How Many Electeolytes are Too Many?

[Bellemorte1979]

After some...fun issues this last month, I've possibly found some resolution for my issues and it's more hydration! I was doing around 64 ounces a day. Upped it to 80-100 and so many symptoms have subsided. Questions for yall. I start my morning out with a packet of liquid IV in my first water bottle. As an athlete, i realize that electrolytes hydrate better than water. Just the way it is. Thing is, i worry about too many electrolytes. How many packets a day do you all think is too much? Anyone (not in a hot, sweaty or physically demanding job) do more than one a day? I tend to retain water a bit so I don't want to become a water balloon. Anything terms I can search or good info i could read would be welcome as well!

 

[Clavicular's Hammer]

Don’t know exactly

To increase water retention in the body I take psyllium husk (absorbs a ton of water), creatine morning and night, electrolytes once’s a day

 

[px1984]

I do LMNT in the morning bottle then I have another hydration tablets I stick in a couple later. Probably piss it all out but makes me feel hydrated and all my sides seem to come from lack of it

 

[AllCourtTENNIS]

I had a bad bout of low blood pressure for two days last week. Long story short, I neglected my sodium and got dehydrated. I've been careful about potassium and magnesium, but just assumed 'everybody gets enough salt.' Nope. So now I drink a spicy V8 everyday (40% RDA sodium) and I'm back to normal. Btw it also seems like it started the scale moving a bit more briskly.

 

[cujet]

I found that Reta dehydrates me. I'm using Nutricost berry flavored electrolytes from Amazon. (jokingly called Brawndo) Works perfectly and has a great cost per dose.

As for 'too much', I am not finding that to be possible. The dose per drink is still on the order of 5% of daily needs.

 

[domin8brix]

Honestly it just depends on how much is in the brand you're using. I usually drink Saltt or Magna or similar and try to not have more than two a day of those and really only use two when it's a stepper/run/gym day where I do allll the things, or I've been outside in 100 degree heat all day.

 

[Nate2plate]

High potassium and low potassium unfortunately have similar symptoms. Heart issues and arrhythmia can develop from both. As someone who had Afib and ablation to repair it I am cautious with it. I usually take potassium every other day but unless you are testing there really isn’t a great answer.
I take magnesium every day with my other supplements and have always had decent blood results with that.

 

[sheilarae74]

I had a bad bout of low blood pressure for two days last week. Long story short, I neglected my sodium and got dehydrated. I've been careful about potassium and magnesium, but just assumed 'everybody gets enough salt.' Nope. So now I drink a spicy V8 everyday (40% RDA sodium) and I'm back to normal. Btw it also seems like it started the scale moving a bit more briskly.

V8 is how I get my sodium in too. I just take magnesium and potassium supplements along with it and I have not had a problem with hydration since.