Dechi
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@dreamydays With all your meds helping you, how much have you improved ? Are you capable of working ?
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No, I was bedbound before these medications. I am gradually getting stronger and have not given up on getting into remission.
I started Nifedipine today (small dose), but my blood pressure is droping.
usually at rest when lying flat, it's 85/45, but tonight it's 76/40;
Anyway I feel not bad, so I think it's not a problem...
I think you should be careful and talk to your doctor about that. I sometimes have very low blood pressure (naturally) but Nimotop increases my BP, which is good.
I started Nifedipine today (small dose), but my blood pressure is droping.
usually at rest when lying flat, it's 85/45, but tonight it's 76/40;
Anyway I feel not bad, so I think it's not a problem...
Are you still improving?
unfortunately Nimodipine isn't available in my country...Hi nifedipine is a systemic calcium channel blocker, the main drug discussed here is nimodipine which mainly affects blood flow to the brain rather than all over. I took nifedipine before and it made me feel light headed and light all over. I know its being discussed in another thread with regards calcium intake into cells.
no , I can't use online pharmacies either.Are you able to use online pharmacies from abroad? I get mine from United Pharmacies. In my experience they have very different effects. There are still some possibilities of nifedipine so maybe you have been lucky.
I started it today.I don't want to jinx it but it made a difference.One change that was really surprising but now makes sense is this.I've always had sensitivity to nicotine.If I smoke more than a few puffs I can get quite dizzy, pale, like my pressure is dropping, puking also if extreme.I am not a smoker but lately I will smoke 2-3 cigarettes per week.Anyway today I smoked a whole cigarette without needing to putting it out and light it again, as I usually do, which means around 3x of my usual threshold before I get dizzy, and I felt no dizzyness at all.It is from nimodipine for sure.
I have a general feeling that not enough blood gets in my brain, I also have Raynaud's and mild POTS that comes and goes.Generally I feel weak standing up.I started at 7.5mg once per day, no sides.