While taking Lasix you should drink a full glass of water and continue drinking enough water through the day to stay hydrated and to help flush out fluid.
If you don't drink enough water when taking Lasix it can cause you to feel faint or lightheaded or sick because your blood pressure will drop suddenly and you are dehydrating.
After taking Lasix you should pee within 1 hour of taking Lasix.
Although the peak diuretic effect of Lasix occurs within the first 1 hour to 2 hours after taking Lasix and then it reduces over the next 6 hours to 8 hours.
Lasix starts to work within an hour of taking it.
And after that the Lasix takes about 2 hours for half of a dose of the drug to leave your body.
(Two hours is the drug's half-life.)
But furosemide stays in your system and continues to work for about 6 to 8 hours
Water loss from Lasix also known as furosemide can lower your blood pressure too much and cause dehydration.
Both of which may lead to problems that are more serious than light-headedness.
Poor blood flow to important organs such as your kidneys can occur, especially if you are elderly.
A urine output of 150 mL/hour is considered an adequate response. Based on diuretic pharmacokinetics, an inadequate urine output at 2-6 hours after a diuretic dose should be considered an inadequate response and the dose should be escalated promptly so that excessive time is not lost with inadequate diuresis.
Lasix also known as (furosemide) is an anthranilic acid derivative that is used as a strong diuretic in adults and children to treat excessive fluid accumulation (edema) caused by congestive heart failure, liver failure, renal failure, and nephritic syndrome.
Lasix contains furosemide, which belongs to a family of drugs called diuretics.
A diuretic helps reduce the amount of excess fluid in the body by increasing the amount of urine produced.
Lasix is used to treat swelling of the ankles, feet, legs or even the brain or lungs.
Furosemide (Lasix) is a loop diuretic (water pill) that makes you urinate more.
Lasix works in the kidneys to get rid of extra water and electrolytes (like sodium and potassium), which helps ease swelling and lowers blood pressure.
One of the most common side effects of taking water pills is frequent urination.
Other possible side effects include lightheadedness, fatigue, bowel changes, and muscle cramps.
Men may occasionally experience erectile dysfunction.
All people taking Lasix should be observed for these signs or symptoms of fluid or electrolyte imbalance (hyponatremia, hypochloremic alkalosis, hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia or hypocalcemia): dryness of mouth, thirst, weakness, lethargy, drowsiness, restlessness, muscle pains or cramps and muscular fatigue.