Furosemide is a strong diuretic drug with numerous side effects. It is used for therapy of fluid retention in the body tissues and for treatment for high blood pressure. If you are over sixty years old, you should take Furosemide only in case of fluid retention in the body tissues. The people over sixty years old with normal function of the kidneys are not recommended to take Furosemide, with rare exception.It is not recommended to take Furosemide in order to decrease high blood pressure in elderly patients because of a number of cases on dependence between taking Furosemide and risk of stroke development has been observed. Elderly patients are more often under the risk of shock, dizziness, opacity of mind, sleeplessness, and syncope as a result of Furosemide taking.Whatever antihypertensive drugs you take, as soon as your blood pressure is normalized and remains on this level throughout a year or more, you should try carefully to lower your dosage and pay attention to non-medicamental methods of treatment according to The Medical Letter recommendations.
Inform your doctor if you are allergic or have experienced any kind of allergy to any drug, if you have diabetes, if you have recently experienced a heart attack, if you have the gout, kidney, liver or pancreas diseases, hearing loss, lupus erythematosus, sugar and salt intake restriction.
Inform your doctor if you are taking any drugs, including aspirin, herbs, vitamins and other drugs. Consult your doctor and make sure that you drink sufficient liquid. As Furosemide is a very strong diuretic, there is a certain risk of body dehydration.
Try to avoid unnecessary exposure to sunlight. If during taking Furosemide you had a rash, you have to call in the doctor. Taking Furosemide can increase your sunbeams sensitivity.
