What would we do without google hey!!! Im 46yo female who had hysterectomy 6yrs ago (still have ovaries). I've had alot of vague, nuisance symptoms which have been unexplainable.....till now. I recently went to Dr & she said I was in menopause and has suggested Livial, so I'm reading up everything I can.
I was even referred to a liver specialist because my liver readings were up and I was having episodes of severe tiredness, fluid retention up 1-2 inches all over my body, heart palpitations, dizziness, very weak in the legs, everything to the point where I needed to lay down straight away. And any physical exertion just made these symptoms worse, eg. just carrying a couple of grocery bags to the car. The higher liver reading was more related to lifestyle. I went on strict diet & no alcohol (there goes my 4 times a year \"drinks\" with the girls lol) for 3mths and they returned to normal. And this specialist told me that I had autoimmune hepatitis!!!!!!! Thanks for scaring the crap out of me.
The specialist made an off the cuff comment about my potassium levels being on the low side (even though they were in the range of 3.5 - 5 as being \"normal\", but I bet when these episodes happened they were below 3.5. NO bananas/sultanas etc are not adequate to replenish. Your body needs 2000mg of potassium a day & a banana contains only 90mg.
I did a lot of research on low potassium levels and all my symptoms were listed but it also stated that you need magnesium to carry the potassium in your body. BE CAREFUL tho as high potassium produces the same symptoms and that can be very dangerous & increase blood pressure. I did have tests prior to PUTTING MYSELF on K-Mag and had another test after 5 days of being on it, I also monitored my blood pressure at home.
K-Mag supplements contain 250mg potassium & 250mg magnesium in each tab. I take 4-6 each day, depending on if I'm in the diahhrea phase)
Within 2 days the above symptoms DISSAPPEARED COMPLETELY. At one point I ran out of the supplements as the chemist wasn't stocking it anymore and within half a day of not taking the tabs I was back to square one with symptoms and feeling absolute sh*t.
Got more tabs, felt great again within a day. Run out a 2nd time and back to square 1. Now I carry them in my bag all the time.
Note to that one of the symptoms of menopause is diahhrea/constipation which I alternative between. Diahhrea also depletes your potassium levels.
I see that Livial contains magnesium so I'd have to see what that means re the supplement I already take.
Hope this helps someone at least 