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Originally Posted by K C Muffin  I would have agreed with your first Dr that the intolerance to an old BP med was impossible if I hadn't been through it myself. Not comfortable and something some doctors just don't even consider, especially if you'd taken the drug continually for a few years without incident. Makes ya appreciate the ones that do consider it. |
You posted about your drug issue and that’s part of why I suspected it. Thank you.
Here’s the rub KC. Prior to seeing a doctor when I began to suspect the med I cut the dose in half for a few days until the BP started to go up. The pain went down. When the BP started to go up I went back to the full dose and the pain got worst. After a couple of days I cut the dose in half again and again the pain went down. I explained this to that doctor and his first reaction was to blame it on arthritis flare ups. (BTW, a known reaction to the drug is joint pain) Then he wanted to do MRIs, e-rays and a whole bunch of other stuff looking for all sorts of stuff he imagined that might be wrong. FWIW, the new hospital he was affiliated with didn’t appear to be running at capacity and I have insurance.