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Originally Posted by monika
ABSOLUTELY! I really want to change my primary care doctor but every one keeps ranting and raving about what a good doctor he is. He is the one that prescribed those meds. We are putting so much faith in the doctor appointment I have tomorrow with the neurologist. He is supposed to be the senior neurologist. Does anyone have any suggestions on what we should ask? We really want to be prepared.
So far we are going to ask:
1. Does the lisinopril cause Peripheral Neuropathy
2. Did the antiboditics Cipro cause Peripheral Neuropathy
3. What other tests can we do? We have already done Liver blood panel, EMG and a cat scan.
4. what about other drugs like Cymbalta, tramodol.
5. What about the socks with the electric transmitters I see on the internet that is Medicare and FDA approved? Can insurance cover that?
6. Can we change his blood pressure meds from lisinopril to something else?
7. He still has slight skin itching, is that related to Peripheral Neuropathy?
8. Was the staph infection on his skin related to the Peripheral Neuropathy?
Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Thanks so much Monika
Thanks Monika
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There is no evidence I could find that lisinopril or other ACE inhibitors cause PN. They can cause an increase in bradykinin, which may affect the skin, and is one cause of the "ACE cough"
Changing the blood pressure med would be up to the doctor.
Some people are allergic to ACE inhibitors, and most doctors will change it for that reason.
I answered your Cipro question on the other thread and gave a link.
Here is the wiki link for it...listing all the potential problems it can cause:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciprofloxacin
Cymbalta can affect the liver negatively. I would change to something else.
I can't say about the staph infection.
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