Let's take a minute to talk about your medication. 

This is bumetanide. It removes excess water and salt from your body. Bumetanide treats high blood pressure. It also treats swelling that happens from heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease. Some people call this medicine a 'water pill'. 

You should take bumetanide exactly as your doctor tells you to. Some people take it with food to reduce the chance of an upset stomach. 

Most patients tolerate this medicine well. It will make you urinate more often. Other common side effects include a headache, nausea and muscle cramps. Dizziness can occur. To reduce this, you should stand up slowly after sitting or lying down. You should wait until you know how this medicine affects you before doing things that require you to be alert, like driving. These effects are normal if they are mild, and they should go away. If these or other effects become reasons you want to stop taking this medicine, please talk to your doctor or pharmacist. 

As with any medicine, rare but more serious side effects can happen. With bumetanide, these include an allergic reaction, weakness, and changes to the skin - like a rash, itching, blisters, or bruising. Others include fainting and a heartbeat that is slow or uneven.  You should call your doctor right away if you notice these or any unusual changes to your body. To help keep this medicine safe for you, your doctor may order blood tests.

Drug interactions can occur. You should talk to your doctor or pharmacist before taking any new medicines and before drinking alcohol.

For best results with bumetanide, ask your doctor how much fluid you should drink each day, and how often you should check your blood pressure and weight.