Lifestyle changes play a major role in keeping you healthy. Stop smoking and taking alcohol as this helps in lowering your blood pressure and preventing heart problems. Exercise regularly and take a balanced diet that includes whole grains, fresh fruits, vegetables and fat-free products. Avoid taking excess salt in your diet. Practice yoga or meditation and find ways to reduce or manage stress in your life. Ensure that you have a sound sleep every night as this also reduces your stress and hence helps in keeping your blood pressure normal. Consult your doctor if you need any further help to get maximum benefit of Fru and to keep healthy.

No, Fru does not cause weight gain. On the contrary, you may lose weight as it makes your body get rid of the excess of fluids from your body.

A. Fru starts acting as early as five minutes and its effect lasts for about two hours. Fru may cause depletion of sodium, chloride, water and other minerals from the body. Therefore, close monitoring is required if a person is being treated with Fru.

Fru is used in emergency conditions to lower very high blood pressure (hypertensive crisis). It effectively lowers and normalizes blood pressure rapidly, thus preventing heart attack or stroke. It also helps to remove excess fluids and electrolytes from the body and reduces swelling (edema) due to fluid retention.

The most common side effects of Fru are dizziness, weakness, dehydration, decreased potassium and magnesium levels in blood and increased thirst. You may also notice some injection site reactions such as swelling, pain and redness. However, these are temporary and usually resolve on their own. Consult your doctor if the symptoms persist for long or worry you.

It is advised to take an adequate amount of water if you are taking Fru. This is because Fru works by eliminating the extra fluid and electrolytes from your body by increasing the urine production. This elimination of fluids may increase the chances of dehydration if you sweat a lot, exercise vigorously or if the climate is hot. However, if you have kidney or heart problems, you must consult your doctor who will suggest the amount of water that you should be taking. Consult your doctor for any further query or concern.

Both Fru and Torasemide are loop diuretics. They are used to treat high blood pressure and edema caused by an underlying liver, kidney or lung diseases. Unlike Torasemide, Fru is also used in the treatment of hypercalcemia (high calcium levels in the blood). Torasemide has a longer duration of action and is safer to use in patients with renal failure, as compared to Fru.