Increase in creatinine and drop gfr

[Viky45]

My creatinine was 1.14 and gfr was 87, 3 months age but Dr prescribed me enalapril 20 mg for 1+ proteinurea, but after taking medicine for three months my creatinine is now 1.57 and gfr is 59 i am much worried what is happening with me

[Girl-with]

oh my did you look up the medicine to see if it’s ok to take it?

[Viky45 in reply to Girl-with]

Dr. prescribed me 20mg enalapril, don't know this medicine is responsible for increase in creatinine or not, but i am in stress right now 😔

[Girl-with in reply to Viky45]

I’m worried too I looked up your medicine it says in elderly patients keep a close eye on them for kidney issues

[userotc]

I commented on your 1st post on this, yes kidney side effects reported!

[3bee]

It sounds like you need a change of medication, ask your doctor.

In 2006 I was diagnosed with CKD, my GFR was 58. My consultant described peridopril to ‘protect’ my kidneys. Unfortunately it wiped my GFR to 19 within a few months. The medication was changed to Amlodipine and atenolol, my GFR recovered to between 20 and 30, it varies but is stable. I now have proteinuria and have been prescribed a small dose of losartan which my doctor described as a cousin of the ‘pril’ medications and can be better tolerated. I am regularly tested, weekly at first to check my tolerance. My last GFR was 25 so still stable.

Hope you get checked out soon.

[Viky45 in reply to 3bee]

Yesterday my i went second opinion, the other nephrologist reduced the medicine from 20mg to 5mg, and said this drop in gfr was because of high dose of enalapril 20mg, he also said gfr will improve after reducing the dose from 20mg to 5 mg

[3bee]

Glad you got it checked out, hopefully they’ll monitor it.