Feb 24, 2010 - comments
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I went back to another specialist (god knows what # he is) regarding my situation (in a nutshell: pins and needles/tingling sensation across entire scalp, episodes of slurred speech, memory loss, motor skill impairment) and his result was:
-Low blood pressure medication (Fludrocortisone) which I found EXTREMELY odd because lets face it, I've been to the dr/hospital MANY times and I've never once been told that I have low blood pressure (being a 22 year old female) also, the side effects are outrageous:
* Sodium and water retention
* Swelling due to fluid retention (edema)
* High blood pressure (hypertension)
* Headache
* Low blood potassium level (hypokalemia)
* Muscle weakness
* Fatigue
* Increased susceptibility to infection
* Impaired wound healing
* Increased sweating
* Increased hair growth (hirsutism)
* Thinning of skin and stretch marks
* Disturbances of the gut such as indigestion (dyspepsia), distention of the abdomen and ulceration (peptic ulcer)
* Decreased bone density and increased risk of fractures of the bones
* Difficulty in sleeping (insomnia)
* Depression
* Weight gain
* Raised blood sugar level
* Changes to the menstrual cycle
* Partial loss of vision due to opacity in the lens of the eye (cataracts)
* Raised pressure in the eye (glaucoma)
* Increased pressure in the skull (intracranial pressure)
-He also told me to try Lyrica which is prescribed for people with seizures.. but only after seeing if the blood pressure medication works.
I am leery and not hopeful in the least. Any suggestions/comments? Anyone on these medications or taken one or the other at any time?
Keep in mind I am also on Zoloft (which I take daily 100 mg) and that dr was def made aware.
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