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However, many patients in our <a href=\"http:\/\/bitly.com\/meet-wpe\">community<\/a> have been self-medicating with potassium pills, in hopes of reaping similar benefits. \u200b<\/p>\n<p>\u200bWithout medical advice, patients may be putting themselves at risk of hyperkalemia, a potentially life-threatening condition. Advise your patients to obtain potassium from natural sources such as banana and cantaloupe instead*!\u200b<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3bB2hNr\">*Source: Should I take a potassium supplement?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Potassium citrate is usually only prescribed to patients with Renal Tubular Acidosis, who are at higher risk of forming kidney stones. 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