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 and High Blood Pressure | None | This drug literally saved my life!! I have 2 leaky heart valves (one severely,one mod.) with some regurgitation. However, I have functioned great until now and now require both valves replaced. It is one reason the need for surgery was not required until now! | F | 56 | 10 years 40 1X day | 4/29/2012 | 5 | idiopathic edema | muscle spasms in calves and feet, postural hypotension | make sure to take potassium. it usually takes about 1.5 hours to start working for me. i take 80-160 mg as needed for fluid retention in my face and hands. if i have to go somewhere or on a long drive, i'll take it at about 2 am so it's out of my system before i have to do anything. you have to be close to a bathroom! | F | 52 | 10 years | 7/16/2009 | 5 | Fluid overload and bp control ESRd | Muscle cramps when taking to much | M | 44 | 7 years 80 mg | 5/3/2013 | 5 | Edema in my legs and ankles | I have been taking Lasix for a very longtime, and now it is not working, I am taking 160 mgs per day, I do not know if I need to increase the dosage, it is a great medication, keeps my weight down, no more edema, but for soem reason, not working anymore, any thoughts? | F | 51 | 5 years 160 1X day | 11/1/2011 | 5 | water retention | Slightly tired after taking | Could loose up to 3 pounds after one use!! Happy Day! | F | 59 | 5 years | 5/3/2005 | 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 | 1 | Congestive Heart Failure | After about 3 yrs of Lasix (20mg) I developed an unknown allergic reaction that caused blistering on my hands and feet. My feet would get 20-30 at a time and my hands would get hundreds at a time. I had to take medication to keep the breakouts minimized. This slow torture lasted 2 years or so. Due to a situation on my part that engaged my stubborn streak I was without lasix for a month. I realized that since I wasn't taking the lasix I also wasn't needing the pill for the blisters. Started lasix again... blisters. Stopped taking lasix... no blisters. After 2 yrs lasix wasn't really working anymore for me so it didn't really matter that I stopped. I could drink a liter of water have a lasix and still not urinate to excess. I am still sensitive to processed foods and drinks however that are flavored with the wrong "fruity flavoring" (somehow related to a chemical in lasix). No more blisters or claritin though. Yeah! | Lasix is definitely not for me. | M | 41 | 5 years | 9/19/2007 | 5 | hypertension | weakness in the legs, sweat, hot flashes the first 6 hours then feel much better. Really helps to lower BP over a period of time, maybe a month | F | 53 | 4 years | 7/28/2006 | 4 | pitting edema | fatigue, dry mouth, unable to bear heat, dry skin, frequent trips to the bathroom | F | 61 | 4 years | 7/20/2004 | 4 | CHF & Cardiomyopathy | Frequent urination, Hearing problems. | I take a very high dose(280 MG)daily. Works like a charm. | M | 41 | 4 years | 9/7/2005 | 3 | high blood pressure | muscle cramps and spasms of inner thigh area. often at night it will wake me from sleep. also high creatnine level reading that was reduced by stopping my night dosage 80mg and I also take coenzyme 10 now. But lasix helped me extremely when I was admitted to hospital weighing 400 lbs. and fluid almost went into my lungs. Lasix works fast but overtime, you can develop leg/muscle cramps. | F | 59 | 4 years 2X day | 7/8/2010 | 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 | 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 | 5 | heart failure - leaky mitral valve | dehydrated and thirsty but what do you expect from a chemical dehydration pill that tells your kidneys to flush all fluids now. | Great drug. Pulminary edima it's my first choice. Ate them like candy. But while dying of fluid in lungs you learn how to survive. I highly recomend SALT reduction as far better solution. Food tastes like crap but it's better than chemical dehydrate you pills. <700mg/day sodium was the #1 thing after lasix that kept me alive while waiting for new valve. Less sodium means less lasix is needed and your life is better. | M | 43 | 2 years | 9/1/2007 | 4 | water retention | Just some shakiness if I didn't supplement my potassium level. | This is a great diuretic, however it works very quickly so you need to be prepared to go to the washroom within an hour of taking it. I tend to retain water a lot, so when I take it, it works quickly. Unlike other diuretics that can keep you in the bathroom throughout the day at fairly regular intervals, I have found that Lasix works quickly (done in about 3 hours). However, keep bananas around to help supplement your potassium levels so that you don't get shaky. | F | 41 | 2 years | 1/10/2009 | 4 | Swelling of legs, blood pressure | Tiredness, frequent urination, dizzy feeling | I had congestive heart faliure last year and seems this medicine does help with pains in chest (along with other BP medicine and insulin for diabetes). My feet would swell so big I have stretch marks on them, and this medicine after a day or two takes it away completely. It does make me feel tired and a little dizzy after taking it. | M | 45 | 2 years | 4/23/2005 | 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 | 5 | insulin edema | helps with the edema from my frequent insulin dosage (ie keeps weight down) freq urination, thirsty, dry skin. I couldn't live without lasix, works like a charm. | Be careful about overexposure of sun. Lasix can intensify sunburn. esp on backs of hands. | F | 36 | 1 years | 6/17/2007 | 5 | esrd patient | suffer very severe leg cramps | M | 54 | 1 years | 7/25/2001 | 2 | high blood pressure | Lasix has raised my cholesterol and glucose levels and caused me to have a low white blood cell count | F | 62 | 1 years | 5/3/2005 |
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)