What are the side effects of high potassium in your body?
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Hyperkalemia (High Potassium)
People with hyperkalemia have high potassium levels in their blood. Signs like fatigue and muscle weakness are easy to dismiss. An extremely high potassium level can cause a heart attack and requires immediate medical care.
Symptoms:
Many people with mild hyperkalemia have no signs or ones that are easy to dismiss. Symptoms often come and go and may come on gradually over weeks or months.
Dangerously high potassium levels affect the heart and cause a sudden onset of life-threatening problems.
Hyperkalemia symptoms include:
- Abdominal pain and diarrhoea
- Chest pain
- Heart palpitations or arrhythmia
- Muscle weakness or numbness in limbs
- Nausea and vomiting
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