December 17th, 2009 
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When you have it would the doctor put you on Lasix? can you remain on lasix for a long period of time like months.
Best diet for it.
Can you recover from it?
Is this condition accompanied by alot of coughing sinus drainage and plegm?
Also if you need to loose wieght while on Lasix,,, how can you balence drinking the 6-8 glasses a day of water verses getting rid of water wieght.
Sorry for all the questions but I am curious why they put me on it. Thanks for taking the time to answer.
Lasix is a loop diuretic most commonly used for CHF treatment. You can remain on Lasix for years, most people who require it stay on it long term.
Diet, low sodium is key, if you eat a lot of salt, you can make the condition worse. Actually in some people with CHF, a high sodium meal can lead to hospitalization.
Recover: most times, no. It is a chronic condition that is treated medically.
Coughing: it can, it depends on if you have right sided or left sided failure. Left sided failure will lead to increased fluid collection in the lungs. Right sided failure causes swelling (edema) in the legs, normally around the ankles, and weight gain.
Loose Weight: Loosing weight is also a long term goal. If "water weight" is making a difference to you, then your looking toward the wrong solution. To loose weight, that may help you medically, loose fat, gain muscle, and forget about water weight. It’s insignificant.
CHF is normally diagnosed secondary to a low ejection fraction (EF%) that is measured during an echocardiogram, have you had on of these?
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Lasix is a loop diuretic most commonly used for CHF treatment. You can remain on Lasix for years, most people who require it stay on it long term.
Diet, low sodium is key, if you eat a lot of salt, you can make the condition worse. Actually in some people with CHF, a high sodium meal can lead to hospitalization.
Recover: most times, no. It is a chronic condition that is treated medically.
Coughing: it can, it depends on if you have right sided or left sided failure. Left sided failure will lead to increased fluid collection in the lungs. Right sided failure causes swelling (edema) in the legs, normally around the ankles, and weight gain.
Loose Weight: Loosing weight is also a long term goal. If "water weight" is making a difference to you, then your looking toward the wrong solution. To loose weight, that may help you medically, loose fat, gain muscle, and forget about water weight. It’s insignificant.
CHF is normally diagnosed secondary to a low ejection fraction (EF%) that is measured during an echocardiogram, have you had on of these?
References :
I think it is wonderful that you are trying to learn all that you can about this condition. Heart Failure (HF) can be very complicated at times and involves not only the right combinations of medications and treatments from your health care providers but also lifestyle changes from the patient. I included a link from the American Heart Association’s HF pages. There is so much for you to learn, just try to take in a little bit at a time.
While lasix (furosemide) is ofter prescribed to assist in removal of excess fluid, it is important to know that it does not actually treat HF. The first thing that should be does is to determine the cause of HF..is it from blocked heart arteries, high blood pressure, fast heart rate/arrhythmia, virus, toxins, etc. If the cause can be found and reversed or treated, then the pumping function of the heart may improve.
Most HF patients should be on an ace-inhibitor, often a beta blocker as well depending on the cause. Spironolactone is a medication that may also assist in keeping fluid from accumulating and may help treat the HF as well. I mention this because many HF patients believe that lasix is their most important medication–but it does not treat the problem, just one of the symptoms. Over time the dose of lasix may be increased which may lead to kidney dysfunction. I have a great many patients with very weak hearts who either never take lasix or just 1-2 times per month.
References :
Cardiology nurse practitioner
http://www.hearthub.org/hc-heart-failure.htm