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I WAS SUFFERING FROM EDEMA TO THE POINT I JOINED A HOSPICE JULY 2007 AND NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.AMILORIDE WITH LASIX {WHICH BY ITSELF WAS INEFFECTIVE)BROUGHT MY WEIGHT DOWN FROM 200LB TO ITS PRESENT 176 LB, MY BREATHING HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICLY I OWE MY LIFE TO A FINE "HOSPICE" DOCTOR WHO HAD THE BRAINS AND EXPERIENCE TO PUT ME ON AMILORIDE, WHEN A HOST OF OTHERS DID NOT.

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2 People found this comment helpful

I have only taken this med for about a week and I just thought I would see a more noticeable difference. I don't think I am urinating as much as I should be being that this is a durietic.

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Anonymous | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 1 to less than 2 years | Patient
4/29/2014
Condition: Prevention of Low Potassium in the Blood
Overall rating 4.7
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Actual reason for taking was to lower blood pressure without reducing potassium.

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fred | 55-64 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
1/8/2014
Condition: Visible Water Retention
Overall rating 5.0
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i have just started treatment for my edema ,,illkeep you up with my hopeful progress

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Knuckles | 55-64 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Caregiver
7/30/2013
Condition: Other
Overall rating 1.0
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This medication was responsible for the death of my husband after only 3 days on it

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DJhere | 55-64 | Female | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
4/5/2010
Condition: Visible Water Retention
Overall rating 2.3
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I was put on this medication & an antibiotic for severe pitted edema . The fluid started going down slowly . It did go down some but a few days after the antibiotic dosage was completed the fluid started building back up again. It was totally ineffective with my high blood pressure. It reamaind high . I am going to go back to the Dr. tomorrow morning after 5 weeks to see what she will try.

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[email protected] | 55-64 | Male | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
11/1/2009
Condition: Other
Overall rating 2.0
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Odysseus160 | 55-64 | Male | On medication for 1 to 6 months | Patient
7/12/2008
Condition: High Blood Pressure
Overall rating 4.3
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One month after a double bypass surgery, I experienced an elevated blood pressure that rose to become malignant (240/130.) After trying everything else (Diovan, Accupril, Tekturna, Toprol, and furosemide) I left my cardiologist who had thrown up his hands in frustration. I saw a nephrologist who sent me for an MRI where they found an adenoma on the left adrenal, pumping out noxious substances into the blood stream. 5 mg of Amiloride a day brought the blood pressure down to 109/63! Unfortunately, when I went to see my internist for another matter, the blood test revealed hyperkalemia which had developed over the last 3 weeks since my last blood work. So there was a lot of rushing to and fro as I had to show up at the hospital last night, and again this morning to check the potassium levels. Needless to say, I was taken off Amiloride and furosemide. So I am sitting at home drinking Kayexalate (sodium polystyrene sulfonate) that is supposed to get the potassium level down. Followed by, you guessed it, more blood tests over the foreseeable future. What a drag it is getting old ...Read More Read Less

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poohbear31163 | 45-54 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month | Patient
5/6/2008
Condition: Visible Water Retention
Overall rating 2.0
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I have only taken this med for about a week and I just thought I would see a more noticeable difference. I don't think I am urinating as much as I should be being that this is a durietic.

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mabel | 45-54 | Female | On medication for less than 1 month |
1/9/2008
Condition: Prevention of Low Potassium in the Blood
Overall rating 2.0
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It tends to make me retain fluids

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MAGNUM4449 | 65-74 | Male | On medication for 6 months to less than 1 year | Patient
1/7/2008
Condition: Visible Water Retention
Overall rating 4.7
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I WAS SUFFERING FROM EDEMA TO THE POINT I JOINED A HOSPICE JULY 2007 AND NOT EXPECTED TO SURVIVE.AMILORIDE WITH LASIX {WHICH BY ITSELF WAS INEFFECTIVE)BROUGHT MY WEIGHT DOWN FROM 200LB TO ITS PRESENT 176 LB, MY BREATHING HAS IMPROVED DRAMATICLY I OWE MY LIFE TO A FINE "HOSPICE" DOCTOR WHO HAD THE BRAINS AND EXPERIENCE TO PUT ME ON AMILORIDE, WHEN A HOST OF OTHERS DID NOT.

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