Re: Avisit to the pulmo

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Bruce

Yes he has put me only on 20mg of Assurance.

He told me it will increase the blood supply to the lungs , and help prevent

increase in pulmonary hypertension.He has asked me to report back after a week,

I had also told him about my increased need for o2 and fatigue.By the way each

strip of Assurans costs me only about 3$.

I agree he could have avoided making 2 changes at a time. perhaps he was not

very happy about the fluid retension.When I lower the dosage of lasix I might

know better..

how many on board are on 'viagra'/sildenfil citrate, can some of you tell me if

you have benefitted from it?

Geeta

-- In Breathe-Support , " Bruce Moreland "

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> Geeta

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> Did he just put you on 20 mg per day? I ask because the dosage most in

> the US would be on would be for PH or in the trial for PF and would be

> 20 mg 3 times a day. I find what he's done very interesting. I've often

> contended that we might eventually find it prescribed at a smaller

> dosage as a preventative or just to get more circulation of blood. In

> the US, most insurers wouldn't approve it in that manner so its not very

> practical to do at this point. The cost is still about $10 per pill in

> the US. I would imagine much less in India. I do believe that Sildenafil

> Citrate/Revatio/Assurans/Viagra has the potential of use in the regard

> your doctor prescribed it. The side effects at the larger dosages have

> been minimal with vision the most worrisome. I'm very anxious to hear if

> it helps you.

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> As an aside, I do have an issue with him having you start the Assurans

> and Lasix at the same time. To me staggering the starts would have made

> sense, simply because if you have side effects, it will be difficult to

> know which one caused them. Now, I guess with the Lasix side effects

> fairly well known it would be easy to assume which was causing any.

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> > Hi,

> > I had gone to my pulmonogist on Saturday.

> > The news is that , there is not much progress in the disease.Sinus is

> infected slightly and there is considerable fluid retention.

> > Not bad .

> > He stared me on Assurans 20mg (sidenatil citrate).

> > I know some of you on the board are alredy on it, my question is ,is

> it benficial ?the doctor said it would perhaps reduce the feeling of

> fatigue that i have been having since several weeks, with the lungs

> getting more blood supply.

> > he also put me lasix 40mg for 3days and a maintenece dose of 20mg

> daily.

> > For the sinus he gave me Allegra 120mg (Fexofeadine Hdydrochloride)

> tabs

> > Geeta

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