Experiences with

High blood pressure (hypertension)

Hello, I have been taking Diltiazem (Adizem XL 240mg) daily at noon and it is slow release over 24 hours. Now I have to stop taking it and start Ranolazine 375mg modified release, twice daily. So do I take the last Diltiazem and then take the first Ranolazine 24 hours later at noon the next day? Would

Could someone enlighten me, my chads score as of today is 0, but should change to 1 as of may this year when i turn 65, my question is this, i have recently been prescribed Losartan for my reduced kidney function, this drug lowers blood pressure, will this score me a 2 on chads, even though my blood

Morning campers and Happy first day of Spring! I know this isn't strictly AF,but can anyone shed some light on this weird issue that I have? BTW this happened last year at almost the same month! Recognise no one is medically able to advise I'm just curious. First reading of blood pressure is really

Thank you for your input. I wanted to wait a while until I gave my report on how I’m doing. My GP phoned me the same day that I questioned being prescribed Duloxetine and took some time explaining things, refuting evidence of wholesale problems with RLS and persuaded me to follow his advice. He said

I recently saw a Nurse Practitioner re a problem with balance and generally feeling urgh which I think was a virus and of course she took my BP which as usual was ‘too high’ and told me sternly to come back in two weeks for BP review. I’ve taken BP meds before and didn’t like the side effects. I take

I have beeen prescribed Irbesartan 75mg daily for high blood pressure. I have also had stents fitted to both Iliac arteries. I have been advised that my high BP is being caused by claudation restricting blood flow to the lower half of my body. When first on my BP meds I could hardly walk, dosage was

Me again. Thanks all for your replies to my other post. Very useful. We are both well now. Today's theoretical question is from the other half.In these days of having to wait anything up to, or even above, 9 hours for an ambulance, if someone suddenly loses their sight, and has preds available, how much

Thank you Sue!! I have been on blood pressure meds Diltiazem 360mg and Losartan 25mg for a decade. I had two Iron Infusions two years ago at the Harvard Sleep Center (great results), but lately, my RLS has returned and I have been taking 2400mg of Gabapentin, 600mg at 2 hour intervals, 75mg Iron Bisglycinate

My mother was taking diuretics but its not working that much so her physician recommend albumin infusion to control ascites .is it safe to give albumin without paracenthesis

EP is switching me from Verapamil to Acebutolol for PVCs and high resting/low activity heart rate. Has anyone been on Acebutolol, if so how did it go? I am 3.5 months post ablation (still in blanking period), and have been cycled through sotolol, metoprolol, mexiletine, diltiazem, propafenone, and verapamil

I returned from a 45 minute walk in the cold yesterday and in the evening I noted my ear lobe had a blue/black patch which has not gone overnight. Although my circulation is generally not brilliant, never has this before, maybe not helped by starting anticoags and daily AF, both within the last 12

Hello community - I was on Oxycodone in the form of Targin 35mg a 24 hour period for 3 months for cancer pain. It worked really well for my RLS but stopped working after 3 months. I asked my doctor if I can try Bupramorphine instead. I have been given 20mg 7 day patch which works well for pain but

Hi. I am hoping for some feedback from others with similar medications. Had a PFA AFIB ablation at the end of September (3 mos ago). Since then, my EP has cycled me through sotolol, Metoprolol, Mexiletine, and diltiazem to try to get heart rate (periodic SVTs) and rhythm (frequent PVCs, ranging from

Hello everyone, haven’t been here for ages but I would like to know if anyone could talk to me about oesophageal varices. I’ve been diagnosed with this as I have severe cirrhosis.im so scared but I need to know more for my outcome so as I can deal with situation better.Is this the stage when I become

Hello community - I have stage 4 ovarian cancer metastases in the stomach and have been on Targin 25mg a day. Within 3 months my RLS came back with a vengeance. As per advice from this community I asked my doctor to change my medication from Oxycodone and Targin to Buprenophine. She calculated that

Hi there, I’m 70 years old. My vision went cloudy, double and I couldn’t see earlier in the summer. It lasted for a few seconds. I took my BP and it was high. My GP prescribed 5mg amlododine but they happened a few more times so I’ve been referred to a neurologist and put on clopidogrel. My BP is still

For the past 3 months I've had high blood pressure that has resulted in 2 visits to A&E via 111 over weekends. Being referred back to a large medical practice I've been dealt with by 9 different staff members giving varying advice and prescriptions over that period. Candesartan increased doses, then

Hi everyone Wondering what numbers you have been told are ok Or what numbers you think are ok I've been battling high blood pressure for over a year I was placed on medication when my readings were hitting 150/70 Sometimes more usually they were in the 140/67 However now i am usually in the

Hello friends, just as I was beginning to believe that having found Doctor Christopher Murphy and that that the trip through the tunnel had ended in brilliant sunshine, I was wrong. Not in my choice of Consultant Dr C Murphy who was and still is wonderful but in the final reaction to Buprenorphine 7

Hello Everyone I hope you are all coping well today I have been battling high blood pressure now for 12 months Initially I was taking Amlodipine 10 mg and Ramipril 5 mg I am now on bisoprolol 1.25 mg and Candesartan 8 mg Meds changed because of side effects My blood pressure when I started