Furosemide User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• wor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 4, 2015

For Edema "I find, in combination with the Lasix and potassium pills, and with a heart-healthy, low-sodium diet, I feel absolutely great! Exercise helps a lot if you're able. Good luck to all! I'm one of the lucky ones, I guess? The first time I used Lasix was in the emergency room. They gave me a huge shot of it, and when I left three hours later, my ankles and feet were totally back to normal! I probably lost three to four pounds in 3 hours, and my breathing was no longer labored. Thank God for Lasix!"

• kso...
• September 30, 2010

Furosemide for Edema "I have had pitting edema, severe water retention all over my body mainly my face, hands, ankles, feet, and lower legs. I also have felt the side effects of side aches and leg discomfort. But I have come to find out I also suffered from RLS (restless leg syndrome). I do suffer from very minor headaches. But when one day you are swollen as a balloon and about 2 to 3 days later you are unswollen. I first started out on 10 mg as needed, then had to go up to 20mg when required, then daily. Then eventually kept raising it by 20 after that to 40mg daily. Then I ended up having to take 2 x 40 mg daily, 2 x a day. I also have insulin resistance/metabolic syndrome so that may have something to do with it. I'm now at 80mg daily."

• tra...
• October 2, 2017

Furosemide for Edema "Much foot and leg swelling. Just finished 9 days of hospitalization for pneumonia. Took steroids for several days after discharge. As I quit the steroid, swelling started, so I ended up starting Lasix. Urination every 2 hours. I have high blood pressure. Atrial fibrillation. Tremendous sweating. Edema is slowly going down."

• ski...
• August 22, 2009

Furosemide for Edema "I took the first dose on a Friday after work. That night I was awake all night with terrible leg cramps and an odd cramp in my midriff. I took the second dose earlier in the afternoon the next day. The cramp in my midriff returned. I called the hospital where my doctor practices and the nurse practitioner from her office called me back. She advised me not to take the Lasix anymore and to go to the ER if the cramping came back tonight. My ankle is nearly normal size, but I am not sure it was worth it."

• Mad...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 15, 2015

Furosemide for High Blood Pressure "I used this med along with Cardizem. Lasix was supposed to also help control serious swelling in my feet from the Cardizem, in addition to aiding in controlling my blood pressure. The only issue I had with it is that it made my eyes burn very badly by making them very dry. I have dry eyes anyway, so that didn't help. It also didn't control the swelling in my feet, but did help with blood pressure."

• Lar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 26, 2021

Furosemide for High Blood Pressure "I have PMR, but I have recently started on Lasix for high blood pressure. Terrible pain in shoulders and thighs, which is mimicking PMR symptoms for which I take prednisone. Also very dizzy, and can't walk without holding on to something. Tired all the time."

• J s...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• November 30, 2019

For Edema "I have sudden episodes of ankle and calf swelling and can gain around 8-12 pounds within a few days randomly. Nothing works to reduce the bloat and painful swelling like Lasix. I finally got a regular prescription from my doctor after explaining my symptoms. My doctor thinks the swelling is from overuse of ibuprofen. Lasix: 1 pill, 20mg, and -9 pounds. (painful fluid) No side effects."

• LJB...
• May 6, 2010

Furosemide for Edema "I have been using Lasix in combination with Hydrochlorothiazide for 6 months for pitting edema/hypertension, and its effects seem to have worn off. I started on 20mg once a day for 2 months then up to 40mg once a day for the last 4 months. Now my legs are back to swelling as much as if I were taking nothing. My blood pressure is good though. Side effects: headaches."

• Sar...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 5, 2018

Furosemide for Pulmonary Edema "I have been taking Lasix for 2 days now. My swelling seems to come and go. I was swollen in my stomach, thighs, ankles, and feet. I couldn't walk, and I was short of breath. Thankfully, with Lasix, I am able to walk, and swelling is going down. I take 40 mg in the morning."

• man...
• March 31, 2015

For Edema "I'm taking 200 mg every night at bedtime. The only time it works is when I'm laying down with pillows between my legs. The docs can't figure out why I'm swelling, and it's been going on for years. So frustrated, and half the time the medicine does not work. I felt so alone in this and really started to think I'm going crazy. On top, I've had massive weight gain since the last baby was born, and it took nearly a year to heal from the C-section, between packing the incision for months to wearing a vacuum for the last months. Then opted to have a third surgery on my ankle, hoping I could get the swelling down and walk better, but now it's 100 times worse since the fusion, and I ballooned up. I feel beaten down and hopeless, and the sad thing is nobody cares, living day to..."

• luv...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• December 11, 2013

For Edema "I was reading a skinny ankles post, and I go through the same thing. I'm no doctor, but my doctor told me that Lasix causes low potassium levels, which cause body cramps. I get them really bad. I have some potassium OTC pills, but my doctor advised me not to take them all the time, they can do more harm than good, so I just take them when I really need them. Try that with caution, it might help you. Seems like all medicines cause more problems."

• Cli...
• October 10, 2013

For Edema "I was initially prescribed hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for edema associated with nephrotic syndrome, and it worked very well, and swelling in my feet, hands, and face began going away. Then I saw a nephrologist who said I needed furosemide instead of HCTZ. I started taking 20 mg/day, and the swelling began coming back. The doc said to give it some time, you probably ate a salty meal or something. Well, the edema really never did completely go away again. I had a kidney biopsy and then was put on prednisone 60 mg/day, and swelling really got bad, gained about 25 pounds of water. Doc bumped me up to 40 mg/day furosemide, and it still didn't work. I still had some HCTZ 50 mg left, so I tried them and lost 4 pounds of water the first day."

• Kat...
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• December 24, 2020

Furosemide for High Blood Pressure "This medication was ineffective for me - years ago, I had a mini-stroke, also known as a TIA. At first, this helped a little bit, but when you have 158/90 BP, you need more than a 5% reduction in it. This medication made me severely dehydrated and caused significant electrolyte loss. I quit it and tried Chlorthalidone, but that again failed - if you only have mild elevated BP, this could be OK; if you have significant hypertension, though, you are much better suited to a real medication, such as a beta blocker."

• Jay...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 3, 2018

For Heart Failure "I'm only 32 years old, and I have been diagnosed with severe CHF. They prescribed me furosemide 40 mg twice a day and spironolactone in the morning. Yet, the furosemide only becomes effective when I must check in with the ER to have fluid removed. I'm still coughing constantly, out of breath, and nauseous. It's terrible till I get to the hospital. They'll get an average of 7 liters of fluid, and I'll skip out of there singing like I never had a heart problem to begin with."

• Lem...
• November 9, 2013

For High Blood Pressure "I am surprised to see that no one had listed furosemide for treating high blood pressure. I also take atenolol. However, when I increased my furos from 20 to 40, I was very pleasantly surprised to see my BP go down from 140 to 115. I did this on my own, and my Dr. was surprised that I had such good effects on my health and continued this dose. I take 20 twice a day. I have also had a good effect on my urinary incontinence, which also is much better now."

• Ren...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 22, 2018

For Edema "For me, Lasix only works good through IV. I barely pee at times. On 80 mg twice a day. Still have very much edema. Feet and ankles go down after 9 hours of elevate time. Need something better. I've been on it a month. Hospital arrival weight 209 lb. By the time I finally got a room, down to 204 lb. Left hospital a week later, 200 lb."

• Pip...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 30, 2020

For Edema "I have read all these comments and have found all of them useful. I have questions for my doctor. Seems like there are issues with generic Lasix, and also Lasix doesn't work for everyone. I didn't take mine today and feel better than I have for the last 6 weeks. My legs were rock hard in the evenings, severe pitting, skin on fire and full of a tingling, rushing feeling. None of that tonight, but edema and pitting are still present. On Lasix, all the warning I would get was an extreme sudden urge in my bladder, like a shock from lightning, and all the nerves in my core would go crazy. None of that tonight. I'm calling tomorrow for a doctor appointment."

• Kat...
• December 8, 2020

Furosemide for High Blood Pressure "I was prescribed Lasix for swelling and to help lower my blood pressure. The first time I took it, within three hours suddenly I had serious heart palpitations, and my blood pressure went up to the highest it has ever been. I will not be taking that pill ever again."

• kar...
• July 30, 2015

For Edema "I was given this medication to lower my blood pressure. After taking it for one day, my BP went from 165/100 to 122/80. It worked perfectly for that. BUT... I have had headaches and nausea every single day since I started this medication... which was a week ago."

• Ann...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 23, 2018

For Heart Failure "I was in the ER for hypertension and water in my lungs. Six months ago, they prescribed me Lasix for my kidney. Immediately after that, I had severe edema that lasted two months and ended up in the ER again with excruciating pain. There was nothing they could do. My nephrologist took me off, but this time in the ER, they gave me Lasix again through the IV and sent me home with pills. The very next day, both my legs swelled up, and again in excruciating pain. I don't think this medicine is helping me with swelling, it is making it worse. It is going quite the opposite of what's supposed to do."

• Msl...
• January 23, 2014

For Edema "I have had several experiences with Lasix. The first time I was on it, I lost a lot of the edema, but then it came back. I have nephrotic syndrome, which comes and goes. So I currently have to be on the Lasix for periods at a time. Yes, it does cause painful muscle spasms that are caused by losing potassium and basically being dried out from constant urination. This time around, Lasix seems to be working better."

• Fre...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 20, 2012

For Edema "I was told by my GP to take one a day for a month, and then go on to two a day. One a day was fine, the swelling was coming right, very slowly, but obviously. But two a day and I could barely stand upright, plus ringing in my ears. I've reverted to one a day."

• Anonymous
• February 15, 2009

For Heart Failure "This medication works very quickly and effectively. I take Lasix/furosemide at night, and I have to get up two to three times a night to release all of the fluid which I retain during the day. By morning, I have lost between 4 to 5 lbs of fluid in my body."

• Dan...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 1, 2016

Furosemide for High Blood Pressure "Had a renal nuclear scan with Lasix injection for the contrast to appear on the scan to identify the source of blockage in a kidney. Prior to the scan, 5 weeks of recovering from an upper respiratory infection including bronchitis, all of my URTI symptoms returned with a severe cough and esophagus (throat) constriction during the 45-minute scan after the Lasix was injected. Fortunately, I was in a hospital where they treated me immediately for the allergic reaction. Read all of the interactions and side effects. After 12 hours, I feel much better."

• Joe...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• June 24, 2024

Furosemide for Edema "I was originally taking 40 mg of Lasix, until my cardio doc raised it to 80 mg. I felt so out of it and lost side vision a couple of times, so I decided to go back to 40, and things felt better. I've never had constipation to the level that I needed a laxative every few days. After a blood test, my regular doc said my potassium was at 2.9 and upped my potassium pills. After doing that for a few days, I ended up at the ER where my potassium was at 2.7 and while I was there, it went to 2.3, despite bags of IV potassium. They admitted me for over a day with constant IVs AND pills of potassium, and they told me to quit the Lasix. My level was at 3.3 when I was discharged, which is still a little low. I did gain 12 pounds in 2 days...a rebound effect? PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON YOUR POTASSIUM LEVELS, VERY IMPORTANT. Also, your chloride and magnesium. Now I'm on microzide and a potassium-sparing diuretic, and I feel more leveled out. My #2s are normal now also. BE CAUTIOUS."