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Suggest Remedy For Swelling In Ankles,high BP And Arthritis
My mom is 87 yrs old, with high blood pressure and arthritis. She has been taking Gabapentin for about 18 months. I am concerned about the side effects, I cut her dosage to a capsule every other night, the only change in her meds but lately she has had more trouble with swollen ankles...are any of these related
Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I concluded that your mother is having high blood pressure and osteoarthritis. These conditions may be related to her swollen ankle. Cutting of dose of gabapentin is not related to her swollen ankle. Try to keep her BP under control to reduce swelling. For arthritis diacerine and glucosamine is useful . You can discuss with your Doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don't hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to help you. Wishing you a good health. Take care.
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Suggest Remedy For Swelling In Ankles,high BP And Arthritis
Hi Welcome to healhcaremagic After going through your query I concluded that your mother is having high blood pressure and osteoarthritis. These conditions may be related to her swollen ankle. Cutting of dose of gabapentin is not related to her swollen ankle. Try to keep her BP under control to reduce swelling. For arthritis diacerine and glucosamine is useful . You can discuss with your Doctor about it. Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then please don t hesitate to write to us. I will be happy to help you. Wishing you a good health. Take care.