Blood pressure medication

[Caravan24]

Can anyone advise a drug to control blood pressure which will not cause rls. Currently taking olmastartin

[SueJohnson]

Some medicines that are safe for high blood pressure are propranolol (Inderal, Hemangeol, InnoPran) a beta blocker that may help RLS, Isosorbide Mononitrate (Monoket, Imdur) which is not a beta blocker nor calcium channel blocker. Other possibilities are: Clonidine (Catapres) an Alpha-2-Agonist used to treat high blood pressure which may help RLS and which also treats insomnia, tenex (Guanfacine, Intuniv), prazosin (Minipress) an alpha-adrenergic blocker that is also useful in managing sleep-related problems caused by PTSD and Tadalafil a vasodilator that in one study completely eliminated RLS. Clonidine can actually help RLS. Discuss these with your doctor. And then there is reducing salt by 1 teaspoon a day nih.gov/news-events/nih-res....

[BabyBlue999 in reply to SueJohnson]

Hi Sue, I hope you’re well and Happy new year to you and yours. I’m on methadone for the past 1 year, after a few months I was able to sleep from 1-2hrs. to 5.6 hrs. It hasn’t helped with the constant tingling, trilling down my lower legs 24hrs. Would Clopidogrel cause this effect? Thank you.

[SueJohnson in reply to BabyBlue999]

It is not known as a side effect. However that sensation often accompanies RLS.

[BabyBlue999 in reply to SueJohnson]

Thank you Sue, back to the drawing board. Although I have other problems which are being investigated by my consultant. A Cancer on top of my kidney, already diagnosed a year ago. I have frothy wee, pale poo, a very bad reaction after eating the tiniest of sugar eg one fig. After 6 hrs and over 28 hrs this happens x30+ times. become unsteady, have to bend over, a taste on my tongue and I gasp, a feel like I’m dying, my pulse is 170-200 when it happens each time. I’ve told several medics who haven’t heard or know about this reaction. Perhaps you have Sue? X

[SueJohnson in reply to BabyBlue999]

No I have never heard of that. Strange!

I'm so sorry about the cancer.

[violetta254 in reply to SueJohnson]

Isosorbide reacted very badly with my RLS. Couldn't sleep at all, RLS on high the whole 3 nights.

[intermk]

Do you already have RLS? I can tell you that Buprenorphine (Bupr) which controls my RLS completely, also controls my blood pressure (BP). I was on BP medicine and then started Bupr. Doc's didn't put 2 + 2 together and I ended up in the ER nearly dead one night about 6 weeks after starting Bupr. My BP was 62/40 at the time of admission. They withheld my BP med for the next 3 days and my BP returned to normal and has been there for the last six years without BP medicine. Two benefits from one tiny pill.

[SueJohnson in reply to intermk]

That's great but what an awful way to find out you don't need BP medicine!

[intermk in reply to SueJohnson]

I agree. And I've wondered if anyone else on on Buprenorphine has discovered this issue? BP might not be an issue for those on low dose Bupr.

[HipHop1972]

Hello Caravan24. I’m prescribed 10 mg Lisinopril which is safe to take with RLS. The GP wanted to prescribe something else but I checked on this forum and have no issues with the Lisinopril. Good luck

HipHop 1972 😀