There is no “fastest” treatment for recovery from periodic paralysis in the clinic, different causes of the disease, different treatment methods, periodic paralysis is periodic paralysis, according to the cause of the disease is divided into low-potassium periodic paralysis, high-potassium periodic paralysis, normal potassium periodic paralysis, according to the cause of the disease can be used in the general treatment of such as adjusting the lifestyle, medication, and so on. According to the cause of the disease, general treatment such as lifestyle modification, medication, etc. can be used.
1. General treatment: In daily life, diet should be small and frequent, low-potassium type should be given low-sodium and high-potassium diet, and high-potassium type should be given high-carbohydrate diet. At the same time, avoid overwork, mental stress, excessive cold, excessive heat and other factors to stimulate the muscles.
2. Drug treatment: If the symptoms of low potassium periodic paralysis are not serious during the seizure period, patients can take potassium chloride and potassium citrate orally; if the symptoms of low potassium periodic paralysis are serious during the seizure period, patients should be given potassium chloride solution intravenously.
If the attack time is short, mild symptoms of high potassium type periodic paralysis patients generally do not need special treatment, heavy symptoms can be intravenous drip 10% calcium gluconate, at the same time can take hydrochlorothiazide, acetazolamide and other diuretics to assist the discharge of potassium.
If patients with normal potassium type periodic paralysis in the seizure period can take sodium chloride, acetazolamide, calcium tablets and other medications, and if it is the interictal period can take hydrocortisone, acetazolamide and other medications.
Patients with periodic paralysis who need to use the above medication should take it under the guidance of a doctor, and should not use it on their own to avoid aggravating their condition.