LASIX.....nothing happening. What's wrong

[espanola]

I got my doc to prescribe me Lasix. Been taken one a day for the last two days(don't think I should take it any longer then two days in a row) and discontinued it after that.

The problem is I haven't been 'peeing' much.Everything seems pretty normal besides dizziness and tired as hell but not 'pee'.

I know I'm retain a lot of water. So what do you guys think??

This is suppose to be a strong diuretic.

And.........don't want to hear any lectures 'stuffs not to be played around with'......you know who you are.

 

[Weam]

It takes a much longer time till your body start losing retained water, almost at least 7-10days and also depends on your body composition & sodium, potassium levels

 

[Kookyguy]

1 lasix tab will do nothing to me but when I take 2 tabs and wait about 3 hrs I'm peeing a lot for the next 6 hrs or so.
Be very careful and drink endless amounts of water when using lasix.
if you don't take in enough water you can cause scaring of the kidneys.

 

[bodyfx]

I get better results from caffiene...no joke.

 

[marky]

What dose ?

What mg are the tabs your using?
I use the 80mg and have taken as many as 3 during the course of the day and have to go every 15 minutes.
It takes a little while for it to start working and your body does get used to it ; so you have to up the dose.
Heed all warnings. Cramping or even death are risks.

 

[Darksun]

Ironically...
I did a Mylan 232 Lasix 80 mg tab last night and probably spent more time pissing than sleeping...

Is your Lasix bunk or what?

As long as you don't over do it and deplete your body of the electrolytes needed (K+) for the charge in your heart (sino-aterial node to the atrio-ventricular node, sorry -- spelling off the top-of-my-head) to transfer, you should be OK -
Look into getting some Slow-K if you are worried about the "Mo-Mo B" condition in the early 90's...

 

[espanola]

dose is 20 mg per tab. I think maybe my dose was to low but I just want to be on the safe side. It sucks to feel dehydrated!

But I am still comfused how to how long and how much I should take.

I know some b-builders take it 1-2 days before comp. but I think I'm retaining a lot more water then them!


"It takes a much longer time till your body start losing retained water, almost at least 7-10days"

Weam, were did you get this info from???? I've been reading up on it and I never bumped into that info.

 

[malkman]

You might try raising the dose a bit. They make a 500mg tab, but I've read that people with normal kidneys shouldn't even go near those

 

[*Ranger*]

The BB's you're talking about actually mainline, or rather inject Lasix....this is what almost killed Albert Beckels some time ago....20mg's per day is not very effective Bro....go 20mg's twice a day....morning and at lunch time....take 90mg tabs of potassium three times a day....and drink water....

Ranger

 

[w8liftinglady]

This isn't a lecture....
I think that if lasix 20mg doesn't remove most of your bloating,then you need to follow up and find out why.A normal healthy young guy should pee like a racehorse after 20mg.Possibly,there is another explanation for your edema.Have you had some recent labs done?A low serum albumin,seen in people who have been starving themselves,and also in people with a degree of liver failure.Lasix is generally ineffective against these kinds of edema.With the liver patients,we tend to use aldactone(spironolactone) as a diuretic.There is a possibility that you are dry,intravascularly,and further diuretic use could damage your kidneys.Get yourself checked out before you take any more lasix.(my patients with end stage CHF and Renal failure don't take 500mg/day.The most I've seen is 120mg every 8 hrs-and that's in someone who is nearly dead)