[knelson10]

I have suffered from an eating disorder off and on for the past 20 years. I started to take Lasix which was given to me by my Dr. Boyfriend a couple years ago. As time progressed eventually I found myself taking between 2000 and 3000 mg daily. And no you do not misread that. I starting ordering the drug overseas when my boyfriend and I broke up. Every time I tried to stop taking it I would gain about 20 pounds in just a matter of days. You know what this can do to a person with an eating disorder. It makes them take it again. So for the past two years I have been in and out of the hospital lying to everyone about the mystery of my dangerously low low low potassium. I have felt like I was going crazy and actually had suicidal thoughts and major depression. I have not been able to enjoy life at all because all of my time is spent in bed and having bad thoughts. Is it possible that the lasix was making me feel like I was going crazy . And after such long time use I rightfully was mentally effected by this drug? I lost me and I am trying to find myself again. I am down to 500 mg a day now and have been for 7 days. I feel like a different person, but I know my potassium is still low. Could the past couple of years on this drug really have affected my emotional well being so much? I feel like I was clost to death. More people should know about this drug and what it can do to you. Thank you for answering my questions and listening to me. Admitting I have been doing this was extremely hard for me. This has been my dirty little secret for years. Kristy