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My 20 mg Lasix taken early AM works as it should. Taken at dinner time no effect. Food makes no difference?
Have tried dinner time pill on empty stomach and full stomach. Absolutely nothing. Dr. insists Lasix can be taken any time during the day. Only caution is before bedtime for obvious reasons.
Chosen Answer:
Lasix is a diuretic. It has its effect a bit after you take it by making you go pee. It’s treatment effect does not last all day. It IS working. However, the effect is while you are asleep, if you take it at bedtime. When you are awake, the effect has already worn off.
Since your blood pressure naturally falls when you sleep and rises higher and higher as you wake up and then go about your day, it doesn’t make sense to take a diuretic at night. Take it when you get up.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/furos_cp.htm
The onset of diuresis following oral administration is within 1 hour. The peak effect occurs within the first or second hour. The duration of diuretic effect is 6 to 8 hours.
by: Panacea
on: 3rd May 08
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Lasix is a diuretic. It has its effect a bit after you take it by making you go pee. It’s treatment effect does not last all day. It IS working. However, the effect is while you are asleep, if you take it at bedtime. When you are awake, the effect has already worn off.
Since your blood pressure naturally falls when you sleep and rises higher and higher as you wake up and then go about your day, it doesn’t make sense to take a diuretic at night. Take it when you get up.
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/furos_cp.htm
The onset of diuresis following oral administration is within 1 hour. The peak effect occurs within the first or second hour. The duration of diuretic effect is 6 to 8 hours.