A 48-year-old member asked:
what is the best diuretic?
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Dr. Sergio Schabelman answered
47 years experience Cardiology
The one that works:): Thiazide (HCTZ, Dyazide) are weak diuretics but a very good medicine to start treating Hypertension.
When stronger diuretics are needed, the choice is "loop" diuretics (furosemide, torsemide, bumetanide), used more frequently for edema , fluid overload and heart failure.
Answered on Sep 28, 2017
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Dr. Clarence Grim commented
56 years experience Endocrinology
The way diuretics work is to increase the ability of the kidney to get rid of excess salt. Therefore the best and safest diuretic is to eat less salt. You can use the app Fitness Pal to track your Na (salt) intake and decreasing the intake you will not need a diuretic. at all likely. The current recommendation of HTN is to use Chlorthalidone 12..5 then 25 if the DASH diet does not work.
May 22, 2016
Dr. Clarence Grim answered
56 years experience Endocrinology
Best diuretic: 50 from OH asks what is best diuretic. Diuretics work by getting rid of excess sodium in body and water follows. Best way to avoid need for diuretics is to eat less salt (NaCL). So I recommend you read the DASH diet book, discuss with your team and see if you can avoid diuretics by eating less salt. Here is the book number I recommend
ISBN: 0-7434-1007-6 also available as e-book.
Answered on Apr 14, 2016
Dr. Jason Kline answered
18 years experience Nephrology and Dialysis
Depends.: There are several different classes of diuretics and each class has different properties of which the prescribing doc may take advantage. For instance furosemide tends to lower potassium levels in the body whereas spironolactone increases them. Certain diuretics work better in kidney disease than others. It's complicated, so to answer your question, the "best" diuretic depends on the situation.
Answered on Sep 28, 2017
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