I am a little confused. First, you say you were diagnosed with asthma but that you have to wait for your doctor to return from vacation to get the results of your pulmonary function test. So how do you know you have asthma? And second, you say you've been on a diuretic med but you think it is responsible for your swelling. Diuretics are to help combat edema.

At any rate, the BP meds should not have an adverse effect on your asthma. I take Diovan HCT and have asthma (am on a daily preventer and have a rescue inhaler). No problems here.

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[QUOTE=Titchou;3098317]I am a little confused. First, you say you were diagnosed with asthma but that you have to wait for your doctor to return from vacation to get the results of your pulmonary function test. So how do you know you have asthma? And second, you say you've been on a diuretic med but you think it is responsible for your swelling. Diuretics are to help combat edema.

At any rate, the BP meds should not have an adverse effect on your asthma. I take Diovan HCT and have asthma (am on a daily preventer and have a rescue inhaler). No problems here.

I should have made myself clear. I was quite upset about the edema.
My tests were ordered by another doctor, covering for my regular GP. This lady doctor had read my medical records on her own time and then surprised me with an action plan. This plan included the pulmonary function tests, a new visit to my BP specialist (coming up), a visit with a nutritionist and a complete blood workup. My breathlessness was an old complaint of mine and she picked up on it rightaway. It helps to get another doctor's perspective. My GP does nothing for me and likes to wait things out, hoping they'll go away. It took five months before he finally referred me to a neurologist for my tingling/numb arm. (It did not go away as he had hoped). Time to change doctors, I think. Likewise, he did NOTHING about my breathlessness problem for months, though I brought it to his attention during every one of my weekly visits. I'd come into his office so out of breath...and he'd say I should learn better breathing techniques!

The lady who performed the pulmonary function tests was the one who told me about my asthma as she concluded her tests. I was relieved to learn I was not in a heart failure. She also said it takes about ten days for everything to be sent to my doctor. Her report will include which meds to put me on and in what dosages. By then my GP should be back from holidays. She suggested I go to ER if I run into any problems before then.

How can I go back to my doctor with ANY degree of confidence? I know I can do much better and get a doctor who will care and do the things for me that need to be done. I just don't know how to find one.

I guess I'll not worry about my BP meds effecting or interacting with my asthma. The one that's well known for that is the beta blocker and I am not on it any more. The diuretics I am on are for a blood pressure control. There are many rx drugs that can cause edema in people so I thought maybe they somehow did. :confused: I guess it's one of the others I am on.

PS. Both Diovan and Micardis (another ARB) caused me bad allergic reactions, including transient paralysis of limbs. I can't take them.


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