I just found out risperidone can cause potassium deficiency

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Risperidone and other old generation antipsychotics can deplete potassium.
I’ve started eating more bananas and potatoes.

Just letting anyone know who might be on risperidone.

I feel fine anyway, but feeling even better adding potassium.

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Im eating a banana rn lol have been because I am on fluid pills they also deplete potassium which is a salt and essential for brain body health they gave me potassium in the hospital when i left but have had serious issues related to edema

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I’m on Invega Sustenna and my doctor tells me my potassium levels are too high.

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@77nick77

Oh wow. Be careful then.

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Yeah I get potassium from body armor lyte, coconut water, bananas and baked potatoes mostly. I think a normies RDA is like 3500mg which seems like a lot for an average American diet.

Supposedly potassium should balance the sodium at about a 3/2 ratio and I feel a bit off if I don’t get at least 1500mg of sodium a day.

I have to limit my magnesium though because of my bp med. Even small amounts can make my pressure go up.

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@keepsimple

Thanks for the advice.

I think the rda of potassium is too much.

I eat a banana every 4 hours, and eat more potatoes and cucumbers too.

I try not to go over the limit, but potassium definitely calms the nerves.

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Aren’t you on abilify? You switched to risperidone? That can cause high prolactin which leads to a series of problems

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@swordiebrom

I’m on risperidone consta injection, and I take a little Abilify now and then.

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I’m on Invega and eat a banana each morning!

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