Furosemide for Heart Failure User Reviews

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

"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."

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

"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."

• Anonymous
• February 15, 2009

"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."

• Inp...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• March 16, 2021

"On Lasix 20 mg for one year helps lower blood pressure and no swelling anywhere, but I find after I take the Lasix I get a severe pain in my right ribs and bad muscle pain in my back. I will see how it goes for a while longer before I get my doctor to change it, there are other pills you can get instead of Lasix that do not agree with you. Keep safe and well."

• R M...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 7, 2023

Furosemide "I have CHF with fluid retention not controlled by oral Lasix. My cardiologist suggested we try this Sub-Q approach. Furoscix is amazing. My wife was instructed how to administer it. Once applied, it runs for 5 hours. My experience was shocking to me! I eliminated 3 pounds of fluid by the next morning. There were no negative side effects. It’s easy to use with very little discomfort, if any, other than the initial injection. Without Furoscix, the fluid build-up would have me in the hospital with my CHF. However, the VA will not cover this medication. My civilian doctor has been giving me samples."

• b m...
• October 2, 2009

"Furosemide: This medication works very quickly and effectively. I take Lasix/furosemide daily in the morning. I am retired to release all of the fluid that I retain. I have lost between 4 to 5 lbs of fluid in my body."

• Err...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 2, 2023

Furosemide "I initially complained to the GP at private clinics and hospitals in South Africa about not being able to sleep lying down. Following incompetence by the clinic and two private hospitals, I was admitted to the heart ward in a public facility that is also an academic hospital. The doctors put me on 4 x 80 mg (injectable) for the first 3 days. After two days, the swelling in my legs and body had gone down. I was peeing more than 2000 ml every 12 hours. By the 5th day, I was back to normal. From the start, I had no discomfort in the stomach and no nausea like I had while in the private hospitals. Clearly, while the private hospital used Lasix and also prescribed Lasix, the dosage of 40 mg per day was ineffective."

• Pau...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 3, 2024

"In the ER... worked like a charm. Felt like a new man. But now I don't think that it's working for me. I'm on all kinds of pills now, so I can't tell what's working or not. I can go all day without taking a leak, though, so what does that say? I have no idea. LOL! Told my doctor how I was doing last week, and he just added one more script. I'm now on seven different pills, three of which have commercials and catchy songs and an extremely steep price. I don't want to do this anymore. I can't do it, I should've said. Sucks 'cause I'm only 53 and feeling 83... I'm done."

• Lza...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 5, 2021

"Taking 3 months. I took a stool softener after the 1st month when I had no change and then peed every 3 minutes for a few days. It was uncomfortable, but I had swollen so much I couldn't bend, and my skin was tearing from the inside out, so it was worth it. Most of the hair on my body had fallen out, and I lost 30 lbs in 3 weeks. I spent 30 days swollen because the 1st hospital said allergy, then the doctor said glands. I went to a different hospital and found I had congestive heart and liver failure. I was severely swollen then. This medication actually brought me back to my real weight of 120 lbs from 149 lbs. The stool softener was critical, though it sucked for the 1st few weeks having to stop if in the car every 15 minutes, but now I am at normal weight, though still taking it, and if I miss a day, I will swell some."

• ric...
• Taken for 10 years or more
• August 26, 2012

"I've been taking furosemide since my mid-30s because of heart issues. Today I'm 66! My experiences have mostly been positive. The only negative is extreme urgency and frequency to urinate."

• Reg...
• Taken for 5 to 10 years
• September 6, 2019

Furosemide "I have found that I need 30 mg in the summer during high humidity and normally 20 mg the rest of the year. Wish I didn't need to cut the pills (no 30 mg available)."

• Gre...
• July 22, 2015

"Best time to take it is some time in the morning, so you do not have to go to the bathroom all night."

• T42...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 29, 2013

Furosemide "Experienced palpitations."

• Mar...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 18, 2020

"I think my Lasix dose needs adjusting. I live in the bathroom now. But I split it and tried 1/2 half morning and the other half evening. That's not working, the labored breathing is back."

• lil...
• October 30, 2009

"My vet gives this drug to my dog. He has C.H.F, because of this, he has been able to breathe better and can now sleep better. Before, he would cough blood and fluid."

• for...
• Taken for 1 to 2 years
• January 1, 2024

"I no longer take it anymore, but when I was sick, it helped to get the fluid levels down. With other BP treatments, my EF went back up to 65, and it has thankfully stayed there for over 3 years."