I am non-responsive to the various diuretic drugs. Besides their direct toxicity in me, NONE OF THEM make me urinate at all! torsemide, Zaroxylyn, HCTZ have done nothing for me. Besides, my body is in pain & overloaded with water in the tissue spaces themselves & fatty tissues - so how can this edema be "reabsorbed back where it came from - the BLOODSTREAM ? Then if this edema water would reenter the bloodstream & then if my kidneys would urinate it out - The tide would turn in my favor, for a respite.
but right now, I have painful, swollen thighs, ankles, calves, cannot even bend or flex to climb a shallow step or climb a stool or ladder.
the rigidity of my legs is tormenting. My lungs feel gasping for each breath, upon slightest exertion. I restrict liquids to less than l liter daily, virtually no sodium, at all, yet seems to have no effect, My abdomen is hard to the touch & bloated badly. I'm alone, uninsured. Anyone else fail with diuretics???
2007-02-14 00:43:36 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
Cardiolog general- thanks for your info. But with my ejection fraction being 50% ( truly) and that I have both left & right sided ventricular dysfunction, would digitalis still be so beneficial? I wonder. the diuretics failed utterly and expelled no urine. I am investigating ultrafiltation to reduce my water volume in blood. then the water trapped in tissue spaces will hopefuly be absorbed back into the blood. God help me.
2007-02-14 08:08:24 · update #1
Dear Sir,
The word CHF is used, as you have stated that only digitalis work it very obvious that your myocardium is weak and digitalization is a must, hence unable to pump blood to the kidneys.Hence in advance cardiomyopathies the question of diuretic don't arise, the kidneys are doing fine with you. There are many patients who don't respond to optimum with diuresis, but require digitalization, depending upon the status of myocardium and EF. Hope answered the question.
2007-02-14 07:20:31 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
wel all u need to do is to limit ur salt intake and consult ur cardilaogest about this. He may priscribe u some other medicine like ACE inhibitors which act synergicaly with diuretics or he will chose a combination of diuretic sitable for u . We need to have look on ur kidney function and some blood test like albumen level.
Many 0f the patient in my practice have no response to diuretics coz they did not limit there sodium . diuretics remve body salt and water goes with the sodium .
take a bed rest it also help in mobilizing the body water .
best of luck
greene
2007-02-18 21:28:52 · answer #2 · answered by dr_ markgreene 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in my experience you have to drink more water when taking the diuretics .it will make you go to the bathroom more frequently and therefore get rid of toxins.please try it because you need help terribly. if that doesn't work get back to the dr.
2007-02-18 11:23:33 · answer #3 · answered by honeypot0214 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOu need to see a cardiologist right away. Do you not qualify for medicare? If not, talk to the hospital rep to see if there are benefactors who will pay for your doctor and tests, if needed. YOu can't go on like this. Ask your doctor what you should do.
2007-02-20 07:06:59 · answer #4 · answered by cowabunga mama 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Even without insurance you need to go back to the doc and have them admit you to the hospital for help get this under control. Either call your doc or go to ER and get this taken care of. IV drugs might be the only way to help your pulomary toilet and get this under control.
2007-02-14 00:51:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋