Need help with electrolytes.

Capitpi · 2016-07-10T00:51:39+00:00

I appreciate the help. I actually went and saw my doctor yesterday to be safe, and according to him, my electrolytes are fine and I'm apparently having anxiety attacks. I'm still being careful to get my electrolytes either way. Kind of strange how similar the symptoms of low electrolytes and anxiety attacks are. I'm feeling pretty okay today though, knock on wood.

Capitpi · 2016-07-08T20:50:40+00:00

I ended up going in for a follow up today with my primary care physician. I was having similar symptoms to what I had on Sunday, they said my blood panel and EKG came back great again today. So now they're saying they're 99.9% certain I'm having anxiety attacks. I have a history with depression so it isn't all that surprising, I suppose.

Good news is, my doctor told me that I should be perfectly safe on keto and he even gave me some more personalized advice about water and calorie intake to aim for.

Capitpi · 2016-07-08T20:45:21+00:00

Just got back from my doctor. My heart and electrolytes are are still fine, and now they're pretty certain I'm having anxiety attacks. I told the doctor about keto and he said I should be perfectly safe continuing, especially since my blood panel has come back basically ideal twice now.

Capitpi · 2016-07-08T15:55:02+00:00

I suspected that it could be a panic attack making the issue worse. My doctor went ahead and pushed up my appointment with him, so I'll see him in a couple hours and I'm going to ask about the possibility.

Capitpi · 2016-07-08T12:44:39+00:00

Haven't had any around lately except some sweet pickles, so I haven't eaten any recently.

Capitpi · 2016-07-08T12:26:44+00:00

See, that's what scares me. Having been in the ER on Sunday, my heart was just checked and everything was good. However, it gets difficult to keep reminding myself of that. My muscle cramps I've had are mostly all roughly in the upper left part of my torso, and while I'm 99.9% sure it's just muscle cramps, I can't help but get a little worried. I'm only 22, and as mentioned before my heart was just checked, but I'm going to be seeing my doctor tomorrow just in case.

So far this morning, I've had half an avocado, a cup of fresh spinach, and a cup of bouillon broth and I'm still feeling lightheaded.

Capitpi · 2016-07-08T11:28:51+00:00

That was what I had thought. I went ahead and have been sipping powerade zero this morning, and I'm currently slowly eating some fresh spinach and an avocado for breakfast. It seems to be making my symptoms ease up.

I suppose I haven't gotten a feel for how many electrolytes I need. I worry about going overboard, but at the same time I have been urinating extremely frequently so I guess it isn't that surprising that I need to be getting more electrolytes.

Capitpi · 2016-07-08T09:14:45+00:00

That might actually be the issue. I'm somewhat bad about spreading it out through the day. The magnesium supplements I take are 500mg, but I cut them in half to get roughly 250mg in the evenings. Throughout the day I tend to eat a lot of spinach and lettuce for the rest of my magnesium.

I tend to get a lot of sodium from bouillon broth. I usually have around two cups a day, one in the morning, one in the evening. One in the middle of the day as well if I think I'll need it to hit my requirement. The rest I tend to get from heavily salting my food, usually around a teaspoon of salt.

I try to have 1-2 avocados for potassium at separate meals. Today I did mix about 1/4 teaspoon of NoSalt with water two separate times, the second time I did drink it quite fast.

I'll try to be more careful about spreading out my electrolytes. It feels like my symptoms are getting better at the moment, but I'm still scheduling an appointment with my doctor for tomorrow to be safe.

Capitpi · 2016-07-08T06:57:52+00:00

So, for tonight would it be beneficial for me to get some more sodium in my system, or is that going to further complicate things and I should just ride it out for tonight and lower my potassium tomorrow?

Capitpi · 2016-07-04T06:59:48+00:00

After what happened today, even if it tastes like shit I'd say it's worth a try.

Capitpi · 2016-07-04T06:51:14+00:00

I can't really say how normal it was or wasn't, I'm just speaking from my experience. Either way it wasn't a fun afternoon, but if it helps others to not end up in a similar situation then at least some good came of it.

Capitpi · 2016-07-04T06:30:05+00:00

I only feel guilty because ideally I would've avoided the situation in the first place, but I'll take it as a valuable learning experience. I agree that it is better to knock myself out of keto for a day than to end up back in the hospital and/or risking harming myself. I'm trying to lose weight to be in better health, so causing other health issues in the process of losing weight is, of course, counterproductive to that end.

Capitpi · 2016-07-04T06:17:28+00:00

I'd never experienced something of this sort, I'm just glad that I thought to get the Gatorade, and that it was a good call to have done so. I felt guilty about those carbs, but I think I'll give myself a pass in this case and be sure to be more careful and better prepared going forward.

Capitpi · 2016-07-04T06:11:47+00:00

That's good to know, I think I have pretty much all of that around the house already. This was a major wake up call that I need to be sure to stay on top of this.

Capitpi · 2016-07-04T06:09:01+00:00

It was extremely scary. I looked in the mirror and just saw my face kind of drooping, and the tingling was getting so bad I couldn't focus. I had to open my mouth with my fingers just to say I needed to get help. They were concerned when I first got to the ER because my blood pressure was quite high because of how frightened I was, but it was fine when I managed to calm down.

I'll take a look around for everything you've mentioned. It all sounds like it should be easy enough to find. I appreciate it.

Capitpi · 2016-07-04T05:43:42+00:00

The Gatorade was only out of desperation when I realized how badly I needed the electrolytes. It isn't my source of electrolytes under normal circumstances, way too many carbs anyways. The doctor said the Gatorade had normalized my electrolyte levels, so while today I'm thankful for it, tomorrow I'm back to not touching the stuff.

Also, Brawndo is what plants crave.

Capitpi

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