Lasix
Substance: furosemide
Delivery: 50tabs (40mg/tab)
Manufacturer: India, Aventis
Lasix is not a hormone compound but a diuretic. It belongs to the group
of saluretics and to be exact is a loop diuretic. Its effect consists
of distinctly increased excretion of sodium, chloride, potassium, and
water. A very important characteristic which must be absolutely monitored
with loop diuretics is the reabsorbtion of potassium ions, sodium ions,
and chloride ions. This causes a considerable disturbance of the electrolyte
household. Due to its intense effect on water excretion Lasix is used
for treatment of edema~ and high blood pressure. Bodybuilders use Lasix
shortly before a competition to excrete excessive, mostly subcutaneous,
water so that they appear hard, defined, and ripped to the bone when
in the limelight. The effect of tablets begins within an hour and continues
for 3-4 hours. Depending on how much water is still in the athlete's
body he must have more or less frequent access to a restroom. This can
cause a considerable weight loss within a very short time. For this
reason, athletes often use Lasix to lose weight and to compete in a
lower weight class. Athletes usually prefer the oral form of the compound.
Bodybuilders occasionally use the injectable and intravenous version
the morning of the competition since it becomes immediately effective
when the athlete, due to a more or less strongly remaining water film,
begins to panic. This, however, can also produce the opposite effect.
That is, the muscles become small and flat; the athlete loses vascularity,
and has no pump during warm-up when during a very short time too much
water and minerals are lost. It is thus possible that some pro or top
amateur shortly before the beginning of a competition as a last countermeasure
is seen with a bag of glucose solution being injected intravenously
so that the blood volume rises again. In order to compensate for the
potassium loss many athletes take potassium chloride tablets. This,
however, involves a certain risk since an overdose of potassium can
cause cardiac arrest. In our experience, Lasix is taken in the last
two days before a competition.
The amount of the dosage, the duration of application, and the intervals
of intake usually depend on the diuretic effect or the athlete's shape.
Bodybuilders usually take a half or whole 40 mg tablet and wait to see
what happens. Some repeat this procedure once or twice in an interval
of a few hours. Lasix is the strongest diuretic and the most dangerous
compound in bodybuilders' arsenal of medicine.
Side effects can include circulatory disturbances, dizziness, dehydration,
muscle cramps, vomiting, circulatory collapse, diarrhea, and fainting.
In extreme cases cardiac arrest is possible. Extreme caution is advised
when athletes who are already substantially drained and dehydrated continue
their loop diuretic treatment with a "make it or die attitude,"
or even continue the intake altogether with a completely reduced liquid
intake.
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