Velve921
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The heart rate is what stands out.
Likely, the heart muscles are not pumping efficiently because the ionic gradient involved in the contraction and relaxation of heart muscles just isn't there. The influx and efflux of calcium into cells is not sufficiently regulated by the cell membrane because the membrane is short on potassium.
When the ECF is very acidic, cells give up potassium for hydrogen ions in order to compensate for the over-acidity.
But this situation can be brought about by a variety of causes, such as hypothyroid, or a chronic infection, or even something as innocuous as taking regular supplementation or prescription drugs that are an acidic load, which accumulates over time.
Got it. Thank you for sharing.
For a long time I had been either taking low dose doxylamine succinate or cyproheptadine.