Question: I am 75. Very sensitive to BP drugs. I am highly allergic to sulfa..had a Stevens XXXXXXX in my 30's from sulfa. I took toprol xl 50 mg 1xa day and norvasc 5 mg in am. No prob with toprol but after several years had an allergic reaction to the norvasc when dr increased from 5 to 7.5 mg. awful whole body joint pain, chills temp, burning skin, headache..you name it. It took three bad days to run its course. Can't take diuretic due to sulfa. Two weeks ago dr tried me on diovan 320. Bad reaction joints nausea not as bad as norvasc reaction. Dr switched me to edarbi 80 mg and last three days same as norvasc but more. Temp went as hi as 102.8...used aspirin and cold packs ..almost normal now Skin still tender and feels burny feeling. When happened on norvasc dr mentioned something called serum sickness. The last few days have felt like coming back from food poisoning. I know need lower BP but last few days were scary. I can't do that again..at THIS age. Could this have been a drug reaction or serum sickness. Anything else I can do to get these drugs out of my system? XXXXXXX
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