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I take 20 mg a day of Frusemide for fluid retention to be increased to 40 mg for 4 days if I am suffering badly. However, I find this extra dose doesn’t help a lot and when I start to really fill up with fluid, I usually suffer an Afib episode.

Does anyone else suffer from this problem?

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Mazza23

I take 40 mg frusemide a day sometimes80 if really bad have done for 4years also take candesartan with 12 mg of a dietetic in it

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They are all so different aren’t they. Was told I could only take 40 for 4 days at a time.

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Yes different doctors have different opinions and we all react differently I also take 1200 mg of potassium

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Does the potassium help do you think?

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Yes it is essential for your heart I also have heart failure and was hypokaleamic(low on potassium) they put me on two drips one in each arm plus a potassium drink when I was in ccu

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Polski in reply to Mazza23

One should only take potassium under a doctor's supervision. Too much can be as bad as too little, and can prove fatal. Eating a banana or two seems to be a good way to increase one's intake safely.

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Mazza23 in reply to Polski

All under supervision and have regular blood tests doc said I would have to eat a truck load of bananas

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