Is alka seltzer gold the same as electrolytes?

Hi everyone, I have heard many good things about alka seltzer gold but have also read it's similar to electrolytes. Is it the same thing as taking electrolytes or slightly different?

I currently take 2 servings of electrolytes a day which totals to 2000mg per day of sodium, 400mg per day of potassium and 120mg per day of magnesium. I also take slow release sodium prescription and magnesium l threaonate by jarrow formulas.

So I'm basically wondering if I buy alka seltzer gold could it potentially do anything to help me? or is it the same as what I'm taking already so it would be pointless purchasing? thank you!!

label info for assessing contents

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Anhydrous citric acid 1000 mg.................................………Antacid

Potassium bicarbonate 344 mg.…..………………….……..Antacid

Sodium bicarbonate (heat-treated) 1050 mg………………Antacid

INACTIVE INGREDIENTS
Inactive ingredients magnesium stearate, mannitol


OTHER INFORMATION
● each tablet contains: potassium 135 mg

● each tablet contains: sodium 309 mg

● store at room temperature. Avoid excessive heat.

● this product does not contain aspirin

● Alka-Seltzer Gold in water contains principally the

antacids sodium citrate and potassium citrate

I was very weak and not eating very much, which is why I was susceptible to ASG throwing off my electrolytes.(At least this is what I was told.) I was hospitalized because my heart rate went up to 155 BPM even when lying down and could not be controlled. I had only taken two doses of ASG in a day (so four ASG tablets total), and I know people who take far more than that when herxing, so I know it's usually safe. I just like to caution people because of my experience, since some of us are more depleted than others!

Yes, because I was supplementing magnesium but no other electrolytes, and not eating much, the ASG increased my potassium above where it should have been, causing my heart rhythm issue. This is what I was told, though I didn't see my test results myself. (I can rant about that ER all day....) My understanding is that electrolytes need to be in a certain proportion to one another, and that happens fine when a normal diet is being consumed, but unfortunately because of MCAS and gastroparesis my diet was far from normal at the time! Plus I was extra sensitive to low relative sodium specifically, due to POTS.

Thank you for explaining Sara! I was concerned that it was the bicarbonate aspect of the ASG which might have deleted your electrolytes (I want to avoid this) but it sounds like the increase in potassium caused the symptoms.

The ASG is 344mg of potassium and I take electrolytes which contain 400mg of potassium so hopefully I would be fine with one dosage of ASG if I decide to buy it at some point.

Instead of buying it, for now I have tried to replicate it myself with electrolytes and bicarbonate soda (baking soda). The only thing I'm missing is the citric acid, does anyone know if this is an important ingredient in ASG?

Rainy cloud - thank you for sharing that, very helpful! It seems like lemon is a good alternative to citric acid but I don't have lemon bc of MCAS / histamine intolerance and following a low histamine diet. Does anyone know of any good alternatives?