04-03-2016, 06:25 AM
I've been on 50mg twice a day for 3 months and have not had a spasm yet. Although spiro is also used to treat or prevent hypokalemia (low potassium levels in the blood), it is possible your not getting enough potassium and spasms certainly could be one symptom of that. Given how much soda, coffee and tea some folks drink spiro may not be the only diuretic in your life.
My initial blood work prior to starting spiro showed my potassium at:
5 mmo/L (3.5-5.2 normal range)
This level was from actually reaching my RDA for potassium each day from whole foods. Before eating a whole food plant based diet I doubt I ever reached my daily RDA for potassium.
I just had my 3 month blood work done so it will be interesting to see the results because, on the advice of my doc, I never changed my diet.
My initial blood work prior to starting spiro showed my potassium at:
5 mmo/L (3.5-5.2 normal range)
This level was from actually reaching my RDA for potassium each day from whole foods. Before eating a whole food plant based diet I doubt I ever reached my daily RDA for potassium.
I just had my 3 month blood work done so it will be interesting to see the results because, on the advice of my doc, I never changed my diet.