17 Aug 2016, 9:23 pm
The stronger-than-Lazix?? water pills I have been taking have REALLY made me lose weight , I am down from about 325 lbs. at my height to a weighed 250 pounds to-day . While this is good , I am feeling sort of weak from it , now...........
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Renal kidney failure, congestive heart failure, COPD. Can't really get up from a floor position unhelped anymore:-(.
One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
My life destroyed by Thorazine and Mellaril - and rape - and the Psychiatric/Industrial Complex. SOB:-(! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
01 Sep 2016, 1:35 pm
Have the doctor check your potassium level. Too much use of diuretics like lazix depletes your potassium level. If it gets too low, it can kill you. It is also most likely why you feel so weak. My mother was on this medication when she was alive. She had to have her potassium level checked frequently, and had to take a potassium supplement, which was in the form of a powdered drink mix. She didn't like the supplement, so the doctor said that some of the time she could substitute a banana for the supplement, as bananas have a high potassium content. She would share the banana with the dog we had at the time.
Based on your symptoms, I really think your potassium level is too low, so do have it checked. Also, see if you can be put on a lower dosage of Lazix.
A few years ago I was also prescribed this medication, but it left me running to the bathroom too much. Due to several different health issues, I have a very irregular sleep/wake cycle as it is, so having to be on this medication cost me even more sleep, so I decided not to take the med any more. Besides, I found that a number of fruits that I eat have a natural diuretic effect, that is not as strong as the med, so they are safer, plus they have nutrients in them that are good for your health. Some of them even have potassium in them.
Due to some of my health issues getting worse, and my continued use of the diuretic fruits, a few months ago I had to start using disposable undies, so I am not planning on taking the meds, which will only make me have to go even more.
Sorry to digress, and please get your potassium level checked! 
01 Sep 2016, 5:59 pm
You could be feeling weak due to the fact that a lot of the weight you are losing could be muscle. This is what happened to me when I first lost weight. Make sure that you still get a healthy amount of calories, you don't want your body to go into starvation mode and strip away all your muscle because that will make it harder to continue losing weight. If you are getting a healthy amount of calories then maybe some light exercise will help you. Best of luck losing weight
07 Sep 2016, 9:22 pm
...I was weighed to-day and I am up , to 256 or so ! 
Granted , maybe that pizza (BBQ chicken)- and mozerella sticks (Both the smallest size , but still...) , and slice of strawberry cheesecake , and 2 liter bottle of 7-Up I ordered delivered last night had something to do with it ! 
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Renal kidney failure, congestive heart failure, COPD. Can't really get up from a floor position unhelped anymore:-(.
One of the walking wounded ~ SMASHED DOWN by life and age, now prevented from even expressing myself! SOB.
" Oh, no! First you have to PROVE you deserve to go away to college! " ~ My mother, 1978 (the heyday of Andy Gibb and Player). I would still like to go.
My life destroyed by Thorazine and Mellaril - and rape - and the Psychiatric/Industrial Complex. SOB:-(! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
