Posted by Drexxie on August 4, 2001, at 21:18:20
As some know from a few of my earlier posts, for the past two months, or so, I've been experiencing a significant amougnt of pitting edema in my legs (primarily). Additionally, my stomach, arms, face will at times, also pit.
My pdoc has ran every imaginable test, my regular doctor even reviewed the results and stated that he couldn't imagine what other tests to run. Neither doc, however, has wanted to bring the edema down with diuretics.
My pdoc is urging me to see an endocrinologist (which I certainly need to do). My regular doc merely pointed blame at the thyroid I was taking (which, btw, I've been taking- sans problem- for over a year).My question (finally, eh? [grin]) regards a statement made by my pdoc. He stated that as he knew how stiff and uncomfortable my legs must be, he could prescribe a diurtic.
However, he followed that with, "but I'd rather not get you started on that type of thing, just right now?"His comment didn't sound to me like, "Oh, that'd mess up tests, or whatever, if you did eventually go to the endo," but more along the lines of, "it's best not to be having to rely on those meds."
He did mention that he had another patient who has been on diuretics for quite a while. Could that be why my pdoc really wan't too "hip" on just writing out a script for diuretics?
My regular doctor, when I asked him if I might benefit from diuretics, replied that he didn't want to have to prescribe those for me at this junction.Why the reluctance? I should have asked them both, but for whatever reason didn't (as is evident, right? [smlie]). I wish I had, as now I can't stop wondering if there's some hidden danger in diuretics, or if once one begins taking them, they have to continue for life, or something. I realized that this post very well may appear asinine, but I just couldn't resist asking.
I've done some reading and have perused the internet in regards to this topic, but can't make any sense from it all.Consequently, if anyone is keen to this "mystery," I'd so appreciate being made aware, as this question is haunting me!
-Drexxie
Addendum: Are the Rx one's all that different from the script ones? This entire subject is, for whatever reason, sooo confusing to me?
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