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Stage 3a kidney disease: looking for info
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Last year, I was prescribed a diuretic called Torsemide. As I understand, it is popular among nephrologists. After some time, I ended up in the Mayo ER because of dehydration. My GFR dropped significantly to 28 or Stage 4 from Stage 3A, and I stopped the diuretic, and fortunately, went back to Stage 3A. So the problem may appear to be not drinking enough water, so consider checking with your doc on your prescriptions and water intake for episodes of dehydration.
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@collegeprof ~ As a stage 3a myself, I'm still unclear as to how many glasses of water each day is enough - without overtaxing my kidneys to where they may be further damaged. Have any of your medical team mentioned a satisfactory daily total? Thanks!
Hi. I also was initially prescribed a diuretic by my PCP ( Triamterene) when first diagnosed CKD 3a. It wreaked havoc on my kidney numbers and she called and told me to stop taking it immediately.
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@collegeprof Oh, Torsemide! They placed me on that last year, for a short time. It really wreaked havoc on my system, causing the dehydration and severe muscle cramps. My brick-and-mortar pharmacist went over it very carefully, very concerned, and boy he was right! After less than 6 weeks on it, we moved back to furosemide. At this point I am on 180 mgs per day, split between morning and evening doses.
Ginger