Potassium chloride intake question

[Gmork]

It seems that I have a potassium deficiency and I wonder about the method of suplementation. Dose dissolving in a glass of water with salt, for example, 1 g of potassium chloride would be a good way?

I read a lot about it, I was looking at the forum, and it is not clear to me how to do it safely, and if water with salt is enough.

Here is one of good thread i found https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,40156.msg616966.html#msg616966

Here is same question in my native language:
Wydaje mi się że mam niedobór potasu i zastanawiałem się jak to uzupełnić i nie popełnić jakiegoś głupiego błędu. Czy rozpuszczenie chlorku potasu w szklance z solą kuchenną wystarczy, i będzie bezpieczne (0,5 g chlorku potasu czy może inna dawka ?).

Dużo o tym już czytałem, na forum i kilka artykułów i zastanawiam się czy jest to dobra metoda.

 

[Gaby]

I'm not familiarized with that potassium, but if that is all you can get, I would give it a try at suggested doses.

Potassium citrate is good because it protects you from kidney stones, but you would have to order that from the web if not available locally.

 

[A Jay]

Potassium salts include potassium chloride, potassium phosphate, and potassium bicarbonate. Potassium phosphate is found primarily in food, and potassium bicarbonate is typically recommended when potassium depletion occurs in the setting of metabolic acidosis (pH ,7.4). In all other settings, potassium chloride should be used because of its unique effectiveness against the most common causes of potassium depletion.

http://fm.mednet.ucla.edu/img/download/newguidelinesforpotassiumreplacement.pdf

What is the usual dose of potassium chloride?
The pills can be given in up to 40 mEq doses up to every 4 hours. The highest concentration of potassium chloride infused IV is usually 40 mEq/L through a peripheral line or 100 mEq/L through a central line and should not be infused faster than 20 mEq/hr. However, it can be infused faster if there are ongoing critical complications from the hypokalemia and the patient should be monitored in the ICU.
How much will the serum potassium be raised?
A general rule is that for every 10 mEq of K+ given it will raise the serum K+ by 0.1 mEq/L.

http://www.internalizemedicine.com/2014/03/how-to-replace-electrolytes.html

1 mEq of potassium = 39.10 mg

I found a power point with a doctor recommending 40 mEq of potassium chloride 3-4 times a day. The dosage depends on the severity of your deficiency, but it sounds like adding a gram to your salt water would be beneficial and you can try doing it more than once a day if the problem isn't corrected with that amount.

Personally, I mix potassium chloride with salt in an electrolyte replenishing mixture I'll drink during exercise, and it works just fine. I've taken as much as 2g/day for several days in a row without incident when I would exercise often and take martial arts classes several times a week. FWIW.