A couple days later I ended up going to the emergency room at my local hospital. They did blood work on me. Found out that my sodium, magnesium, potassium levels were all very low, and that my electrolytes were all messed up. They admitted me to the hospital immediately, started me on IV's and I had to take massive doses of magnesium and potassium to get my levels back up. All those symptoms I had were because my chemical levels were so low. They kept me in the hospital for two and a half days. They told me to stop taking the prescribed diuretic and potassium tablet I'd been on for over 30 years. As they explained to me, since I wasn't taking the diuretic anymore, I shouldn't need the potassium, as too much potassium is as bad as too little. It took me a while to regain my strength after I came home from the hospital, but I've been good for a while now, and am at least aware now of the symptoms for low sodium, etc.
I eat little salt but I have to force myself to eat salt, because I sweat out more tban I take in...in addition I’m a coffee & tea drinker. I can tell when I’m low; I feel awful, low energy and bounding heart rate together. A level spoonful of salt and a glass or two of water and I’m right as rain.