His condition when I met him was alarming. Six weeks before he had been fully functional and working. He had been referred for poorly controlled hypertension, but as I was meeting him, that was the least of his problems. Both feet were blood red up to just above the ankle, swollen, and extremely painful. He had not walked or worked in a month. Six weeks before, his blood pressure was poorly controlled. He was on amlodipine at the time which caused ankle swelling, and so his doctor stopped that drug. Without amlodipine the blood pressure level went even higher and his doctor started minoxidil which can cause fluid retention and swelling of the legs. It also causes a rapid heartbeat, so high doses of fluid pills were added to get rid of the fluid and propranolol, a beta blocker to slow the heart. Clonidine was also added to help with the blood pressure. Despite all this effort, his blood pressure remained high.
Your comment about blood pressure is very interesting as last year, my blood pressure was fine stopped by the doctor for an appointment and on a whim got a blood pressure test and it turned out to be skyhigh. I’m on medicine and it’s now under control but it’s shocking how fast it changed.
He was lucky to have found you. Were the original treating doctors so incompetent they didn't see the changes and do something different? How do you know which ones to trust?
Is there currently anyone that can be recommended? Is there a remote based primary care where we can get your recommendations as so many are in need. Thanks
Your comment about blood pressure is very interesting as last year, my blood pressure was fine stopped by the doctor for an appointment and on a whim got a blood pressure test and it turned out to be skyhigh. I’m on medicine and it’s now under control but it’s shocking how fast it changed.
He was lucky to have found you. Were the original treating doctors so incompetent they didn't see the changes and do something different? How do you know which ones to trust?
Interesting. One of the rare times you hear about minoxidl used for blood pressure as opposed to hair.
But why were his original treating doctors so incompetent not give him these drugs that could help him?
Is there currently anyone that can be recommended? Is there a remote based primary care where we can get your recommendations as so many are in need. Thanks
I've been reading recently and it looks like the SGLT2i drugs should do most of the above for you.
CKD, gout, blood pressure and weight.
What do you think of them?
Seems they also synergistic with Mounjaro.
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