LASIX Reviews (FUROSEMIDE)Average Rating: 3.4 (67 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare LASIX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR LASIX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | CHF, valve replaced | Excellent to keep BP and CHF under control. Sweet potatoes, bananas, and oranges increase Potassium enough & easier on stomach. | After the hospital was on 40 mg a day, gradually tapered to 10 mg a day and doing great at 93. Also take CoQ10 100 mg a day and MDR.com CardioTone twice a day, plus Captopril 6.25 mg AM and PM. | M | 93 | 3 years 10 mg. 1X day | 11/30/2010 | 1 | Congestive heart failure | Headache, generally feeling unwell, constipation, gas, lethargy. | Began to feel unwell about one-half hour after taking Lasix, felt unwell and not normal until about 5-6 hours later. Very debilitating. | F | 79 | 6 weeks | 1/10/2007 | 1 | Swelling of feet & legs | Heart pounding fast & hard, BP lying down with feet elevated 176/78. Much fatigue | My feet & legs are still swollen & there is a lot of fluid sounds through you my upper abdomen | F | 78 | 2 days 20mg | 11/11/2015 | 1 | Swelling of feet & legs | Heart pounding fast & hard, BP lying down with feet elevated 176/78. Much fatigue | My feet & legs are still swollen & there is a lot of fluid sounds through you my upper abdomen | F | 78 | 2 days 20mg | 11/11/2015 | 3 | mitral valve regurgitation | Worked well with only dry mouth side effect for one year. Then started to develop muscle cramps in both hamstring muscles. These became so severe that I could hardly walk or sleep. So have stopped Lasix. Gained 6 lbs of water right away; hope muscle cramps will go away. | Good diuretic, as long as you don't get any major side effects as I did. | M | 76 | 1.5 years | 1/25/2008 | 1 | C.h.f. | Arm and hand cramps | M | 74 | 7 weeks | 12/4/2016 | 1 | Heart | This killed my father | M | 74 | 1X day | 12/24/2010 | 5 | Pulmonary issues. | None. Lost wt 16 lbs in 2 weeks | Loose too much wt. Helps with the fluid retention. | M | 70 | 2 weeks 20 | 4/2/2017 | 3 | Swollen legs and ankles | Extreme tiredness and weakness in muscles | Can I stop taking it and go back to indapamide | F | 70 | 3 weeks 20mg | 6/29/2015 | 1 | swollen legs and ankles | Within a few hours had hot, red, burning rash on lower legs causing permanent damage to skin. Had to use wet bandages for months and my legs will NEVER be the same. | Do NOT take this drug!!!!! | F | 67 | 1 days 20 mg 1X day | 1/5/2016 | 5 | Congestive Heart Failure(CHF) | Cramps..from dehydration | If you are taking this drug before bed time...Stop...you will not be able to sleep...you should only take it when you have little or nothing to do...If going shopping...do not take it until you get home..you will spend more time going to the bathroom than shopping..Also, your Doctor should be telling you to take potassium for the cramps...because laxis will dehydrate you...causes Cramps. I buy over the counter potassium...it is cheap and I take one or two when I get the cramp's or while taking the Furosemide. This is a great drug if you have CHF...when I feel a heavyness on my chest and have a hard time breathing, I take one of two of these pill's..along with using my Nebulizer..in 2-4 hour's, the swelling in my leg's goes down and my breathing become's easier. | M | 66 | 3 years 40mg 1X day | 8/14/2010 | 5 | hypertension | I take 20mg my ankles swell all the time it swell in my ankles first then I can feel the fluid going up my legs there is a pill called leg cramp is super for legs cramps I use to scream and holla when I have them u can get them at cvs called leg cramp pills small bottle about 6 or 7 dollars take as many as it takes to stop. I'm a living testimony it works | F | 65 | 5 years 20mg aday | 10/20/2014 | 3 | Value replacement heart surgery | I'm 65. Feeling good but in 3 weeks lost 13 pounds and I was thin anyway. Don't want more weight loss. Don't think lasix are ever going to plateu | Meds doesn't bother I don't like weight loss afraid it won't stop | F | 65 | 3 weeks 20mg | 3/4/2016 | 1 | labile Blood Pressure | F | 65 | 1 days 20 mg 1X day | 5/21/2011 Patient History | 3 | High Blood Potassium | Hate having to be in the bathroom so much, etc. Very dry mouth. In the night my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. | I do also have leg swelling, which Lasix helps. I think it also causes me to have less energy. High potassium is a serious problem, so unless there is another way to reduce it, I guess I'll just continue to know where the bathrooms are at every store I go to. | F | 64 | 9 months 20mg 1X day | 3/10/2011 | 1 | Heart failure high blood pressure | Severe itch and burning on arms legs and body with red rash and soreness bad thirst at night dizziness and muscle pain bad tablet is there an alternative to this tablet | My doctors have me on lasix with ramipril eplerenone and bisoporol and nuprin all of these pills interact with each other all causing serious side effects but when you tell them your having problems they say it's not the tablets when we know it is | M | 64 | 16 months 25mg 1X day | 12/3/2020 | 4 | Body was retainig fluids | Blood pressure elevated up; leg and feet feeling numb, hot, tingling hurt to walk on | F | 63 | 1 days 20mg | 1/29/2015 | 3 | congestive heart failure in 2004 | dry mouth, dizziness, bloated stomach, sleepy, feeling tired, and walking too slow. I take one pill daily in the early am 20 mg tablet. And, need to visit the bathroom every l 1/2 hour about 5-6 times a day. | I am better. I took what the doctor prescribed...lasix, potassium, diovan for my bloodpressure, and correg for my heart since 2004 so that is 3 years but always felt tired with no energy and hardtime breathing. In late 2005, I was desperate condition...I found a natural alternative product called stem enhance that after 1/2 hour taking my first two pills.. made me breath better again, able to talk on the telephone, climb upstairs, and walk in the mall. So there is hope...stem enhance gave me back my life. | F | 63 | 3 days | 7/17/2006 | 2 | Reduce fluids | Inadequate erections.. | Poor erections - full but soft and rubbery even with Viagra and a cockring. Penetration has become a real challenge because I've been accident prone (premature ejaculation) all my life. I've read that this (impotence) is not an uncommon side effect with this particular medication. | M | 63 | 45 days 40 mg 1X day | 4/11/2013 | 5 | Hypertension, slight edema | Perhaps slightly tired at times but that might be my imagination and the dark days of December-January! | Diuresis is remarkable and 3 pounds in several hours is welcome. It's doing a nice job on my blood pressure. I had hoped that 40 mg. in the morning would be enough but I need to take an additional 40 mg. in the evening for more consistent BP control. It replaced thiazides which I had been taking for decades which gave me consistently low serum sodium. Blood tests in the works to see the effects of Lasix on sodium and potassium. Fingers are crossed. Extremely low price is a nice plus. | M | 62 | 40 days | 1/17/2006 |
LASIX (FUROSEMIDE): Furosemide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease. This can lessen symptoms such as shortness of breath and swelling in your arms, legs, and abdomen. This drug is also used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. Furosemide is a "water pill" (diuretic) that causes you to make more urine. This helps your body get rid of extra water and salt. (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)