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I had a reaction to Sulfa Drugs. I started swelling bad. The doctors nurse told me to take an allergy medicine ( I had Claritin) & it would be ok to double my fluid pill ( Dyazide 10mg each). Later that night I called the drug store. I was so tight I just wanted the fluid off me. I asked if there was any difference between Lasix humans take & Lasix dogs take. I have a big Golden Retriever with a heart condition & he takes Lasix with heart & thyroid pills. I was told there was no difference & it should be ok to take one of the dogs Lasix. Woke up today & all fluid gone. I looked half my size. Spent most of night in bathroom though. I got dizzy & almost blacked out. Fell back on bed, shut my eyes until it passed. Got up slow & was ok but light headed with a weird high pitch buzzing in my ears. Called hospital to talk to a nurse & she told me to call poison control. She said there were differences like different fillers & dyes. Poison control asked how many mg. his Lasix was. I looked & it is 80mg. He takes it 2X a day. She said the normal dose for a human is 20mg. I had taken together with my own fluid pills 100mg! She asked if my chest hurt or any other symptoms so she said start drinking a lot of water & eat some fruit with a lot of potassium in it like bananas. I did not know how dangerous it was so I learned a lesson today. Hope this may help someone else.

November 7, 2009 - 5:22pm

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