high blood pressure

joyjeevan
  • By joyjeevan · September 27, 2012 at 11:12 am · 16 replies
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I am medicated for mild heart pressure attacks and now also taking medication called stamlo 5 mg daily for high blood pressure -- 150/80. My right ankle and leg are swollen so much from stamlo and I wondered if there is an alternate medical treatment that doesn't cause nausea which other pills I took before did.

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Threesacharm

I am sorry you have not had any replies yet.....it is probably because most people here don't know what stamlo is, the name you are using is what it is called in India. In North America it is called norvasc. There are probably other people here who take it under that name. Norvasc (stamlo) is a calcium channel blocker. It is one kind of drug to treat high blood pressure. Other types are ace inhibitors, such as ramipril, and diuretics. If you are not having good success with a calcium channel blocker you should tell your doctor you would like to try something else. I take an ace inhibitor called ramipril. My mom takes a diuretic. So there are lots of other options, but they would be called different names in India. I don't have any difficulty with ramipril. I wish you the best.

joyjeevan

Thanks so much for your information. I will discuss this with my Dr today. I also saw a homeopath who helped me many years ago with high bp. Today she took my bp and it was 142/70. I'm new to this site on Inspire and have been helped enormously on other sites like ostomy, bladder cancer, and arthritis. Old age is hitting me hard, but my spirit is very high. Again thanks!

mailorderannie

I also was told following a heart cath that I some excess pressure in left side of heart. I had the heart cath 3 weeks ago, following what was thought to be a mild heart attack--I had very bad radiating chest pain for about 5 minutes. I took an aspirin and it subsided. I still don't know what caused the pain, and I now have nitro to take if it happens again. I'm taking Lisinopril 10 MG for the blood pressure. I feel much more tired and dizzy while taking all the meds. I wish you good luck and hope you do well. I know what you mean about "old age hitting heard" LOL!

joyjeevan

Annie, are you having any side effects specifically from the Lisinopril? The only side effect specifically from Norvasc (stamlo) is this swelling of the right ankle and leg which I can deal with more easily than with nausea and tiredness! Please tell me and Thank you!

mailorderannie

Joy, I can't really answer specifically about the Lisinopril since I'm taking four meds right now--all of which cause some side effects. I'm taking Simvastatin 10 MG and am being taken off of Metoprolol Tartrate 50 MG over a period of the next 2 or 3 weeks; and I take an aspirin per day, and carbamazepine. Blood pressure meds can cause side effects that are not tolerable though, that is for sure; and you should change until you find one you can tolerate well. One thing, I always take the Lisinopril pretty late in the evening, and with food. I don't know how much that helps, but I'm convinced that it does help quite a bit. Do you take yours in the evening with food? If not, it might be worth trying that. It also might be worth asking your doctor about trying Lisinopril, as it might work out better for you. I couldn't stand feeling nauseaus. Good luck and let me know how it goes!

mailorderannie

Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor (whatever that means). :)

Threesacharm

It is an either or, you would not probably take an ace inhibitor and a calcium channel blocker. She hasn't had a heart attack.....

mailorderannie

I thought maybe she could take Lisinopril instead of what she was taking, but I guess not. Thanks Threesacharm!

Threesacharm

Ace inhibitors are used a lot after a heart attack because it has an impact on remodelling of the heart, it helps to reduce the amount of scar tissue the heart muscle makes. There are people who take an ace inhibitor who haven't had a heart attack, my sister takes one for high blood pressure. I think which BP med they use may depend on your other medical issues and also your age, they use some different ones for older people. But I think you made a good suggestion, she should ask her doc what else she could try if that one is causing her problems. There are lots of different kinds, and surely one would suit her better than others.

joyjeevan

Thanks to you all for your caring answers. I'm letting my doctor decide tomorrow what is next. I'll keep you posted. I am so grateful for each day and my life and know the universe is always taking care also. Miracles happen all the time!

Yatchzee

I take an Ace Inhibitor, Lisinipril and it does cause a little dizziness at times and a dry cough at times. I know this because it was the only thing I was taking for a few years. Good luck, Joyce

mailorderannie

Joyce, I have the cough--wasn't sure which med was causing it--guess it is the Lisinipril. Joy, hope you talked with your doc and made him aware of problems you're having!

mailorderannie

Joy, you say you're medicated for the heart pressure attacks. Are your attacks sharp radiating chest pain?

joyjeevan

The upshot on the swollen ankle may be a thyroid condition that suddenly appeared out of nowhere, so to speak, on recent tests. So will start with thyroid medicine tomorrow and see how that helps the leg. The medicine is ELTROXIN 50, in India. Any experience with this? Continuing with stamlo 5mg and trying it in the evening, as someone suggested. Thanks to all of you beautiful friends out there who are so supportive.

Threesacharm

In North America it is levothyroxine. A synthetic thyroid hormone, most of us who are hypothyroid take synthetic hormone in some form. It is a fairly low dose you are taking, so that is good. Take it always in the morning though, it works better that way. It will probably take about eight weeks before it builds enough in your system to show up in blood tests and for you to notice a difference. I have never had any side effects from the drug, been taking it thirty years. It is not unusual to develop a sluggish thyroid as you get older, especially if you have family history. Low thyroid is also associated with edema often, so hopefully this is the issue. Best wishes to you.

joyjeevan

Thanks to you Threesacharm [love that name!] I took it first thing this morning and now will continue .

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