Posted by ed_uk on April 24, 2006, at 13:28:50
In reply to Re: Parnate.........., posted by james_glasgow on April 24, 2006, at 3:25:37
Hi
Having some nifedipine available makes sense to me. A&E docs are useless in my experience.
It's important to have a blood pressure monitor at home. You can take one 5mg nifedipine capsule if a hypertensive crisis occurs. The dose can be repeated after 30 minutes if BP is still very high. The capsule can be chewed and swallowed. There is no reason to hold the contents of the capsule in the mouth. Avoid the temptation to take a high dose of nifedipine, it might be harmful.
I also recommend 10mg diazepam for the anxiety created by the hypertensive crisis, treating the anxiety with 10mg diazepam should help to lower BP.
Ed
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