Hi Christie,
Electrolytes are tricky.
Not only does each electrolyte have to be balanced, but they also have to be balanced with each other.
Salt (sodium) is also an electrolyte.
Here’s the important electrolytes and the names for having too much (hyper) or too little (hypo) of each:
calcium: hypercalcemia and hypocalcemia
chloride: hyperchloremia and hypochloremia
magnesium: hypermagnesemia and hypomagnesemia
phosphate: hyperphosphatemia or hypophosphatemia
potassium: hyperkalemia and hypokalemia
sodium: hypernatremia and hyponatremia
The thing seems to be that if for example you are getting “too much” of one electrolyte (lets call it Electrolyte A) then your body will down-regulate that electrolyte level by making you pee a lot.
That has that electrolyte and water flushing out of your system, but also the other electrolytes.
So now, for example your Electrolyte A levels would be fine again, but you’re deficient in the other electrolytes, will get those deficiency symptoms (a lot of them seem to be fatigue/ dizziness and muscle related like cramps, including heart muscle) and will then need to supplement those other electrolytes.
You can get these symptoms from any of the electrolytes and you can get them EITHER from having too much OR from having too little OR from them being out of balance with each other.
So you need to try and find out which electrolyte it is and whether you need more or less of it.
Electrolytes are really powerful body chemistry.