burmag Swollen feet and lower legs with rls

Does anyone get swollen feet and lower legs with their rls symptoms? I do- which makes it worse. I tale Lasix (furosemide) for cardiac probs and it works well keeping excess fluid out of my lungs and rest of body-but not my feet. My feet look like toddlers feet-you know rectangles and puffy on top. Drives me crazy! Feedback appreciated. Thanks, Burma

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Sounds more like the cardiac problems could be causing that. The Furosemide should be taking the fluid from your legs too - it doesn't distinguish different parts of the body.

Oh I am reaching into the memory here but I think pressure stockings and elevating your feet are important. It would do no harm to take a trip to your Drs and see what they say - you may need the Furosemide upped or changed. Could be another problem like kidneys getting in on the act too so best to rule that out.

Some home tips on fluid reduction here:

top10homeremedies.com/home-...

Hope that's of some help. Take care.

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Hi Raffs-very helpful. I was due to see my cardiologist last Friday but appt put off because my doc was out on med leave. The point about kidneys is something to investigate. I understand re the cardiac/lasix/heart failure end of it, but the swelling is different in some way and the fact that the lasix is not also pulling the fluid out of my feet and lower legs like the rest of me worries me. BTW just yesterday I tripped over a book in our library called "DRUG MUGGERS" by a Registered Pharmacist named Suzy Cohen. She also has a website. And as I was flipping thru it came upon a comment about deficiency sx associated with low CoQ10. The first sx she listed was leg cramps and heavy, achy legs. The in parentheses she added, and I quote: "The doctors may diagnose this as restless leg syndrome and give you another medication for it." She talks about the CoQ10 deficiency as being common when taking statins and many cardiologists recommend this supplement. It occurred to me that because statins are prescribed so freely, at least here in the US, maybe this situation contributes to our rls pain, Just another one of my thoughts but I'm certainly jumping on this today. Has anyone heard more about this? It's interesting how 'opening one can of worms leads to another' with rls. Interested in all opinions. Thanks, Raffs, Take care, Burma (burmag)

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I was taking statins for several years before I found out that they do more damage than the high cholesterol and high triglycerides do. I stopped taking the statins and now take supplements of Citrus Bergamot (500 milligrams once a day) and Ubiquinol (body ready CoQ10, 200 milligrams) once a day. My levels of bad cholesterol (LDL) and triglycerides are actually LOWER than when I was taking the statins, and my good cholesterol (HDL) has actually gone up! Puritan'sPride.com has both of the supplements. By the way, my Dr. at the VA was astonished at my results. It shows they don't learn everything in medical school! Get the Ubiquinol, not regular CoQ10, as it is more readily absorbed. Hope this helps.

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Hi Raffs, Just went to the website you mentioned re fluid reduction. Got some good tips re food to add to my diet. Thanks, Burma

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My pleasure, any time.

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I have the exact same problems but the furosemide didn't help me and it was totally annoying to run to the loo every half an hour. Yes the fluids has gone out and such but the pain was still there. And since then I also can't wear lovely nice shoes. Now wearing those crocs shoes because it's flexible and when my feet starting to get swollen again the crocs shoes are very useful because it doesn't hurt me. With other shoes yes.

I also have to put my feet up to feel little relief.

I dont like to walk at all because every little step they getting swollen and then it hurt badly... the sole even my ankles and the toes become numb especially my big toes. Sometimes I wish I just can knock my big toes off due the numbness.

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Hi BKosi. That's exactly how I feel. Thank God for crocs! They are often my 'go-to- shoes. I too used to love shoes but the days of pretty, high-heeled shoes are over. I would trade all my shoes and some other things for no leg pain. I believe when I get to the bottom of this problem it will turn out to be drug-related in some way. Take care, Burma

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Hi BKosi. BTW just a thought. Are you taking a blood thinner? I'm looking into how this drug for me Coumadin) may affect my feet. Got tipped off about this from an Emergency Room doc. Might be an area to investigate. Take care, Burma

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Yes, my partner does but at night only.

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Oops... and they burn - hot.