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  1. Anemia and Nifedipine XL 30 mg 14th September 2006
    ... You can do some research on the side effects of nifedipine by checking out rxlist.com. Make sure you research...

  2. A guy with hot flashes? 16th August 2003
    ... certain medications, particularly nitroglycerin , nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), niacin (numerous brand names...

Acid Reflux board
  1. NEXIUM and dizziness/tachycardia/fatigue-think i will stop it 7th January 2006
    ... I was prescribed nifedipine for esophageal spasms. This is a calcium channel...

  2. ADVICE PLEASE-getting esophagus stretched again on thursday- can this worsen things 27th December 2005
    ... me (after I tried for a few months , unsuccesfully, nifedipine , pepcid, acifex) but I was still choking and had problems...

Allergies board
  1. Chronic Hives(urticaria) Dermatographisim etc... 3rd August 2003
    ... Brethine, Bricanyl]) and calcium channel blockers (eg, nifedipine [Adalat, Procardia]), have been reported to be somewhat...

Anxiety board
  1. some reasons for hot flashes and sweating for men 17th August 2003
    ... certain medications, particularly nitroglycerin , nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), niacin (numerous brand names...

Arthritis board
  1. psoriatic arthritis 10th July 2006
    ... 4gsolpodol 100amitriptyline 7.5mgzimovane 20mglexapro, 40mg nifedipine , 40mg nexium, im on stemitil to help the nausea, ive...

Bowel Disorders board
  1. Recurrent Fissure 20th July 2008
    ... softeners, Metamucil, cortisone cream, sitz baths, nifedipine cream, diatezem etc.....) Finally I had surgery after...

  2. ass problems 19th June 2008
    ... ointments you can also try that are prescription. Nifedipine and Nitroglycerin are two of them used. You can also...

  3. Had perianal abscess removed, cryptotomy, now surgery caused an anal fissure, help. 10th June 2008
    ... There are three that I am aware of, Nitroglycerine, nifedipine , or diltiazem. They took weeks for me to take effect ... , though. I took nifedipine for 3 months, I think it is allowing the area to relax...

  4. Well here it goes.. need some help and encouragment !!! 25th May 2008
    ... been as a bad as when I first got it) I am taking nifedipine 0.2 ointment which has helped but has never totally...

  5. Need advice for fissures 6 weeks after Hemorrhoidectomy!! 21st March 2008
    ... tender and bleed easily. Even though I've used the nifedipine ointment for 6 weeks, they feel I have not used it...
    ... about 3 weeks ago. They want me to continue with the nifedipine ointment for 4-6 weeks, but try to apply some inside...

  6. anal fissure...... any advice? 15th February 2008
    ... the OTC ointments just help a little with the pain. Nifedipine was the dominant treatment for me. Check the yaaahooo...

  7. anal fissure surgery soon, cost? 6th February 2008
    ... pain after every bm for 6-12 hours. My doctor tried nifedipine and such but not really working. Have to see the surgeon...

  8. Anal Fissure ...PLEASE HELP.. 16th July 2007
    ... seems all of my pain started. The doctor has me on Nifedipine cream that seems to sooth the area a little. Although...
    ... has become chronic. You say your doctor has you on nifedipine which is used to relax the sphincter muscle. It sounds...

  9. Having Hemm Surgery Wednesday 25th June 2007
    ... great before and after a bowel movement. I also had Nifedipine .2% which seemed to help some with bowel spasms...
    ... so far.:blob_fire You may want to ask for some nifedipine for the swelling. Hang in there. Sherri...

  10. 5 weeks after hem op. 21st June 2007
    ... on the inside too. I also have a prescription for nifedipine . It helps with the spasms. I'm now ready to go out...
    ... The itching didn't last too long. I put some nifedipine on it. Couldn't really tell if it help. I haven't...

  11. Sphincterotomy - help with straight data 5th June 2007
    ... thing and have to go through it all again. Botox, Nifedipine , Nitro, they are all drugs that will temporarily relax...

  12. fissures 4th June 2007
    ... fissure with a "tag" that gets inflamed. I'm using nifedipine ointment with some improvement. Is is possible that...

  13. Should I get surgery for my anal fissure? 3rd May 2007
    ... believe had made a difference are the prescription nifedipine cream and taking Miralax. For me, excess fiber was...

  14. the truth about anal fissures 25th April 2007
    ... but when it is..oh boy.. Anyway - I've been using nifedipine cream described by colon surgeon and I do think something...

  15. unique anal fissure? please help 19th April 2007
    ... Will it ever "go down"? Two days ago I started nifedipine topical ointment. No change. Is this unusual? Please...
    ... unnatural gait I'm walking with...I'm trying to give the nifedipine ointment a chance...I think it works like the nitro...

  16. Fissure after Hemorrhoidectomy 24th March 2007
    ... rescription creams for fissures: nitroglycerin cream 0.2%, nifedipine , or dialitezem (sp). These medicines help to relax...
    ... colorectal doc/surgeon who immeidately prescribed Nifedipine . It is an ointment that must be manufactured/produced...

  17. have anal fissures and need help 31st January 2007
    ... #37; (can cause headaches), diltiazem cream (2%), nifedipine and other medications 8) the creams can work, but...

  18. Surgery Recommended 10th January 2007
    ... very emotional at all. I asked about other options, ( nifedipine , botox, nitroglycerine) and he said that they were...

  19. very bad constipation 19th May 2006
    ... a day. When that didn't work for me, they gave me nifedipine (nitro) paste to use.. that helped some, but mine...

  20. Hemorrhoidectomy 6th August 2003
    ... significantly higher success rate, using an ointment called nifedipine ointment, and supposedly, you don't get headaches...
    ... emorrhoidectomy AND sphincterotomy. I was too far gone for Nifedipine and Nitro was never an option, due to migraines. I ... have read about some very good results using the Nifedipine with Lidocaine. I really hope it works for you!...
    ... ones. I stumbled across a couple of studies of the nifedipine yesterday. Both told of really great results and ... do it for $40, not bad. The amount had to be 0.2% nifedipine ointment---you don't take it orally, but put it on ... with a print out of the study that showed that the nifedipine was 100% better in healing fissures than the nitro...
    ... is a fissure. It wouldn't hurt to try some of that nifedipine ointment. In just a day it is giving me relief. ...
    ... much burning and pain I was in. I told her about the nifedipine but she indicated I did not need it. Right now it...
    ... inner butt crack, which I think was initiated by the nifedipine cream I've been putting on. I looked at the label ... point my fissure does seem to be responding to the nifedipine and tinactin treatment. But I really need to have...
    ... reactions or symptoms from that prescription cream nifedipine ---I was afraid of experiencing low blood pressure ... the first 6-7 weeks should use the tinactin or the nifedipine , because no cream should be applied on new unhealed...
    ... colorectal surgeon on Wednesday. I will bring up the use of nifedipine and ask about using tinactin for fissure treatment...
    ... healing. I had a fissure which I healed using 2 weeks nifedipine ointment, followed by 5 days of elocon cream. The...
    ... yourself? How did I get over my fissure? I used nifedipine cream 0.2% compounded by my local pharmacy for $45 ... healed. Technically, though, I should have kept up the nifedipine for a month, but I got lazy. I get awfully tired ... am doing the same thing for my new cut. I started nifedipine 3 times a day, with A&D ointment inbetween. I am...
    ... on an open paper cut. Very ouchy. That cream is nifedipine , and it has to be compounded as it is not available ... I firmly declined and told him I only wanted the nifedipine . If you do a search online you will read some ... very uplifting information on the use of nifedipine cream for fissures. Do a search on nifedipine cream ... the 6:15 position I have started to treat with the nifedipine , and have gotten good relief only 3 days into the...
    ... on an open paper cut. Very ouchy. That cream is nifedipine , and it has to be compounded as it is not available ... I firmly declined and told him I only wanted the nifedipine . Tammy, Doesn't that cream need a prescription...
    ... and tell him you have a pharmacy that will compound nifedipine in a cream of 0.2% for you, and ask for a prescription ... in with a printout of the online study which shows nifedipine cream much more effective than nitroglycerin from ... nitro, but got severe headaches, and now want to try nifedipine , as you have acquaitances who have tried it with success...
    ... I'm hoping this next surgeon gives me a script of nifedipine cream 0.2%. The nurse/scheduler indicated he does ... prescribe nifedipine . Although, she also mentioned the dread sphincterotomy...
    ... and tell him you have a pharmacy that will compound nifedipine in a cream of 0.2% for you, and ask for a prescription ... in with a printout of the online study which shows nifedipine cream much more effective than nitroglycerin from...
    ... of days, but I immediately started to treat it with nifedipine and a&d, and this immediate treatment seemed to quickly...
    ... It details the prescription med I am using call nifedipine you asked me about, and gives full details about how ... fissure, I don't know. I have to tell you that that nifedipine cream has given me good results in 2 weeks, but it ... I think that study above also compares botox to nifedipine and shows the nifedipine to be more effective. ... were you, I would ask your doctor to prescribe the nifedipine cream at 0.2%, and give it a real try for 6-8 weeks ... sore, because I think it is responding well to the nifedipine . However, I also make sure not to touch, prod, poke ... your frame of healing time reference, and give the nifedipine a try. You will have to find a pharmacist in your...
    ... the appointment tomorrow with a surgeon known to use nifedipine ? Or should I give the diltiazem a chance? How do...
    ... trying that diltiazem for a few weeks, then give the nifedipine a try, then do it. I just don't know why no one here ... is bothering to try the nifedipine . My new cut no longer even bothers me, and that is ... just after 5 days of using the nifedipine . I plan on using it for a month, but I have had fantastic...
    ... don't know why no one here is bothering to try the nifedipine . My new cut no longer even bothers me, and that is ... just after 5 days of using the nifedipine . I plan on using it for a month, but I have had fantastic...
    ... these surgeons of yours don't want to prescribe the nifedipine , unless they are worried the nifedipine works too...
    ... be sure to be religious on your application of the nifedipine , 3 times a day, about a bb size on the area, and to ... apply the cream. About 2 hours after I apply the nifedipine , I then dab the vitamin A&D ointment to help keep...
    ... be sure to be religious on your application of the nifedipine , 3 times a day, about a bb size on the area, and to ... apply the cream. About 2 hours after I apply the nifedipine , I then dab the vitamin A&D ointment to help keep ... size. Tammy, exactly what I thought. I have the nifedipine now. I about to apply the first application. I follow ... What was yours compounded with? Mine has 0.2% nifedipine together with a petroleum jelly base if I remember...
    ... having a little difficulty judging the right amount of nifedipine . The first dose I apply last night gave me a moderate...
    ... Also, I don't know why your doctor gave you the nifedipine as an ointment. Everywhere I read the nifedipine ... me. Also, I don't know if in ointment form the nifedipine will inhibit healing or not? Still everywhere ... I read, and according to my doctor, the nifedipine should be put on the same amount of times per day ... that is 3 times a day, spaced out, so always some nifedipine is working on the fissure. As you figured out, ... larger, or you may experience bad side effects of nifedipine , and it won't make your fissure heal any faster. ...
    ... surfak. I don't know why your doctor gave you the nifedipine as an ointment. How he wrote the script is the...
    ... even stand. Neither of the ointments diltiazem or nifedipine have helped much. I start to see each of the three...

  21. Blood and Pain is no Fun. Help. 17th April 2003
    ... that she start applying a new medicine (0.2% or 0.3% nifedipine ) immediately before the anal fissure (if that is diagnosed ... chronic. If the doctor is not familiar with the use of nifedipine for AFs refer him to November 2002 Diseases of the...

  22. Anal Fissure 13th April 2003
    ... medicine for fissures (I am on it now) which is 0.3% nifedipine . If your doctor is not familiar with the use of nifedipine...

Digestive Disorders board
  1. Please read this if you have esophageal spasms 21st October 2006
    ... the problem. Calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine will come up when you research this, and so will low ... Yea, until the spasms returned. Apparently the nifedipine (which is generally used to control blood pressure ... me say that : 1. Calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine can be helpful, sometimes combined with low dose anti...

  2. Does anyone have esophageal spasms? 7th April 2004
    ... the problem. Calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine will come up when you research this, and so will low ... until the spasms returned. :) :) Apparently the nifedipine (which is generally used to control blood pressure ... me say that : 1. Calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine can be helpful, sometimes combined with low dose anti...

Drug Interactions board
  1. Luvox, Flexeril, Provigil, Indomethacin 28th April 2007
    ... cyclosporine, felodipine, lovastatin, midazolam, nifedipine , nisoldipine, saquinavir, simvastatin, sirolimus,...

  2. Afeditab cr 30 mg 5th May 2006
    ... as if I was going to pass out. I had a reaction to Nifedipine ( afeditab ) I had overdose symtoms with a normal...

  3. Please Please Please Let Me Eat Grapefruit!!! :) 27th March 2005
    ... lidocaine lovastatin midazolam methadone nelfinavir nifedipine nicardipine nimodipine nisoldipine nitrendipine...

  4. prednisone and hiccup type spasms 18th January 2004
    ... to be effective include chlorpromazine (Thorazine), nifedipine (Procardia), haloperidol (Haldol), phenytoin (Dilantin...

Heart Disorders board
  1. Awaiting stress EKG results 20th February 2008
    ... me a nervous wreck, and the other two (Cozaar and Nifedipine ) gave me a persistent cough. I have acquired a cough...

  2. Vaso spsams - what meds work? 22nd August 2006
    ... talking about. BTW, one of the channel blockers, nifedipine , has been used to TREAT migraine...so maybe a low...

  3. Amlodipine (norvasq) or Atorvastatin (lipitor) causing this problem? 18th June 2006
    ... drug, even another channel blocker like verapamil or nifedipine (both cheaper than Norvasc. ;)) Make sure to take...

  4. swollen ankles 4th May 2006
    ... he is on a calcium channel blocker like amlodipine, nifedipine , verapamil or dltiazem? This drug class can cause...

  5. Angina Pain Or Stress? 29th October 2004
    ... variant angina resembles that for other forms of angina. Nifedipine and nitrates are particularly effective (1). Coronary...
    ... variant angina resembles that for other forms of angina. Nifedipine and nitrates are particularly effective (1). Coronary...

High & Low Blood Pressure board
  1. Most popular high blood pressure med?? 5th May 2008
    ... Benicar HCT Avapro Bisoprolol/HCTZ Avalide Nifedipine ER Felodipine ER Atenol Chlorthal Carvedilol ... HCT Benazepril HCTZ Captopril Nadolol Nifedipine Coreg CR...

  2. Kidneys and Meds 17th March 2008
    ... AVOIDED lithium/tricyclic antidepressants AVOID Nifedipine NSAIDs nitroprusside and others Meds that can...

  3. Reduction in BP meds, CCB withdrawal 26th February 2008
    ... headache: caffeine, clonidine, felodipine, labetalol, nifedipine , propranolol peripheral neuropathy: losartan (ARB...

  4. hydrochlorot for high systolic pressure 13th February 2008
    ... enalapril, eplenerone, felodipine, fosinopril, ramipril, nifedipine , spironolactone, verapamil. I hope this helps...

  5. Is there ANY BP med that doesn't say "stay out Sun"? 19th October 2007
    ... the sun) Captopril ACE Inhibitor Diltiazem & Nifedipine CCBs Triamterene Potassium sparing diuretic Hctz...

  6. HCTZ and edema question 13th September 2007
    ... Tuesday morning I skipped that one and took my nifedipine . Have slight edema and bp is a little lower yesterday...
    ... trial involving edema caused by ace inhibitors and nifedipine . They used phynogenol (french maratime pine bark...

  7. HBP under 30 10th June 2007
    ... expanded thus the pain and reaction. he put me on Nifedipine . the first two days were fine, but on the third day...
    ... ball is already rolling! I was adviced to stop taking Nifedipine ; it's been more than 24 hours now. the pain in my ... questions: I stumbled on a report that said people on Nifedipine should avoid eating grapes. Do you or anyone know...

  8. Do CCBs cause heart attacks? 22nd May 2007
    ... people). ....The drug in question, short-acting nifedipine , should be used with great caution or NOT AT ALL, ... Archive of Internal Medicine. Importantly: The nifedipine finding cannot be necessarily generalized to any other ... CCB including longer acting forms of nifedipine and short acting formulas of diltiazem and verapamil...
    ... These drugs increase the risk of heart attack and YES nifedipine is the worst of the worst. And alas, NORVASC was the...

  9. CCB Adalat 3rd May 2007
    ... taken the calciumchannelblocker Adalat. I think it's nifedipine . I had very good results for a couple years, but it...

  10. Swollen legs/ankles 25th April 2007
    ... Hi, I am on a betablocker combo of Nifedipine and Antenol, and seem to be getting swollen legs/ankles...

  11. Side effects of BP meds 3rd April 2007
    ... been prescribed "beta Nicarida' (Atenolol BP 50mg + Nifedipine 20mg) for my blood pressure. I can tolerate it...

  12. Magnesium and CCB, please read this. 15th December 2006
    ... retention) from calcium channel blockers (particularly nifedipine ) in pregnant women. Other calcium channel blockers...

  13. Question re: CCBs & beta blockers 28th November 2006
    ... UGLY! BUT I know that the other CCB's verapamil, nifedipine , and diltiazem act very differently so I think it...
    ... that short acting calcium channel blockers such as nifedipine were associated with an increased risk of heart attack ... formulations of certain calcium channel blockers ( nifedipine , diltiazem and verapamil) were more likely to suffer...
    ... formulations" of certain calcium channel blockers ( nifedipine , diltiazem and verapamil) were more likely to suffer...
    ... giving the long acting ones a clean bill of health. Nifedipine seems to be the largest offender with stroke and heart...

  14. Effective Mgmt of BP Med Side Effects? 16th September 2006
    ... gives you guff, tell him to read his PDR. If nifedipine and amlodipine BOTH caused leg edema, then calcium...
    ... gives you guff, tell him to read his PDR. If nifedipine and amlodipine BOTH caused leg edema, then calcium...

  15. Swollen legs? 23rd August 2006
    ... channel blockers like Norvasc (amlodipine), diltiazem, nifedipine or verapamil, they can ALL readily cause swelling...

  16. Lisinopril cough? 27th July 2006
    ... once a day of lisinopril, he also takes cozaar and nifedipine PA. Does a lisinopril cause a cough even while...

  17. Medicines and Sexual Ability 13th June 2006
    ... Impotence Calcium channel blockers (eg verapamil, nifedipine ) ...... Impotence Clonidine ...... Impotence...

  18. Anyone have experience with Verapamil sr 21st May 2006
    ... My doctor justed switched me from 90mg nifedipine to 180mg verapamil I am currently taking with Verapamil ... atenolol after 4 days blood pressure is about 140/90. the nifedipine seemed to control it a little better. Doc says if ... double it or try something else or should I go back to nifedipine and increase that. I feel horrible on both nifedipine...

  19. amlodipine versus nifedipine? 21st May 2006
    ... Amlodipine is Norvasc (sp) by the way. Nifedipine is Adalat....
    ... I have never taken nifedipine but I took amlodipine for a month prior to my angioplasty ... you give a listen to your kidney doctor and try the nifedipine (it's also LOTS cheaper and generic.)...

  20. Cardizem and Swelling of the Feet 12th April 2006
    ... try one of the other generic CCB's like verapamil or nifedipine . CCB's differ a lot and perhaps one of these won't...

  21. Sular? 29th March 2006
    ... calcium channel blocker nisoldipine, it is similar to nifedipine which costs a fraction of what SULAR does. Look...

  22. I need another CCB 18th March 2006
    ... The CCB my son takes is nifedipine PA (Prolonged Action), it is also known as Adalat...

  23. Swelling from Norvasc??? 19th February 2006
    ... if he has any samples of verapamil, diltiazem, or nifedipine and try each of them for a week or two and see what...

  24. Curious ARB Reaction 14th February 2006
    ... blocker. I said I'd LOVE to do a trial of verapamil or nifedipine (I know both are generically cheap) but NOT Norvasc...

  25. From Sular to Procardia to Atneolol, what can I expect? 8th February 2006
    ... the two calcium channel blockers, nisoldipine and nifedipine . Alas that nurse-practioner you saw apparently needs...

  26. CCBs other than Norvasc please 5th December 2005
    ... around the longest. They are: verapamil, diltiazem and nifedipine . From the name, the nifedipine is most likely closest...

  27. Does anyone know anything about calcium channel blockers? 1st December 2005
    ... reasons,> but would like to try either verampamil, nifedipine or diltiazem" he brushed it off with "Oh, those don...
    ... I was on nifedipine for 2 years and it really didn't bring my blood pressure...

  28. Benicar or Lisinopril 21st November 2005
    ... Incidentally, the Procardia is available as generic nifedipine which is generic and a fraction of the cost...funny...

  29. Please Help Med Advice 16th November 2005
    ... and the Procardia costs 7 times as much as generic nifedipine .) Find the two or POSSIBLY three that work the best...

  30. Lenin - Need Your Knowledge 10th November 2005
    ... to find one you like...generics like veramamil and nifedipine are pretty cheap. Don't pile them onto the clonidine...

  31. VERAPAMIL...your experience 17th October 2005
    ... scratching verapamil. Oh well, there's always nifedipine ...:D:D:D. Anyone get DIZZY switching drugs over and...

  32. Felodipine for 24 hours control of hypertension 12th October 2005
    ... hypotension -- as I had discovered to my dismay with plain Nifedipine . Thanks for your reply and I think I will have...

  33. Kidney damage from high BP? 6th July 2005
    ... including verapamil, diltiazem, felodipine, amlodipine and nifedipine . These medicines relax the blood vessels, thus lowering...

  34. Are all calcium channel blockers created equal? 22nd June 2005
    ... isradipine, lacidipine, lercanidipine, nicardipine, nifedipine , nimodipine, and nisoldipine. These have more effect ... lercanidipine are only used to treat high blood pressure. Nifedipine is also used to treat Raynaud's phenomenon. As...

  35. Doctor got mad 29th April 2005
    ... think the doctor got so mad? Thanks.Afeditab (aka nifedipine ) makes absolutely no sense to me. This is one of...

 
 
 

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