USES: Potassium supplements are used to prevent or treat low potassium blood levels caused by diuretics (water pills), poor diet or illness. Symptoms of low potassium include fatigue, weakness, muscle twitching or cramps, dry mouth and excessive thirst.
HOW TO USE: This medication must be administered intravenously and diluted in a proper solution.
Dry mouth is a common side effect of many prescription and non-prescription drugs. Symptoms of dry mouth include a sticky, dry feeling in the mouth, frequent thirst, sores in the mouth; sores or split skin at the corners of the mouth, cracked lips, a dry feeling in the throat, a b urning or tingling sensation in the mouth, and a dry, red, raw tongue.
There are several causes of dry mouth, also called xerostomia. These
include:
Side effect of certain medications. Dry mouth is a common side effect of
many prescription and nonprescription drugs, including drugs used to treat depression, anxiety, pain, allergies, and colds (antihistamines and decongestants), obesity, acne, epilepsy, hypertension (diuretics), diarrhea, nausea, psychotic disorders, urinary incontinence, asthma
(certain bronchodilators), and Parkinson's disease. Dry mouth
can also a side effect of muscle relaxants and sedatives.
Side effect of certain diseases and infections. Dry mouth can be a
side effect of medical conditions, including Sjögren's syndrome, HIV/AIDS, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, anemia, cystic fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis,
hypertension, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and mumps.
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