Blood pressure meds

[Zoe]

This is probably an old question but I need an answer and can’t find it. My doctor is wanting to put me on a blood pressure medication and I need to know which ones are safe and which aren’t. I have lymphatic colitis and mastocytic enterocolitis.

[tex]

The association of MC with blood pressure medications does not show a high risk, but there may be a connection, because ace inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers all list diarrhea as a side effect on the label. In some cases, the diarrhea can be severe enough that it might be confused with an MC reaction, even if it isn't. It appears that olmesartan (Benicar, Azor) has been documented to be the most likely to cause problems with diarrhea

Personally, I've taken lisinopril for over four years now without any significant problems. I don't have hypertension, but I'm a stroke risk, so I take a low dose, 10 mg. I check my blood pressure before I take it each morning, and if my systolic pressure is below 100 mmHg, I don't take the lisinopril.

That said, like all medications, it's not free of risk. I have a nephew who was having all sorts of neurological issues, including seizures, for years, until he tracked the problem down to lisinopril. He lost for jobs in the meantime, and his doctors never had a clue. Once he stopped taking it, all the symptoms disappeared.

I have a brother who started taking it a year or so ago, but he had to give it up after a month or so, because it caused frequent, unproductive coughing that was apparently provoked by idiopathic (of unknown cause) throat tickling.

I hope this helps,

Tex

[Zoe]

Thanks! This does help a lot.