Potassium is needed to maintain good health. When potassium level falls below 3.5 mmol/L, Hypokalemia is diagnosed. In case of extremely low level of potassium (lower than 2.5 mmol/L) the following symptoms are appeared: malaise and fatigue. This low level of potassium can lead to severe muscle weakness and paralysis; respiratory failure; intermittent muscle spasms. It is known, foods that are good sources of potassium and low in sodium may reduce the risk of high blood pressure and stroke. Potassium supplementation is also recommended as an adjuvant antihypertensive agent for patients with essential hypertension.

Cyclothiazide was presumably developed by Eli Lilly for the treatment of hypertension. It is believed that the drug, which belongs to the class of thiazide diuretics, exerts its action by inhibitin sodium reabsorption in the renal tubules. In 1993 it was discovered that cyclothiazide stimulates AMPA receptors thus inducing seizure behavior.