Intermittent claudication Sxs

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I have an elderly patient who has had a triple bypass, GCA and polymyalgia

rheumatica. She is still on low dose steroids and hypertensive medication. I

treat her for dry and fragile skin and diverticular disorder.

She has been experiencing severe muscular pain in her lower legs on walking. It

sounds like IC and I suggested she ask for a doppler - which she has had done

and it's NAD. I've also asked her to ask her GP to tamper with her hypertensive

meds and she has stopped the Ca++ channel blocker, she has also stopped

alendronic acid [she had a fall and dislocated her shoulder without breaking

anything]. She has also had a MRI on her lumbar spine with mild spinal stenosis

at L2/3, more prominent at L3/4 and moderately severe at L4/5 which results they

say are not significant enough to produce Sxs on walking.

She is still getting these pains in her legs, plus a tingling crawling feeling.

I don't know why and the mix I gave her [which included Dioscorea, Zanthox and

Ginkgo] didn't have any effect. I just feel I am missing something...

The GP has told her to 'live with it'

Has anybody any inspiration? I would really value anything...