@previous insomnia and potassium posts

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I am so behind on reading all the digests, and don't have time to try wade back

through and find these posts. It's possible someone else has already addressed

these.

Insomnia IS a hypothyroid symptom. It happens to be one of the symptoms that is

still hanging on for me, but not nearly as severe as it has been most of my

life.

Potassium: Someone posted they were taking potassium twice a day. I do not

remember the dosage, but I do remember it dinged a bell. PLEASE be very careful

supplementing potassium. High potassium can STOP YOUR HEART and it can do it

quickly!!! I was relieved that the poster did say they were going to have

electrolytes re tested in a couple of weeks. I am an RN and know better, but I

was supplementing potassium a couple of months ago based on electrolyte panel

indicated potassium was a little low. I started feeling a little odd, my neck

and chest would feel " full " and then I'd feel a hard heartbeat; so did the nurse

thing and checked my pulse when that happened. My heart was stopping for a few

seconds, no just skipping beats. I was heading for cardiac failure and I wasn't

taking that much! I forced lots of fluids to help flush my system, but it

frightened me. PLEASE don't assume that if you can buy something over the

counter that you can take as much as you want.

Shirley