Scoti
2010-02-27 14:52:08 UTC
Swelling of the legs and feet, parathesia in the feet. Rash that is not raised, kinda blotchy and noticeable on the palms and soles, constricted pupils and a burning sensation.
These symptoms are side effects from calcium channel blockers, first from verapamil and now Nimodipine, at first it started when visiting a country with a tropical climate and seemed to get worse when exercising and through caffeine, over time this got worse, alcohol helped make it even worse which led to a deterioration in a bipolar condition and eventually so the docs say a low immunity due to several infections.
Several tests revealed no sign of Hepatitis, HIV or Diabetes.
A year or so ago after taking the drug pregablin (to treat peripheral neuropathy) for a few weeks the drug had the odd side effect of causing what it was meant to treat, kinda like painkillers causing pain. :=/
This went away with the withdrawal of the drug though I suspect some amount of the damage is now permanent.
I can find no literature on this nor any on pregablin causing neuropathy.
The only thing that actually helps is climate control. How on Earth is this possible? Take away the 30C temperatures of India and replace them with the frigid temps of Northern Europe and it's right as rain.
Does anyone know what this could be? What condition or side effect could go systemic causing a complete cluster *** in a persons body?
The withdrawal of the drugs are not an option.