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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / October 2003Swollen Feet
Hi All, I have been having severe edema of my feet for the last few months. My Dr. increased my furosemide(Lasik) to 80 mg; I also take 40 mg Accupril, 2 mg terazosin. What do I need to be looking out for? Thanks for your help. is this the only meds you take? any other disease conditions? rogue > Hi All, > I have been having severe edema of my feet for the last few months. My Dr. > increased my furosemide(Lasik) to 80 mg; I also take 40 mg Accupril, 2 mg > terazosin. What do I need to be looking out for? Thanks for your help. I also take 2000 mg glucophage, 12 mg prandin, 400 mg celebrex, 10 mg norvasc, 40 mg pravachol, and 81 mg aspirin. > is this the only meds you take? > any other disease conditions? [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > increased my furosemide(Lasik) to 80 mg; I also take 40 mg Accupril, 2 mg > > terazosin. What do I need to be looking out for? Thanks for your help. > Hi All, > I have been having severe edema of my feet for the last few months. My Dr. > increased my furosemide(Lasik) to 80 mg; I also take 40 mg Accupril, 2 mg > terazosin. What do I need to be looking out for? Thanks for your help. I had the same edema of the feet. My doctor add spironolactone 25mg once a day. It treats edema in another way. I was able to reduce the Lasik to 20 mg. It solved my problem. PJ > > Hi All, > > I have been having severe edema of my feet for the last few months. My Dr. > > increased my furosemide(Lasik) to 80 mg; I also take 40 mg Accupril, 2 mg > > terazosin. What do I need to be looking out for? Thanks for your help. > Peanutjake wrote: > I had the same edema of the feet. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > It solved my problem. > PJ Lasix (generic: furosemide) is a standard diuretic, but at higher doses there is the risk of excessive electrolyte loss, especially potassium. Potassium helps regulate heart beats, and an imbalance too high or too low can be dangerous. Aldactone (generic: spironolactone) is known as a potassium sparing diuretic. Sometimes they are a good counter balance to each other. I take 40 mg of furosemide and 50 mg of spironolactone twice daily. Sometimes some of the blood pressure meds, especially calcium channel blockers, can cause some edema on their own. I have not run into alpha blockers like terazosin before, but edema in the ankles is mentioned as a possible side effect. Dennis (Type 2) -- "We can't help it. We're men" The Red Green Show. I forgot to mention that I also take 60 meq of potasium chloride. Sorry. > > > Hi All, > > > I have been having severe edema of my feet for the last few months. My Dr. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > -- "We can't help it. We're men" The Red Green Show. |
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