Comparing Entresto vs Furosemide

For Heart Failure: Im 34 years old. The doctor claimed my heart was weak because of non compaction and my ejection fraction was at 30 percent from echo . He told me to take entreso. I was taking it for 6 months, then they sent me to take a MRI. The MRI showed the ejection fraction was 38%. All of a sudden my body started to reject entreso. My feet and hand started to tingle, I was extremely dizzy, I was having chest pain under my pec muscle and one night I was breathing funny and I thought my life was finishing. I was like is this is it? The next morning I tried to contact my doctor office and they claim thats normal. So I took on my own, and stopped taking the pills for a while. I want my ejection fraction to increase.

For Heart Failure: This drug is expensive. Patients on Medicare D, can soon find themselves in the donut hole, thus causing added problems for many. (not if money is no object) . There is not enough information out on this drug's ability to prolong life.Doctor mentions very few side effects. Main ones were, Low BP, angioedema, high potassium/kidney damage. I bring up more side effects, he does not agree...yet Drugs.com list side effects that I am having with this med. Back pain/side pain. I have had difficulty walking due to these pains and resort to a walker. Heart Failure caused by poor stent placement in LAD. )-: My EF is sliding downwards from 40-45% to recent echo of 30-35%. I thought this med was the answer to HF. Needing more solid info.

For Edema: My Dr prescribed me 20 mg a day for severe edema in my feet, legs, knees, stomach & hands.I even started to develop water blisters on my feet & developed high blood pressure. My bp was 155/96 after I took the meds, first day worked very well. I went to the bathroom 4 times really well. Then within one day I noticed I lost 7 pounds! But after you take it awhile you'll notice you won't pee as much, and weight loss will be slower. But it does work just remember to take potassium pills, and eat foods with potassium like bananas. Also eat a low sodium diet!!! :)

For Edema: I was reading skinny ankles post and I go through the same thing. I'm no doctor, but my doctor told me that the 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 then good, so I just take them when I really need them. Try that with caution, it might help you. Seems likes all medicines causes more problems.