Norvasc and peripheral edema
Common Questions and Answers about Norvasc and peripheral edema
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Hello,
Swelling (a.k.a. edema) is caused by a buildup of fluids. When this happens in the legs, ankles, and/or feet, it's called peripheral edema.
As it has occurred suddenly after lawn mowing in your case, it can be due to some insect sting or bite.
Are you overweight? Are you allergic to grass or hay? In these cases also there can be peripheral edema.
Did you injure your leg or feet recently? It can be due to infection. But is is usually associated with fever and pain.
How often does a CHF patient suffers from ascites first than any type of peripheral edema? Is it a common finding or should peripheral edema ensue first? On upright percussion abdomen of patient pesents right sided tympany and left sided dullness.
Edema most commonly occurs in the feet and legs, where it is referred to as peripheral edema...an indentation that persists for some time after the release of the pressure, the edema is referred to as pitting edema...
You did not list symptoms associated with congested heart failure and if your doctor has ruled out CHF then there may be an underlying cause with the following:
Liver failure should be ruled out.
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This loss of vision in the peripheral visual field can be due to optic nerve damage caused by glaucoma, high internal eye pressure, retinal detachment, occlusion of blood supply as in eye stroke, optic neuritis, and optic nerve edema. Tunnel vision is also possible after a history of head injury, concussion, brain damage and stroke, though all these causes may not be applicable in your son's case. Do discuss this with your son's doctor. Take care!
I take 5mg Norvasc with 100 mg of a beta blocker(Lopressor) and Isosorbide (Nitrate) and Tricor every morning without any problems. But I am confused as to why Norvasc and Cardizem. They are both calcium channel blockers. Maybe someone can enlighten me on that. Have you talked to your pharmacist about any concerns?
Coumadin is an anti-platelet medication that helps prevent blood clots. Blood clots in the peripheral extremities would cause edema, and coumadin should prevent any blood clos or at least reduce the formation. The swelling of the feet, etc. indicates there is some blockage of the vessls in question and fluids are leaking into the tissues (edema).
Hope this helps, and thanks for your question. If you have any further quesions or comments you are welcome to respond.
Heart failure symptoms would be shortness of breath, fatique, fast heart rate, respiratory edema and sometimes peripheral edema as well, etc.
My husband had ankle surgery on Dec. 4th. He had two procedures done including graphing/sealing a hole in his ankle bone and ligament tightening. Sorry, I cannot remember the medical terminology for the first procedure. He is non-weight bearing on crutches until at least Feb. 1, at his next appt. and doctor says it will probably be a cane after that? Not sure how he can go straight to a cane, where he will have to walk on his foot, when he has not been allowed to put any weight on it yet.
I have been a diabetic for 29 years and do have peripheral neuropathy in both legs from the knees down, but that has not gotten any worse before this all started. Have been put on a dieretic, but it is not helping and am afraid of continueing to take it beacuse it may cause problems with my kidneys. Not sure what else it can be.
An individual can be in heart failure mode (characterized by pulmonary edema as well as peripheral edema) or the heart can be effectively meeting the demand of the system for more oxygenated blood and current treatment is effective..
The edema should be immediately treated as the heart is working hard (can/will enlarge left ventricle causing an additional problem) and can cause irreversilable damage.
Sometimes due to a heart disorder the blood backs up in the vessels and causes edema (fluids leaking into the vessels) and cause swelling of the peripheral extremities, but almost always that involves both legs. At the top of a diagnosis would be blood clots: a clot in vessel to the left ankle for the swelling of the left ankle. A blood clot to the eye retina can cause a blurring of vision.
You should be seeing a doctor and the very least you should take an aspirin.
s case due to tumor and as well as surgery there can be chances of cerebral edema. With the use of medicines like mannitol cerebral edema usually comes down with a week's time. How long has it been since your child underwent surgery and is he on any medication?
Inspite of using medication if the vision does not improve then get a CTscan brain done and visit a neurologist.
All the best.
9 170 but my blood pressure is always fine at home i do suffer from anxiety but it goes thru the roof when i see a doctor or go to the ER i am 27 years old, i have to see a doc once a week for another condition, but it never fails my pulse and BP rises very high in doctors settings, once i come home both my pulse and pressure is fine again , my worry and problem is how much damage is being done to my heart when my blood pressure spikes like this once a week?
Then, 4 months later I developed pitting edema of the lower 1/2 of the lower legs and ankles and feet bilaterally. This seemed to make the Peripheral Neuropathy a lot worse.
I finally got rid of the edema and erythema a few months later (thanks to Curcumin) and the Peripheral Neuropathy improved. However, it is still worse than it was prior to Tx. Now I have burning of the toes and feet bilaterally and a feeling like I have cotton or sox bunched up around my toes.
another thought it would be a good idea to reduce the tenormin to 50 mg and take 5 mg of Norvasc; and the third, suggested to gradually replace the tenormin by 5 mg Norvasc, and to be increased if needed, to 10 mg.
Having read so much about Hypertension and its medications, I'm inclined towards the second opinion, i.e. 50 mg tenormin in combination with 5 mg Norvasc. However, I don't have a problem with the first opinion. My problem is with the third; I prefer to keep taking Tenormin.
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