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Old Female With CKD. Taking Amlodipine And Enalapril. Black Patches In My Toe & Feet. Probable Reasons?

Hi, I am a 38 yrs old female with CKD . taking amlodipine 5 mg and enalapril 5 mg daily in two divided dose. currently my blood cratinine is 1.4 and potassium is 5. today i observed sudden appearence of black patches in my toe & feet that gradually disappered after hours. Please let me know the probable reasons. Thanks Krishna
Thu, 20 Jun 2013
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DEAR SIR/MADAM

ELDERLY FEMALE WITH ORGANISED CKD. AMLODEPINE AND ENALAPRIL ARE USUALLY CONTRAINDICATED. LET ME TELL YOU THE REASONS.
1. AMLODEPINE 5 MG CAUSES PEDAL EDEMA AND FLUID RETENTION. WHICH MIGHT WORSEN THE SIGNS OF HEART FAILURE. SO IT IS BETTER IF YOU REPLACE YOUR AMLODEPINE WITH CILIDEPINE 5 MG BUT IT IS SHORTER ACTING NEED TO TAKE MORE TIMES THAN AMLODEPINE
2. ENALAPRIL 5 MG AN ACE INHIBITOR, WHEN USED BEFORE ONSET OF KIDNEY DISEASE IT WILL HAVE A GOOD IMPACT, BUT WHEN USED AFTER THE ONSET OF CKD, THEN IT MAY BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAUSES SEVERE HYPERKALEMIA. SO I FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD STOP THIS DRUG COMPLETLY.
IF YOU WANT TO CONTROL YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE THERE ARE OTHER GROUP OF DRUGS SUCH AS MOXONIDINE 0.2 MG WHICH IS CENTRALLY ACTING, QUITE SAFE IN CKD PATIENTS.
CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR REGARDING THIS ONCE.

HOPE IT IS HELPFUL

THANK YOU
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Old Female With CKD. Taking Amlodipine And Enalapril. Black Patches In My Toe & Feet. Probable Reasons?

DEAR SIR/MADAM ELDERLY FEMALE WITH ORGANISED CKD. AMLODEPINE AND ENALAPRIL ARE USUALLY CONTRAINDICATED. LET ME TELL YOU THE REASONS. 1. AMLODEPINE 5 MG CAUSES PEDAL EDEMA AND FLUID RETENTION. WHICH MIGHT WORSEN THE SIGNS OF HEART FAILURE. SO IT IS BETTER IF YOU REPLACE YOUR AMLODEPINE WITH CILIDEPINE 5 MG BUT IT IS SHORTER ACTING NEED TO TAKE MORE TIMES THAN AMLODEPINE 2. ENALAPRIL 5 MG AN ACE INHIBITOR, WHEN USED BEFORE ONSET OF KIDNEY DISEASE IT WILL HAVE A GOOD IMPACT, BUT WHEN USED AFTER THE ONSET OF CKD, THEN IT MAY BE DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT CAUSES SEVERE HYPERKALEMIA. SO I FEEL THAT YOU SHOULD STOP THIS DRUG COMPLETLY. IF YOU WANT TO CONTROL YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE THERE ARE OTHER GROUP OF DRUGS SUCH AS MOXONIDINE 0.2 MG WHICH IS CENTRALLY ACTING, QUITE SAFE IN CKD PATIENTS. CONSULT YOUR DOCTOR REGARDING THIS ONCE. HOPE IT IS HELPFUL THANK YOU