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| Thread ID: 129241 | 2013-02-12 05:52:00 | Medications and problems | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 1327646 | 2013-02-13 18:58:00 | Husband has 2 types of blood pressure medicine. One was prescribed ages ago by a really bad doctor. Next doctor continued it and increased dose at one point. New doc now, so far seemed very good, anyway nurse rang rather in a panic the other day as blood tests came back bad. High creatinine/potassium. (Kidneys) So I thought, why? He has low sugar problem so nope, not that. So I looked up the pills. Can cause high potassium among other things. Also said don't prescribe to diabetics (although that's probably those that tend to high sugar), or elderly or people with artery disease (he has that too). And, interestingly, can cause an allergic reaction - swelling of face/mouth and stuff. He's had that several times too, lately more often.....hmmmmm. So I go to doc with him. Initially doc didn't like my idea, said no, he's been on it ages, then checks old notes - oh look, several incidences of high creatinine/potassium before.... So he now has a new pill, got a bit tricky as he looked them up first, 4/5 were no good for assorted reasons, leaving one. That may cause faintness, but hey, sounds way better to me.... I have to say, as similar happened to a friend of mine too, in a more extreme way, it pays to check the details of medicine you get prescribed. Cilazapril (or quinapril) was the medication prescribed I'm guessing. It can also cause persistent dry cough in 10% of the population who take the said medication. |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 1327647 | 2013-02-13 19:26:00 | Doctors are generally worse than that. They charge you whether or not they can fix it. Not many problems can be 'cured' as it is today. Doctors are good at giving his/her patients painkillers, that's about it. There's no cure for high blood pressure, diabetes, etc., you just name it. Going to a doctor is just a psychology type of thingie. What a load of rubbish and tripe. :) |
Trev (427) | ||
| 1327648 | 2013-02-13 21:50:00 | Cilazapril (or quinapril) was the medication prescribed I'm guessing. It can also cause persistent dry cough in 10% of the population who take the said medication. Yes. No - he got swelling of mouth and tongue and stuff every now and then. And high potassium and creatinine. That comes and goes too - doc checked back through old blood tests and discovered that. |
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