I take 20 mg a day of Frusemide for fluid retention to be increased to 40 mg for 4 days if I am suffering badly. However, I find this extra dose doesn’t help a lot and when I start to really fill up with fluid, I usually suffer an Afib episode.
Yes it is essential for your heart I also have heart failure and was hypokaleamic(low on potassium) they put me on two drips one in each arm plus a potassium drink when I was in ccu
One should only take potassium under a doctor's supervision. Too much can be as bad as too little, and can prove fatal. Eating a banana or two seems to be a good way to increase one's intake safely.
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