Potassium citrate for Renal Tubular Acidosis User Reviews

Brand names: Urocit-K

Potassium citrate has an average rating of 7.6 out of 10 from a total of 5 reviews for the treatment of Renal Tubular Acidosis. 60% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.

Potassium citrate rating summary

7.6/10 average rating

5 ratings from 5 user reviews.

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msund...
Taken for 1 to 2 years
March 31, 2018

Urocit-K (potassium citrate) "Taking Urocit-K 15mEq 3x daily to prevent Kidney Stones. I was thinking all was well after a year and needed a refill, but my urologist required I get an x-ray and come see him. Sure enough, I had a 5mm stone in left kidney, same location as previous stones (one in ureter removed via Ureteroscopy.) According to the Dr., I still wasn't drinking enough water, even though I drink 64 to 88 oz per day. I had been measuring my PH with strips periodically and it was very much like a roller coaster. I started measuring every time with the strips and I was dropping below 6 too often. I read about what foods are alkalizing and those that are acidic after metabolizing and changed my diet. This made a huge difference! Along with the medication, if I eat enough alkalizing foods, I never get below 6.5! Dr. never told me about diet!? Hopefully this 5mm stone will be gone when I go back in June '18."

8 / 10

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Patty
Taken for 10 years or more
April 4, 2020

Urocit-K (potassium citrate) "I had kidney stones my whole life. In my twenties they became frequent and larger. The last one was the size of a quarter. It was becoming dangerous with the kidney stones that large. The only way to get rid of them was lithotripsy. Anyway, my doctor put me on Urocit-K, and I haven't had a kidney stone in about 23 years! Miracle drug!"

10 / 10

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sharv
Taken for less than 1 month
October 10, 2017

"Minutes after taking this my lips started to feel funny - a numb tingling sensation which spread to my whole face. This resolved after an anti-histamine. However, Potassium Citrate did help my initial problem of pain on passing urine and frequency."

5 / 10

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EyemOk
Taken for 5 to 10 years
December 3, 2019

Urocit-K (potassium citrate) "I was hospitalized with large kidney stones in both kidneys. Surgically removed in January 2014. Put on 10meq of Urocit-K by urologist. No more kidney stones since (as of December 2019)."

9 / 10

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Liber...
Taken for 1 to 6 months
March 28, 2016

"Could be made easier to swallow as they are large."

6 / 10

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