Any one on meds to prevent kidney stones?? - Kidney Disorders Message Board

gracie67 · 10-25-2007, 06:50 PM

I get kidney stones almost every year, and last yr i was lucky enough to get them 2 times in 3 months. The first ones was 10mm by 8mm and obstructed...the others were 6mm and 8mm. 2 months later I had 3 more 7mm stones...I am on HCTZ because my body produces to much calcium, but I also have to be on potassium because aside from the HCTZ I have chronically low potassium too. So after the 2 bouts last yr I doubled the HCTZ and tripled my potassium. Anyone else on meds for stones?? I have had them every yr since 94, and I think I actually had them before that. I also have CKD.

My kidneys hurt a lot of the time and I have never been able to pass my stones..I have had so many surgeries I can't even recall them all. Anyone else like this??
gracie

TLValiant · 10-26-2007, 12:17 PM

Gracie,

I am on 2 medications to help assist with my kidney stones. They are allopurinol and potassium citrate. Of course I think it would depend on the type of stones you have. I have mostly uric acid stones so these medications would work for me. Perhaps the best thing to do is talk to your doctor and see what they think. It never hurts to ask.

Terry

gracie67 · 10-26-2007, 02:33 PM

Thank-you for responding...

My stones are calcium based ones. The meds I am on to prevent the stones seem to be doing the trick, though I know I have stones in there. They were found on a follow up last yr to the 2 surgeries I had...they didn't want to do a 3rd, so I am hoping that when the doc doubled my HCTZ that it will do the trick. The potassium makes me sick, but because of my chronically low potassium I have to take it..I have heart problems as well, so when my potassium falls it gets my heart involved. And I don't want to go in CHF again. I have several other things wrong too, APS..a blood clotting disease that is autoimmune. But nothing else related to the stones and the CKD, luckily that is under control and hopefully won't cause me any problems.

thanks again,
gracie

duzford · 10-26-2007, 02:36 PM

Ask him to order a 24 hour urine through Litholink they will do a full analysis of your metabolic panel and help you regulate the right meds. I am on Urocrit, TheraLith, and HCTZ

gracie67 · 10-26-2007, 02:46 PM

I have had that done many times, now I just get the blood work every 3 months to watch for the progression of the CKD. I had the last 24 hour urine done a yr ago. I think it's a different lab, but it's comes out with 2 pages of levels and which ones are high, or low.. or stable.

I just talked with them because my potassium fell to below 2.9. They "yelled" at me about making sure I take it every day..but like I said, I take 60 mg a day and it's hard on my stomach. I tried to take it with more potassium enriched foods, but it didn't work. So my cardio nurse yelled at me and so did my nephrologists! It's not a bad idea though....

I may call and ask about it...thanks!
amy