Yikes! The FIne Print

[pantryslut]

So the diuretic I'm on for my blood pressure, which I loathe already for other reasons involving frequency of bathroom trips, says that you should consult with your doctor before taking if you a) take a lot of ibuprofin, or b) are allergic to sulfa. How about both? I stopped taking it this morning and will call my doctor Monday. I don't think it was very effective anyhow, but I'll be monitoring my blood pressure all weekend just in case.

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[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

Yikes!

I don't know which diuretic you were taking, but I have triamterene/hydrothiazide which I've been taking for over ten years (the first 20 years or so I managed my blood pressure by wishful thinking and good intentions -- that is, supposedly by diet and exercise, but I was not consistent, and my blood pressure stayed under control anyway). The excessive peeing mellowed out after a while. Relatively. I had sort of trashed my sphincter during Emma's 48-hour birth, so I have other issues in that area.

Anyways, there are lots of different diuretics that act differently, so you should be able to get a match.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

That's the one! I'm also taking nifedipine.

I really liked Labetalol, which is what I took when I was pregnant, but they switched me off to supposedly more effective drugs once I stopped breast-feeding.

[whipartist.livejournal.com]

I asked my doctor about the ibuprofen thing a few years ago. He said that there's an interaction whereby ibuprofen might interfere with the diuretic but it's a second-order effect and not to worry about it.

[pantryslut.livejournal.com]

I'm more worried about the sulfa.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

I would be too. Sulfa allergy is not to be sneezed at.