Blood pressure medication

[PollyDoodle]

Before I was diagnosed with AF last year I was taking Indapimide with no side effects. Since diagnosis I have been tried on various meds for high BP, including beta blockers, I'm now taking Slozem, all causing me to feel unwell in various degrees. Does anyone have any idea Why indapimide is no longer suitable for me to take when I previously was OK on it. I feel the heart failure team is fed up with me as they are struggling to find suitable medication for me

[BobD Volunteer]

Sorry no I don't. I am on losartan AND indapamide (lorvacs) along with my warfarin and occasional propafanone. and have been for some years.

[KMRobbo]

i have been taking 200 mg Ditiazem Hydrochloride since last July. along with Flecainide 5mg twice daily. (slozem is a brand of ditiazem). I do not feel great on it symptoms being brain fog on memory recall, and exercise intolerance. - i am only on diltiazem as I get even worse issues with beta blockers.

I do not know your symptoms , however I was tried on a couple of occasions with 120mg Diltiazem and I had less brain fog and it also improved the exercise intolerance , only a small amount but made a big difference to me. However for other reasons I have been moved back to the 200Mg

i just mention this in case you could have opportunities to reduce the dose? it may help you also.

[cuore]

Indapimide " belongs to a class of drugs known as diuretics/"water pills." Water pills can cause an electrolyte imbalance, especially lack of potassium which is why you are told to eat a banana when on a water pill. (Too much potassium may get flushed out of your system) However, if you have an electrolyte imbalance, you may go into arrhythmia.

I was on Hydrochlorothiazide , also a water pill, which my GP immediately discontinued when I was diagnosed with atrial flutter.

My research indicates that Slozem is another name for Diltiazem. Both Diltiazem and Verapamil are rate control calcium channel blockers, with also blood pressure lowering properties. I was prescribed Verapamil.

At the time of my disgnosis of atrial flutter, I was also taking rampril, an ACE inhibitor, with the hydrochlorothiazide for blood pressure. I continued to take the rampril, which was changed to lisinopril, also an ACE inhibitor, (at my request), which was changed to amlodipine, a calcium channel blocker, via GP. I am seeing good results with the amlodipine.

I am surprised your team is struggling as there are a number of pills for high blood pressure.

[PollyDoodle in reply to cuore]

Thank you. Tried ramipril, OK for 6 months and then developed 'the cough'!! That's when I went on indapimide. Seems to be an ongoing problem. One thing after another