Re: Re: To Carol from ... was.. - Edema??

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claudia

maybe your dosage is too low. i am on 20mg of lasix in AM and 20mg at

3:00pm. that works for me.

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claudia

maybe your dosage is too low. i am on 20mg of lasix in AM and 20mg at

3:00pm. that works for me.

[Guest guest]

claudia

maybe your dosage is too low. i am on 20mg of lasix in AM and 20mg at

3:00pm. that works for me.

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I'm just on 40 mgs.. and I run all the time... everytime I stand up... I go potty....lol.. I would call doctor it is not good that your staying swollen.. praying Carol

Re: To Carol from ... was.. - Edema??

Carol, If anything I drink too much water. I push between 1/2 gallon to a whole gallon a day. Anything to get the swelling under control. Coffee doesn't help at all anymore...it used to send me straight to the bathroom. posted a thing on parsley tea and all that does is clean out the other end...if you get my meaning. I hit bathrooms about 2 to 4 hours after I take my water pill, then the water starts staying inside even though I'm still drinking. There were a few days that the pills didn't work at all and I kick started them the next day by doubling the dosage...bad I know, but it worked. Maybe my pill dosage is too low. I'm only on 20 mg. of Lasix a day. > a/Carol,> > The internal medicine doc I see put me on diuretics more than a week > ago. I have pitting edema in my shins. She doesn't believe that my > kidneys are at fault, but I do the tests for it tomorrow anyway. > Even the water pills don't help much. They work for about 2 hours > and then I start building up even more water. The pitting hasn't > gone away...but doesn't cover as much area as it did before the > medicine. I don't eat a lot of salt or salty foods. I've retained > water off and on for years, but the pitting in my shins started when > my lupus really kicked into gear last spring. I gave up on any anti-> inflammories until they get an answer as to what is happening. > Actually some days morphine would be nice but for now it's heating > pads and warm baths. The doc thinks I'm just one of those people > that build up water, only I've talked to a lot of people with lupus > that have the same problem. I'm lucky though...mine doesn't effect > my feet yet. Just arms, hands, knees and shins mostly. If you come > up with a solution let me know.> > > > > > "The LUPIES Store" Come check out our store...> http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies> > "The LUPIES Web Page"> http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html> > "The LUPIES online photo albums!" > Check out what your fellow Lupies look like...> http://www.picturetrail.com/gallery/view?username=lupies > > >