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Do You Take Nifedipine For High Blood Pressure?
My son struggles with high blood pressure triggered by kidney disease. He takes a very high dose of metoprolol and was taking amlodipine at night. These medications combines were helping except every morning his BP would climb until he took medication.
He recently transitioned to adult care and his new neprologist was not happy to hear that his BP would climb even once a day. He took my son off of amlodipine and replaced it with nifedipine (which the doctor described as the big brother to amlodipine). He was to take it two times a day but it worked a little too well. His BP dropped too low and too fast. Now he is taking it just once a day. That did the trick but now he’s back to once a day his BP climbs a bit. My son feels hesitant about trying twice a day again because of how sick it made him the first time he tried it. I’m thinking his body has adjusted to it and now he’s ready for twice a day.
We are of course going to discuss this with his doctor but I was wondering if anyone has experience with nifedipine? Do you take it once or twice a day? How does it effect you?
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Oh @colleensteele, like you, I am hopeful that Cullen’s body has had a bit more time to adjust. I hope and pray that twice a day is not too much. Is he on the lowest dosage? If not, could he half the evening dosage? I can certainly understand Cullen’s concerns. He had a rough time when he took it like that before.
I hate that he is still not getting the right dosage to help keep his BP stable. Please do keep us posted and know that I keep y’all in my thoughts and prayers.
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Thanks @jenc. The new med is making a difference but I think it’s going to take another small adjustment to find a nice balance for Cullen.
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Sorry for reviving this thread. Is anyone else here on Valsartan? Is it safe to take it?
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@derek775 we encourage revisiting topics that haven’t been discussed in a while. I don’t have experience with valsartan but hopefully one of our other members can share their experience with it. Do you have a PH specialist? It’s always best to check with them before starting any prescription another doctor might prescribe.
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Hello There,
I take Nifedipine 30 mg ER once a day as well as Tadalafil 40mg once a day and so far everything has gone well for the last 2 years
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@Lynda thank you for sharing your experience. It’s great to hear you have found a treatment that works well for you. Every patient is different and sometimes it really takes trial and error to find the perfect prescription and dosage. It’s helpful sharing what treatments individuals are on because it could help others have informative conversations with their doctors.
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Hi @Lynda , I am so thankful your treatment routine works well for you. It’s always wonderful to hear this from our members. And we never know if maybe the treatment plan we share may also work for others. Because treatment plans differ for others, you never know who you can help by sharing.
Hopefully your treatment regimen continues to work well for you. Take care and thanks for the update.🤗
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Here’s a bit of info: https://federal-lawyer.com/injury-lawsuit/valsartan/
It appears that Valsartan can cause cancer.-
Wow, it’s frightening that many medications have been in the news recently with possible links to cancer and other complications. Thankfully, it doesn’t affect everyone the same, so if anyone is on these medications, I suggest you talk to your medical team about your concerns. You and your healthcare team know your body best.
Thank you for sharing, @alex616 . Have you also been on this medication?
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I wasn’t on this medication myself, but my grandmother was
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Oh, I see, @alex616 , it is great to share that information with others. Did her doctors take her off the medication because of this?
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