Re: Re: low potassium and leg pain.

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My Urea Nitrogen (BUN) is to high 26 top of range is 25 mg/dL.  I just got home

for seeing my heart Dr. he said my Heart is fine and that I am Dehydrated and

feels my leg pain might be from low Potassium so he gave me a Script for some. 

He also said to take some coenzyme Q10 and Lecithin.

He told me my heart is fine but I need to get some exercise and walk. Problem I

think being on them Statins drugs did cause this pain in my muscles I am having.

I stopped taking Crestor 7 weeks ago and my joint and muscle pain is a lot

better except for my hips and legs.

I am very worried about this I can hardly walk and now on Pain pills.

I hope them Potassium pills help this. How do you get exercise with this

problem. I told the heart Dr. from day one then Statins were doing this to me

and all they kept doing is changing it from one dam drug to the other and still

I was having this dam pain. Now that I can't walk they listen.

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Phil

> From: phil <phildude43@...>

> Subject: Re: low potassium and leg pain.

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> Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 2:14 PM

> I have leg and foot cramps a lot.No

> weakness though.Just had some labs drawn.Actually potassium

> was on the high side.BUN and hematocrit was elevated which

> indicate dehydration.Seems like I am drinking water all the

> time but two lab checks don't lie.Have really pushed my

> water intake and cramps have subsided.See those football

> players who cramp up early in the season.They are young and

> healthy and potassium  levels are probably perfect.They

> dehydrate in the heat and cramp up.Next time you do labs,

> have a BUN drawn,blood urea nitrogen,should be 10-20.Much

> over that and you are dehydrated.      Phil

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> > I am having a lot of pain and my legs are very

> weak.  I take a lot of water pills and think it's my

> Potassium levels doing this.  I got some Pill 550 mgs

> but looking at the pills my Heart Dr. had me on when I got

> out of the hosp. from heart surgery they had me on what

> looks like 20 mgs.

> >

> > Any way I hope taking this helps I can't stand for

> very long and walking is not so bad but hurts.  Anyone

> ever have this proplem.

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[Guest guest]

My potassium is in range but I have Low Aldosterone levels due to

Hypopituitarism. And I take .1 mgs a day of Florinef with Sea Salt added to my

water all day. My body dumps my sodium my potassium is in the low end of the

range looking back at my labs I have been higher. This is day 2 on Potassium

pills don't know how long it will take to see if this works.

I am a mess and in big trouble I for got my Anniversary today I did not get my

wife a card. It's 45 yrs today I never forget this.

http://forums.realthyroidhelp.com/viewtopic.php?f=12 & t=15450

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Phil

> From: phil <phildude43@...>

> Subject: Re: low potassium and leg pain.

>

> Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 9:57 PM

> Was your potassium actually low or

> did he just speculate? Hydration will help cramps but leg

> pain is a different issue.Also have you considered slo

> niacin to improve lipids.An old drug that is effective.A

> baby aspirin taken 30 mins before taking niacin will blunt

> the flush you feel.No profit in it so we have statins, which

> IMO are very questionable if not dangerous.I don't have leg

> pain, only night cramps, so exercise and walking is not a

> problem.My feet hurt when I was obese but now I have no

> pain.Can't emphazize enough how getting excess weight off

> has made be feel so much better.Wishing that leg pain leaves

> you.    The other Phil

>

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> > > > I am having a lot of pain and my legs are

> very

> > > weak.  I take a lot of water pills and think

> it's my

> > > Potassium levels doing this.  I got some Pill

> 550 mgs

> > > but looking at the pills my Heart Dr. had me on

> when I got

> > > out of the hosp. from heart surgery they had me

> on what

> > > looks like 20 mgs.

> > > >

> > > > Any way I hope taking this helps I can't

> stand for

> > > very long and walking is not so bad but hurts. 

> Anyone

> > > ever have this proplem.

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[Guest guest]

I hear you but the only heart med I am on now is a low dose batablocker. And my

Heart Dr. gave me the script.

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Phil

> From: marc200134470 <cfs38@...>

> Subject: Re: low potassium and leg pain.

>

> Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 3:33 PM

> Better be careful with potassium

> supplements when on a lot of heart meds.

>

> You are far better off getting it from natural sources like

> bananas, etc.

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[Guest guest]

I did a lot of reading about GH before trying it but never did the search with

back and leg pain in the search window. Today I did and I got a ton of info

saying joint and muscle pain on GH.

I stopped it two days ago I hope this is the problem. I have two bad now real

bad disks in my lower back and for yrs when I stand up I am sore until I start

to walk for a min.

I have done physical therapy before the heat packs felt great but some of the

exercises hurt my back even more. They use a machine like doing an ultra sound

on your back and this helped with the pain.

When I seen my Dr. he asked me if I want to try physical therapy again. If this

does not get better I am going to see a back Dr. and get an MRI done again maybe

it's worse.

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Phil

> From: Barb <baba@...>

> Subject: Re: low potassium and leg pain.

>

> Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 11:17 AM

> Listen to your wife, if she says you

> started going downhill only since starting the GH, then it

> could be the culprit.  We see you everyday and know

> what's normal and isn't.  I know not everyone can take

> GH.

>

> I had sciatica and the pain was worst going from a sitting

> to standing position.  Once standing and walking, no

> problem.  You should have a sharp, shooting pain

> running from the middle of your butt down through your

> leg.  And you feel the pain actually move down in an

> instant, because it is traveling along a nerve.

>

> Low thyroid can cause aching back and joints, worse in

> morning, and then better as the day goes on.  It's from

> poor circulation while sleeping.  High rT3 will give

> the same effect as hypo.

>

> Have you tried physical therapy?  I was extremely

> fortunate that one pred pack plus physical therapy got rid

> of the sciatic pain for me.

>

> Barb

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> > I was up most of the night in pain my back and legs

> hurt bad. My wife is begging me to stop the Growth Hormone

> she says that I have been going down hill sense starting on

> it. The Heart Dr. scared her when he was telling me I need

> to walk or I will end up in a wheel chair.

> >

> > I can't see how GH can cause this pain yesterday

> morning I felt better and did what the Dr. said I walked

> around the house every time I got up to go to the bathroom

> or eat.

> >

> > I think something in my back is pinching a nerve and

> doing this to my legs. The pain is the worst just standing

> still not moving.

> >

> > I stopped the GH but I can't see how GH can cause back

> and leg pain.

> >

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[Guest guest]

Thanks marc I saved this will show it to my Dr.

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Phil

> From: marc200134470 <cfs38@...>

> Subject: Re: low potassium and leg pain.

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> Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 1:48 PM

> Phil check one of these out for your

> bad back.

> A friend of mine has had one for years, and swears it has

> saved him from surgery. Thinking of getting one myself.

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[Guest guest]

I have had a bunch of night leg cramps recently... seems that how I move my

legs at night would effect them somehow. I was wondering if I need to go to

the doc because of this or if I just eat more potassium and see how it goes

would help.

On Fri, Sep 3, 2010 at 9:57 PM, phil <phildude43@...> wrote:

> Was your potassium actually low or did he just speculate? Hydration will

> help cramps but leg pain is a different issue.Also have you considered slo

> niacin to improve lipids.An old drug that is effective.A baby aspirin taken

> 30 mins before taking niacin will blunt the flush you feel.No profit in it

> so we have statins, which IMO are very questionable if not dangerous.I don't

> have leg pain, only night cramps, so exercise and walking is not a

> problem.My feet hurt when I was obese but now I have no pain.Can't emphazize

> enough how getting excess weight off has made be feel so much better.Wishing

> that leg pain leaves you. The other Phil

[Guest guest]

I will look into this and thanks.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: marc200134470 <cfs38@...>

> Subject: Re: low potassium and leg pain.

>

> Date: Monday, September 6, 2010, 2:13 PM

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> > Thanks marc I saved this will show it to my Dr.

> > Co-Moderator

> > Phil

>

> No problem Phil,.....you can find them without a scrip

> needed. I just pulled up the first one I could find.

> My friend researched all of the home traction methods, and

> decided this was the gentlest as he has some other health

> issues, plus is too large to even think about hanging upside

> down. His doc agreed and I think he actually got his

> insurance to cover a good amount of the cost,.....I would

> have to ask him to be sure.

>

> I used to have an inversion table, but I sold it to my

> chiropractor as it is not recommended that folks with

> hypertension hang upside down. It also started to hurt my

> back more than it helped.

>

> I HAVE tried his, and the good thing about these is you can

> do very gentle traction to start out, and work your way up.

> Once again he swears by it.

>

> Obviously look for the best price should you decide to get

> one.

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[Guest guest]

I do have a disk problem in my lower back and sitting if I move my hips or arch

my back I feel pain in my back my lower back. Now standing if I stand bent over

my legs don't hurt as bad. But cramps can be a A magnesium deficiency and

taking ZMA can help.

Co-Moderator

Phil

>

> > Was your potassium actually low or did he just

> speculate? Hydration will

> > help cramps but leg pain is a different issue.Also

> have you considered slo

> > niacin to improve lipids.An old drug that is

> effective.A baby aspirin taken

> > 30 mins before taking niacin will blunt the flush you

> feel.No profit in it

> > so we have statins, which IMO are very questionable if

> not dangerous.I don't

> > have leg pain, only night cramps, so exercise and

> walking is not a

> > problem.My feet hurt when I was obese but now I have

> no pain.Can't emphazize

> > enough how getting excess weight off has made be feel

> so much better.Wishing

> > that leg pain leaves you.    The other Phil

>

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[Guest guest]

Thanks Judy your a get help here you and Barb. I am not sure about the

potassium but the statins did lower my Co Q 10 levels. When I did labs on them

this were below normal. So I got some dam good Co Q 10 but I stopped them when

I stopped the statins.

I am going to keep taking the potassium this week then stop. My pain is a

little better I have been off GH 3 days now. On GH my Thyroid started working

again I went hyper had to come off Armour little by litter even 15mgs made me

hyper.

So now I am on 250 mcgs of Synthroid generic and 5 mcgs of T3 2's a day feel

good on this.

I have two bad disks in my lower back and have pain in it off and on. I have

tired some things to see if I get less pain from my back by laying on the floor

with my legs up on a chair no help.

I doubled up on my Sea Salt in my water to help with being dehydrated no much

better there. I don't have any pain in my legs sitting down or laying in bed.

It's when I stand up my legs cramp up on me front and back of my upper legs.

The pain knocks the wind out of me and if I stand in one place and don't move I

can't stand it.

If this is not better in a week I am going to a back Dr.

Stoping the GH I have lost a lot of water I must have been holding.

Co-Moderator

Phil

> From: zashes11 <zashes11@...>

> Subject: Re: low potassium and leg pain.

>

> Date: Tuesday, September 7, 2010, 3:26 PM

> Yes Phil,

>

> This was and can be my most severe symptom of low

> cortisol... especially at night....if I do not take a small

> dose before bed then I will awake with in an hour with leg

> pain...

>

> When I first started on HC I had to take it every three

> hours or the pain returned...once my body built up some

> reserves then the time between doses lengthened.

>

> Minerals and potassium had no effect on this

> symptom....belive me I tried it all.

>

> If you get too dehydrated, a state I can get into due to

> high blood glucose then it will do better to drink gatoraid

> or pedialyte the baby stuff...it works really well...I have

> not had to get rehydrated in the hospital for a more than a

> few years.

>

> The fact that statins cause so many problems muscle and

> joints aches it is hard to know if it is related...

>

> So the GH can be causing this in that most people need to

> increase their thyroid and HC after they start growth

> hormone....

>

> My husband said recently that he has trouble separating the

> E2 symptoms form his low cortisol symptoms...of course you

> have had a lot more time to sort your symptoms out....but HC

> can be tricky...

>

> Judy

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