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[dogsbodydogsbod]

did anyone write about the side affects of Furosemide. I read somewhere that their lower back and legs had started paining them as mine have like wise and i feel as though my kidney's and bowels are inflamed. Just wanted some ammunition before speaking to the G.P.

[Buzzy-Beans]

I have been on Furosemide 40mg for several years now and have never experienced any kind of side effect, this was originally prescribed by a GP and interestingly enough when the know it all consultants at Papworth decided that I no longer needed to take the drug, within only a few days I was in quite a bad way!

So tread carefully with your GP, your problems might not be because you are taking Furosemide.

[dogsbodydogsbod in reply to Buzzy-Beans]

Thanks.

[MountainGoat52]

For what it is worth, I am severely allergic to Furosemide. It just makes me feel absolutely dire - pains all over, no energy and I can barely function... and that's just after one dose! The problem I have is that while it works as a diuretic, it also strips out my potassium. I had to have a potassium sparing diuretic after my bypass op which I was informed was "against protocol". I was not amused!!!!!

[dogsbodydogsbod in reply to MountainGoat52]

I was thinking that it may be stripping me of valuable minerals so i will talk to the G.P. about it as I feel that I had my op and then generally left to it. It feels like a guessing game as to what symptoms are doing what to my body. Onward and forward!

[MountainGoat52 in reply to dogsbodydogsbod]

Or as we hill walkers say, "Onwards and Upwards". 😀

[Ktomoph_]

Hi dit is wise to be interested in the medication you are prescribed and to raise concerns if you believe that you may be having side effects related to this medication.

There are a number of online sites that explain how Furosemide works and also lists the side effects and what to do if you have these side effects.

My understanding from the explanation given by my cardiologist is that as I have heart failure, my heart is too weak to pump fluids around my body normally like a healthy heart would do. Therefore, fluid backs up and builds up, particularly around my lungs.

My heart failure diagnosis came after I struggled to breath and the echocardiogram showed an ejection fraction of 13% meaning that I was basically drowning in my body fluids.

I was given Furosemide intravenously over 14 days - this made my body expel around 30fl.oz of fluid per day(and the bonus losing nearly 2 stone in weight over 2 weeks) and enabling me to breath properly within 2 days.

I was prescribed Furosemide for oedema, but it can also be prescribed for high blood pressure. I have low blood pressure, but not so low as to cause any known issues.

One of the interesting issues given in the information is that high doses of furosemide(80mg and above) can cause low levels of the thyroid hormone. Prior to my intravenous treatment and subsequent 80mg prescribed dose, my thyroid had always been just slightly underactive, but not enough to ever cause anyone any concern.

However, after this, my thyroid levels dropped enough for thyroid medication to be prescribed. The medication has been increased twice over the last 2 years as my thyroid levels have dropped despite my reducing the furosemide to 20mg more than a year ago.

Hopefully you have a GP who listens and will recognise that there may be an issue with the meds you are taking. But one of the best people to discuss this with will hopefully be your pharmacist. I have discussed several of my meds with my pharmacist and gained understanding and excellent advice.

I have asked my GP 'point blank' whether diuretics damage the kidneys, after reading this online during my research. Her answer was that they do. Another reason for asking was that I was suddenly diagnosed with CKD(chronic kidney disease).

I think the message is that 'one size does not fit all' and we do need to question and research the medication each of us are prescribed.

wishing you all a healthy and pain free life.......❤️