Swollen Feet

[JEanes55]

My feet have been swollen for two months now. Since I was having problems with my blood pressure and my doctor switch my meds my blood pressure is excellent now, but my feet are swollen all the time, What can I do to get my feet back? It hurts to walk now. My doctor had me on furosidmide once a day, now he says take it twice daily. My feet aren't back to normal yet. What should I do?

[Jayhawker]

Does the blood pressure medicine you're taking cause swollen feet as a potential side effect of the medicine? If you're not sure, your pharmacist will be able to let you know.

Jayhawker

[JEanes55 in reply to Jayhawker]

It’s mighty funny that it didn’t start until I got on this medicine. But the doctor won’t change it. He’s changed it twice and this is making my blood pressure perfect.

[Jayhawker in reply to JEanes55]

Well, I'd definitely check to see if swollen feet are a potential side effect of the medication. If so, I'd have a serious discussion with my doctor about this, especially if it was interfering with my ability to do moderate exercise on a daily basis. Are there other options? if not, is there something else we can do to deal with the swollen feet? Dietary changes? Other lifestyle changes? Other medications (for me a last resort most usually but still sometimes needed

Jayhawker

[JEanes55 in reply to Jayhawker]

The only thing the doctor is saying is to lay off salt. And I’m doing that.