Change from Furosemide to Bumetanide

[Alibaloo]

I am on 80mg Furosemide in the morning and 20mg at lunch time (a quite large dose). I have recently been asked to stop the Furosemide and change to 1mg Bumetanide. Has anyone any experience of this medication they can share?

[Andrew_A]

Was on 200mg furosemide, it seems to lose its effectiveness in some people after long term use. Changed to 5mg bumetanide, 3 in morning, 2 in afternoon and now down to 2 in morning and 1 in afternoon

[Alibaloo in reply to Andrew_A]

Thanks for that Andrew. I don't now what dosage of bumetanide I will be on until I receive the medication from the pharmacy, I do know it will be a 1mg x 112 pack which seems to indicate it will probably be 4mg per day. I'm a little apprehensive about changing over though.

[Putterguy]

Hi Alibaloo, yes I changed from Furosimide to Bumetanide. I’m on 3 tablets per day. 2 morning 1 lunchtime. I did reduce to 2 per day but I was getting fluid build up. Reason I changed was due to the Furisomide cough. The cough is better but still have it a little. Had no other problems with the change over. It took a while to get my dose right for me. I started on 4 tablets per day then down to 2 then 2 1/2 then back to 3. Just give it time to get it right.

[Alibaloo in reply to Putterguy]

Thanks. I also have a cough and some fluid build up, I guess that is the reason for the change to Bumetanide.

[Pippy36 in reply to Putterguy]

Interesting to read your post. I have been taking Furosomide for years in varying doses but of late it has been 40mg in morn and 20mg aroumd midday. I have just changed to Bumetanide - two days ago. I take 1 in morning and a half tablet around lunch. It isn't very often I had a build up of fluid but if I did it was firstly my eyelids and then face! Especially interested that you mentioned a cough. I have been coughing for years - used to come and go but this past two years I just cough all day long and nobody has mentioned why. Furosomide cough has not been mentioned so perhaps that us why the HF nurse has prescrined it. I take alot of meds and gave an ICD fitted. The Respitory Consultant at my hospital does not know why either.After reading your post I don't want to get too hopeful that the Furosomide could be responsible. I do get quite breathless. My cough feels more like an irritaion in my throat and is worse when I move from one temperature to another and cough especially when I speak on phone! It is better some days than others.

I don't cough up any fluid although I gave done other years - cough also has changed most years too!

Was anything similar happening with you?

Look forward to hearing your reply.

[Deejay62]

I also was changed from furosemide to Bumetanide. Personally I feel much better for the change. Furosemide wasn’t working anymore and I felt like fluids was building up in my body. I personally feel a lot better on Bumetanide. I did struggle with changing but eventually after a lot of coaxing I changed and was glad I did.