Experiences with

Amiloride / Furosemide

Hey guys,I was wondering if anyone has suffered from long term water retention after having a CABG (quadruple)? The reason I ask is because my father has been taking 40mg of Furosemide for the past 10 years and his legs have been slowly getting worse. Any help/suggestions would be gratefully appreciated

Hi, sorry if this is a bit long winded I am just looking for some support and guidance. My uncle (61) was diagnosed with decompensated cirrhosis at the beginning of feb, this was through an A&E admission as he had considerable ascites. He was in for 6 days and sent home with spironolactone, thiamine

Since my last two blood test over 4 months, my ferritin level has been Ferritin * 3/57 ugL. The range should be between 30 - 250. This is of a great concern to me as I suffer from the following Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sarcoidosis, High Blood Pressure, Lower Back pain - Severe Degenerative

Hi everyone, Just wanted to know if anyone else has been on furosemide long term and then had it stopped? To my surprise, I had a call from cardiology last week and was offered a cancellation appointment for mum. My previous post was about how annoyed I was that the appointment got cancelled 2 days

I posted a couple of months ago asking for advice on alternative to Bisoprolol. After reading reviews I thought I would like to try Nebivolol. My GP wouldn’t prescribe Nebivolol ,only carvedilol, as I had an appointment with a cardiologist in 8 days I thought would ask the doctor then. During the

hi again everyone Well another attack of bad afib/tachycardia and that’s the 4th one since before Christmas each one lasting about 4-5 weeks i Was blue light to hospital earlier this week as bad pains in my chest snd roughly 168 heart rate. I know I’ve been about 240 before but felt really ill this

I know a few of you take Magnesium Taurate and say it works - where do you get this for a decent price that works? I am in NSR but feel the odd beat/flutter every now & then. My usual Multi Vit/Min contains only 29% magnesium & Ive just been put on Furosemide which I’ve read can deplete magnesium (

Hey allI've noticed my stomach is rather bloated and I'm constantly coughing. It's been like it a few days. I take furosemide and dapagliflozin to stop any fluid retention. I've noticed I'm getting tired more as well. Is it worth bothering my heart nurse in case of symptoms flaring up or am I overthinking

Hi My name is Gulshan Munshi. I am 68 years old and suffering from lower back pain which travels down to my legs which makes it very difficult to walk or sit for a longer period of time. I get kind of strange type of pain in my right leg e.g. vein or bone getting on top of each other and until that comes

Been contemplating whether to post or not. Been feeling totally rubbish past few days. Dizziness is back, palpitations, fatigue, heavy head & what feels like tinnitus. Checked my heart rate & it's low. Currently going between 48 - 55 (using an oximeter). I'm awaiting an ablation procedure which is

Hello, I am new to this forum and Kidney Issues and would appreciate any feedback from long term kidney disease sufferers. I have Pulmonary Hypertension and Scleroderma and am on 80mg furosemide daily and 10mg Prednisolone for pulmonary oedema alongside treatments for PH. My eGFR has been in the high

I had an AVR 2 years ago and get an annual CT scan to check that all is well. Medication wise - I am on bisoprolol, eplenerone, losartan, furosemide, colecalciferol and warfarin. My INR is monitored re the latter. My query is what involvement, if any should I get from the GP? I have an annual telephone

Hey all,Hoping someone can guide me. Recently was prescribed furosemide for water retention. Been taking it for 3 days now and today been feeling chest pains. Also have pins and needles in hands and feet. This is going to sound strange but also been feeling what I can only describe as little electric

Hello, I was diagnosed with a Dilated Left Ventricle and Atrial Fibrillation in 2014 at 38. I was prescribed Carvedilol 3.125mg twice daily, Ramipril 2.5mg daily, Apixaban 5mg twice daily and Furosemide 20mg daily, which I have taken ever since. Ever since I started on these meds I've felt worse than

Hope someone can give me some advice as my mum was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation last year, she was prescribed Bisoprolol and Apixaban. She’s also been prescribed water tablet- Furosemide. It took several months for my mum to get used to taking these medications. She was suffering from nausea when

My serum sodium is 137 mmol/L. Completely in normal range (133-146). I am taking spironolactone 300mg and furosemide 80mg. My question is how much do I need to restrict fluid intake for ascites due to cirrhosis?

Thank you all again who kindly answered me regarding my Aspergillus problem and the dreadful swelling of my feet and ankles, I contacted my GP as some of you had advised and I had my water tablets changed from Furosemide to Bumetanide 1mg tablets,1tablet twice per day, I just hope that those water tablets

I have now been diagnosed with a lung fungal infection, I have been prescribed 4 Intraconozole tablets per day + 15 mg of Hydrocortisone tablets, my feet + ankles are very badly swollen so Consultant prescribed 40 mg of Furosemide water tablets 1 tablet twice per day I have been 6 weeks on those water

1. What BP meds do you folks take and times a day? 2. And what stage are you at? 3. Give a small description of how your current BP meds have helped or not helped? 4. Where's your BP at right now? 5. And doe's anyone currently or in the past experienced joint pain, if so, what did you do/take to

Hello everyone. Hope your all doing great. Just started Dapa today to add to the list (entresto, betas, apixban, eporlenone and Furosemide). I understand dapa acts as a diuretic like Furosemide. Are these drugs ok to take together. I never really liked Furosemide as it never really increased my need