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Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 23 5:30pm | Replies (573)
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@rickhood

Is Nephedipine helping your neuropathy? I used to take it along with Lisinopril for high blood pressure, but stopped some years back, as the Lisinopril was enough to keep my blood pressure fine. I am wondering now if stopping it could have been a cause of my neuropathy. Been looking into all possibilities and no "smoking gun" yet on a cause.

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John, Volunteer Mentor | @johnbishop | Dec 5, 2021

@rickhood - Here's a reference mentioning it as a cause of PN.

"Can nifedipine cause peripheral neuropathy?
Side effect-occasionally causes peripheral neuropathy and hepatic damage. Nifedipine is worth trying in patients with attacks of angina at rest-particularly those of the Prinzmetal type-who have proved resistant to other treatment."
-- https://www.bmj.com/content/2/6142/940

The Foundation for Peripheral Neuropathy has a comphensive and a more extensive list of drugs that can cause peripheral neuropathy here -- https://www.foundationforpn.org/causes/other-drugs/

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raebaby | @raebaby | Dec 5, 2021

I've been taking Nephedipine for a long time. I developed bad neuropathy after starting chemo this year, though I did have a slight case of it before. I don't know if Nephedipine helps it. I stopped taking Atenelol with my Nephidipine as my BP was dropping too low. I find that the old Exerciser Elite 2000 that I had here for years, and I dragged out, IS helping my neuropathy.

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