Is there a medication to treat lymphedema?
• No medication is proved to treat lymphedema at this time • Diuretics are often prescribed and even though they might cause some visible decrease initially in the swelling, they actually make the lymphedema worse. They can draw off the water content of the edema, but leave behind the protein molecules, so with time the high concentration of proteins will act like “sponges” to draw more water in, also will cause the tissue to become more fibrotic.
