It is important to understand that it can take a few weeks -- or sometimes even a few months -- for your body to adjust to any change in your Armour Thyroid dosage. Most healthcare providers start with a low amount and slowly work up to the best dose.
By Mayo Clinic Staff. Low potassium (hypokalemia) has many causes. The most common cause is excessive potassium loss in urine due to prescription water or fluid pills (diuretics). Vomiting or diarrhea or both can result in excessive potassium loss from the digestive tract. Only rarely is low potassium caused by not getting enough potassium in your diet.
Other possible causes of hypokalemia are 1  : medications that lead to potassium loss, such as certain antibiotics, steriods, and diuretics (âwater pillsâ used to treat heart failure, high blood pressure, or fluid retention, that are possibly the most common cause of deficiency)