Re: Drugs offered but not licenced for A in UK

[Guest guest]

a nitrate?

speeding up heart rate by amyl or butyl

nitrates can also cause cell mutations..

usually a pill under the tongue for those

prone to cardiac episodes.

I guess a muscle relaxer would work if you

can keep remembering to breathe.

I don't know.

much faster than HCL.

>

> Yesterday I was offered a drug fo A not sure what it was called

but it

> began with an N which is used to heart problems and is used in the

US

> (and been proven helpful)for A because it has the effect of

relaxing

> the muscels in the E to allow food to go down but is not licenced

for

> A in the UK.

>

> But it has side effects of lowering your blood pressure and

headaches

> and as mine was 110 over 60 it was already low so I chose not to

take

> the drugs.

>

> Has anyone taken simmilar drugs and how efective are they. They

hope

> to try me on them on friday 4 days before my Hellers Myotomy to

try

> and clear My E before surgery.

>

> Pippa

> (Northants< England)

>

[Guest guest]

I think it's Nifedine ..

It reduces blood pressure ..

Mukesh

Drugs offered but not licenced for A in UK

Yesterday I was offered a drug fo A not sure what it was called but it

began with an N which is used to heart problems and is used in the US

(and been proven helpful)for A because it has the effect of relaxing

the muscels in the E to allow food to go down but is not licenced for

A in the UK.

But it has side effects of lowering your blood pressure and headaches

and as mine was 110 over 60 it was already low so I chose not to take

the drugs.

Has anyone taken simmilar drugs and how efective are they. They hope

to try me on them on friday 4 days before my Hellers Myotomy to try

and clear My E before surgery.

Pippa

(Northants< England)

[Guest guest]

Pippa, that would probably be Nifedipine. Another one that helps

most people with achalasia is isosorbide dinitrate. Both relax

the sphincter when taken before meals, but may have unpleasant

side effects like headache and swollen feet. (Also, they tend to

stop working after some time, perhaps only a few months in some

cases.) Isosorbide dinitrate works faster and helps more people

with A than nifedipine, but it tends to have worse side effects

for most people. However, my son used it with every meal with no

side effects for some time before his surgery.

It is unfortunate that you kept getting the wrong diagnosis, and

now there's more of a rush. It must be terribly stressful for

you. Perhaps a prescription for Nifedipine or isosorbide

dinitrate (or even a dilation) would help to give you time.

To answer your other question: My son's surgery took two hours

including myotomy and fundoplication.

Good luck!

in Lancaster, PA

Drugs offered but not licenced for A in UK

> Yesterday I was offered a drug fo A not sure what it was called

> but it

> began with an N which is used to heart problems and is used in

> the US

> (and been proven helpful)for A because it has the effect of

> relaxing

> the muscels in the E to allow food to go down but is not

> licenced for

> A in the UK.

>

> But it has side effects of lowering your blood pressure and

> headaches

> and as mine was 110 over 60 it was already low so I chose not

> to take

> the drugs.

>

> Has anyone taken simmilar drugs and how efective are they.

> They hope

> to try me on them on friday 4 days before my Hellers Myotomy to

> try

> and clear My E before surgery.

>

> Pippa

> (Northants< England)

[Guest guest]

Thanks for that , and Maggie I really do appreciate all the

help all you guys are giving me. I will let you all know how I get

on after surgery I am going in on Friday and will probably be in for

about 7 to 10 days I have to be Iv fed for 3 to 4 days first to try

and rehydrate me In the past two days I have managed two cups of

tea and half a bottle of fortisip really not good.

Pippa Northants, England

>

> Pippa, that would probably be Nifedipine. Another one that helps

> most people with achalasia is isosorbide dinitrate. Both relax

> the sphincter when taken before meals, but may have unpleasant

> side effects like headache and swollen feet. (Also, they tend to

> stop working after some time, perhaps only a few months in some

> cases.) Isosorbide dinitrate works faster and helps more people

> with A than nifedipine, but it tends to have worse side effects

> for most people. However, my son used it with every meal with no

> side effects for some time before his surgery.

>

> It is unfortunate that you kept getting the wrong diagnosis, and

> now there's more of a rush. It must be terribly stressful for

> you. Perhaps a prescription for Nifedipine or isosorbide

> dinitrate (or even a dilation) would help to give you time.

>

> To answer your other question: My son's surgery took two hours

> including myotomy and fundoplication.

>

> Good luck!

>

> in Lancaster, PA

>

> Drugs offered but not licenced for A in UK

>

>

> > Yesterday I was offered a drug fo A not sure what it was called

> > but it

> > began with an N which is used to heart problems and is used in

> > the US

> > (and been proven helpful)for A because it has the effect of

> > relaxing

> > the muscels in the E to allow food to go down but is not

> > licenced for

> > A in the UK.

> >

> > But it has side effects of lowering your blood pressure and

> > headaches

> > and as mine was 110 over 60 it was already low so I chose not

> > to take

> > the drugs.

> >

> > Has anyone taken simmilar drugs and how efective are they.

> > They hope

> > to try me on them on friday 4 days before my Hellers Myotomy to

> > try

> > and clear My E before surgery.

> >

> > Pippa

> > (Northants< England)

>