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Originally Posted by Littlepaw
Jenni,
Aaack! Wow! This is huge, there is a known correlation between CRPs and ACE inhibitors!
ACE increases bradykinin and other neuro peptides that contribute to neurogeniic inflammation. There are a couple of studies out there on this. The link was solid to CRPS and not seen in other types of antihypertensives. Can you safely switch to something else??? Alpha blockers have a reverse affect and down regulate adrenaline receptors which are implicated in neuropathic pain and also provide some partial sympathetic blockade orally. But really ANYTHING other than an ACE inhibitor would give you a better chance.
Littlepaw  |
Ahhh no! Well good thing is they aren't working. I'm also on beta blockers. I have this terrible Bp that won't go down. I'm sure being in this much pain doesn't help (last week at the drs Bp check I was 193/130) and nothing the drs have tried will get it to normal. I'm on metoprolol and losartan, the losartan makes me feel so horrible. My kidneys hurt and I feel like a zombie on both. I'm going to have to talk to my dr...She started me on them a couple months ago. I had the pain before I went on them, but like I said it's been going further up my arm. I was on lisinopril but it made me cough. I'm on a major diet and have been losing about 5lbs a week and hoping maybe I can get off them in a couple months all together, however uncontrollable Bp runs in my family. But I had septal akinesis when all this Bp stuff started still don't know why. I read things and often wonder if I have a connective tissue disorder with the heart stuff and the joint issues. Who knows.
Kinda would be nice to have someone find out why my Bp is so high vs just pushing all these nasty meds on me.
I still haven't told my gp about my crps diagnosis. I just Had the hand specialist send her the info.
Now I must go read cause I did not know that! I figured since they say they are used for diabetic neuropathic pain that it wasn't the meds (I am not diabetic). Thank you LITTLEPAW so much for the info!