Reviewer: Sara M, 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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IV Potassium burns like nothing else. Your nurse should be diluting it, and slow the drip to avoid this.

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IV Potassium burns like nothing else. Your nurse should be diluting it, and slow the drip to avoid this.
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Reviewer: hello0416, 19-24 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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This stuff BURNS. It starts with a little stinging sensation but gradually elevates to full on burning sensation. Ask to take it orally instead (tastes disgusting).

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This stuff BURNS. It starts with a little stinging sensation but gradually elevates to full on burning sensation. Ask to take it orally instead (tastes disgusting).
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Reviewer: Jaxon, 55-64 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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IV site was the back of my left hand. It hurt so badly that it felt like it was crippling my hand. I tried to tough it out but as a guitarist, I couldn't proceed with the IV because of the excruciating pain and feeling that permanent damage was occurring. The nurse told me she KNEW it was extraordinarily painful but "didn't want to tell you" in case it scared me away from the ... Show Full Comment

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IV site was the back of my left hand. It hurt so badly that it felt like it was crippling my hand. I tried to tough it out but as a guitarist, I couldn't proceed with the IV because of the excruciating pain and feeling that permanent damage was occurring. The nurse told me she KNEW it was extraordinarily painful but "didn't want to tell you" in case it scared me away from the treatment. They gave me potassium orally and that remedied me just fine. The IV was unnecessary--the nurse was just a nasty, controlling person who took it upon herself to administer the potassium in the IV manner. A terrible experience not only with lousy care but with this medicine. I recommend that you stay away from any IV administration of this drug.
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Reviewer: Dona, 65-74 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I have never experienced this much torture in my life, not even broken ribs with a collapsed lung compares. I now know if I was in a prison camp I would tell my captors all. The pain brought me to tears screaming out for help.

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I have never experienced this much torture in my life, not even broken ribs with a collapsed lung compares. I now know if I was in a prison camp I would tell my captors all. The pain brought me to tears screaming out for help.
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Reviewer: Nico, 25-34 on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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I was in hospital for 3 days. The entire time they had me on a potassium iv. They never changed the iv out and constantly pumped in 100ml an hour. The pain is still unbearable in my arm and it has been 3 weeks. I can not use my right arm as I used to, straightening it hurts more than i can describe while bending it does the same. After all of this my potassium level never changed. They gave me a d ... Show Full Comment

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I was in hospital for 3 days. The entire time they had me on a potassium iv. They never changed the iv out and constantly pumped in 100ml an hour. The pain is still unbearable in my arm and it has been 3 weeks. I can not use my right arm as I used to, straightening it hurts more than i can describe while bending it does the same. After all of this my potassium level never changed. They gave me a drinkable form of the drug and my levels went up quickly... All this pain for nothing and now they don't even know if the pain will actually subside of if there was permanent damage done from excessive use. Dont always trust a doctor. Get your own knowledge on medications first, know what there doing to you because they only care about your money not how u feel it seems.
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