What Doctors Don't Tell YouDoctors may be increasing the risk of heart failure among older patients if they are mixing diuretics with NSAIDs (non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs). The combination can increase the risk of ...
My cousin Doll, who is over 80, had a heart attack with angina two years ago. She bruises badly with the slightest knock or scratch and also has vertigo. Here is her prescription-drug list:
Q-I have just been diagnosed with hypertension. My doctor has prescribed Diupres and says I have to take it for the rest of my life. Since taking the drug, I have lost my will to do almost anythin ...
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Q I’m writing for advice on the osteoporosis bisphosphonate drug alendronic acid (Fosamax). A recent scan showed that my bone has decreased since last year. Both the spine and hip are low.
Q My 76-year-old father has recently developed tremors which his GP has diagnosed as Parkinson’s disease, but I would like a second opinion.
Although beta blockers have been used for over 30 years to treat high blood pressure in elderly people, new analysis has discovered that the drugs are no more effective than a sugar pill. ...
Many elderly patients are being unnecessarily treated with diuretic drugs, according to research from the Netherlands. ...
With atrial fibrillation, a high pulse rate and elevated blood pressure, I’ve gone through at least seven different medications, prescribed by my GP, over the last two years. I’m 71 and could not tolerate any of them due to side-effects that I’d...
WHICH HEART DRUG?: Diuretics win the day
