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Spironolactone And Potassium

Premium Questions

Dr. Ivo Ditah MD

I recently started taking spironolactone for potassium retention and I have an elevated heart rate . Does lowered blood pressure sometimes cause an elevated heart rate? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivo Ditah ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Sameer Maheshwari MD

spironolactone causes high potassium. Is this as dangerous as I think it could be? Im on vasotec 20mg x 2. Is it ...I just started taking spironolactone 25 mg about a week ago. I now have an infected... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sameer Maheshwari ( Cardiologist)
Dr.   Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh MD

My 92 year old mother ingests a lot of potatoes, bananas, orange-juice, "no-salt", ie potassium-rich nourishments. She was put on spironolactone (and bumex ) to help with her CHF-related fluid ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bonnie Berger-Durnbaugh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I am on Carvedilol 6.25 mg; Losartan Potassium 50 mg; Spironolactone 25 mg for High Blood Pressure . I am convinced one of these, if not more, is causing me severe diareah, and I mean severe. Am I ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal MD

I am a 71 yr. old female who is taking 25mg spironolactone daily and my doctor just switched me from prozac to 75mg sertraline daily. He did a blood test on Thurs.to see if I had too much potaseum as ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Rakesh Karanwal ( Internal Medicine Specialist)

Public Forum Discussions

Dr. Jyoti Gupta MD

I am taking spironolactone for cystic acne. My potassium level is now 5.1, up from an average of ... potassium level? My diet does not include many foods rich in potassium. ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Jyoti Gupta ( Dermatologist)
Dr.  Shinas Hussain MD

I have been taking spironolactone 25 mg and lisinopril 20 mg and each time I get my rx filled the druggist warns me of potassium overdose. My cardiologist tells me not to worry but lately I have been ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Shinas Hussain ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi MD

Is the combination of spironolactone and enalapril lethal, and if so, how lethal? I have a feeling ... vegetables which are high in potassium. I ve read somewhere that this combination elevates... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Akhtarhusian Ghausi ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Matt Wachsman MD

I was taking spironolactone ( along with other meds) and it completely stopped my ankles from swelling. Now my potassiem is found to be high (5.3 - 5.5) and he took me off of it. I know this is nothing ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Matt Wachsman ( Addiction Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Ilir Sharka MD

I take Losartan potassium for high blood pressure. I have MS and other problems, I am on copaxone ... will using Quercetin, Spironolactone, and Losartan effect my blood pressure? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ilir Sharka ( Cardiologist)