exists, why suicide is such a tragedy, whether God is even real... To me, depression feels like hitting rock bottom. Even though I haven't been formally diagnosed with clinical depression, panic disorder feels much the same. It's the absolute bottom. In my eyes, being stuck in that hole is no different from being an addict or a criminal. That’s why I’ve decided to fight!! Yes, I am on medication, and who knows how long I'll remain , but I've started buying books on positive thinking. I'm realizing that all of this starts in the mind. Life is wonderful; life is a gift, and if God gave it to me, it isn't right to take it lightly. I don't have the answers to many questions, but I'm only 24—I want a family, a career I actually love, I want to make the people around me happy, to leave a mark on their lives... I want to live. Isn't panic, then, such a small, insignificant thing? People go through chemotherapy, vomiting every day, losing limbs, having nothing to eat... meanwhile, I have panic, which depends entirely on me—on my mindset and my effort.Even though it feels to all of us like we've tried everything and can't move forward without pills, it is possible!!! It really is. If it wasn't, our doctors wouldn't be lying to us.We all know how blunt they can be; they'd tell us straight to our faces! So, I want to wish everyone the strength to live, to try, to stay positive, and to conquer this little piece of shit called fear!!! If others could do it, so can we. Maybe not overnight, but it will happen. It will happen... cheers to everyone.

Uh, there's quite a lot here, so sorry if I didn't catch everything in bold...

Are you on meds now, or can you manage without them? 🤷

And still, what exactly is that Lexapro doing for you that makes it feel impossible to go without?

By the way, you mentioned the Passiflora and mint tea didn't help... have you ever tried Paxil?

Well, it’s more of the same, yet I find myself slipping back into a period of intense curiosity—again.

I haven't actually sought out a specialist yet—mostly because since I've been "managing" something far more serious, this particular issue always seems to get pushed to the sidelines; it’s easily dismissed by the simple logic of "you're low on potassium—just shove more potassium into your system."

In truth, things have shifted because I decided to give up Aldactone entirely. I noticed it wasn't providing any real benefit, so I stuck strictly to 9g of potassium daily—split into three doses of 3g each using Kalinor—which allowed me to keep my blood potassium levels right at the lower limit, all while dealing with the fallout of gastritis.
Eventually, I switched over to Potassium Chloride. My stomach seems to handle it much better—presumably because, from what I gather, it lacks certain citrates found in Kalinor.
However, with the Potassium Chloride option, I was burning through an entire bottle a day 🤣and my gastroenterologist actually forbade me from taking it with just a little water; she insisted I dissolve it properly.
According to her, that means three times a day with every meal—dissolving 3g (or 6 tablets) into 1.2L of water to ensure optimal absorption—but frankly, the idea of chugging over 3 liters of this potassium-water solution all day, every single day, is just revolting to me. 🙂
Because it was so unbearable, my dosage was cut in half to 1.5g three times a day. Now my potassium levels hover around 3.5, which makes me wonder: what actually happens when there's a deficiency, given that I don't feel any symptoms whatsoever?

I am also curious about where it all goes. Thinking about it in a purely, almost banal way: if I ingest 9g of potassium and it doesn't enter my bloodstream, it has to end up somewhere else. It's not as if the body just ejects it via urine—especially since my 24-hour urine test shows my potassium levels are within the normal range... 😕

By the way, is there any other way to replenish potassium levels?

Hmm, I find myself wondering about the actual metabolic pathway of potassium once it's ingested—where does it actually go? And more importantly, at what point does it become excessive?

For quite some time now, I’ve been dealing with this strange "depletion" of potassium—which, I suppose, is somewhat justified given my use of corticosteroids and immunosuppressants, not to mention my underlying health issues...

Since the beginning, I've been trying to replenish it artificially...

It started with those small effervescent tablets you dissolve in a glass of water, but one box disappears far too quickly, so I switched over to Kalinor, which was supposed to stabilize things—assuming there's about 2g of potassium in each tablet...

If my memory serves me correctly, the progression went like this:
2x1, then later
3x1, followed by
2x2, until finally being put on 100mg of Aldactone daily. But since my levels were still hovering right at the bottom limit, the Kalinor dosage climbed to 2x2 plus an extra 1x1...
....then eventually up to 3x2 (alongside the Aldactone)
and most recently, I've been at 3x3, which frankly makes no sense to me...

That would be 18g of potassium per day 😕 ????

Yet, looking at the insert for Kalinor, it suggests a normal dose is 1-2 tablets a day and warns against taking more than one at a single time...

So, I suppose I just need someone to tell me: "Don't worry, just keep going, because you can never have too much potassium," right?

It really depends on what you’re playing—personally, I’ve never touched anything outside the realm of simulations. Though, even then, I wouldn't call them "games" per se; they're more like highly detailed simulations from which one might actually learn something useful.😉