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I, Aged 69 Years Now, Was Diagnosed To Have Chronic

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2020

Question: I, aged 69 years now, was diagnosed to have Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD; Creatinine 5.0) in April 2015, and ever since, the Creatinine level in the blood has been around the same 5.0. All these years, I have been healthy without manifestation of any symptom associated with CKD in the medical literature. I have not undergone even single dialysis. Apart from CKD and BP controlled by medicines, I have no other ailment. I am NOT a diabetes patient. One of the medicines I take is Dytor (Torsemide) 40 mg –one Tablet daily. It causes me constant feeling to urinate. But it keeps my blood level normal. I understand it is diuretic. Can you please suggest an alternative medicine for me (CKD patient) which will control my Blood Pressure but not a diuretic?

Answered by Dr. Vaishalee Punj (17 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Calcium Channel Blockers

Detailed Answer:
Hello and welcome to Ask A Doctor service.

I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

As per your request and medical history, calcium channel blockers (like medicine amlodipine) are suitable for you. These are known to not impair renal function and are not diuretic. These act by dilating blood vessels and may cause some ankle edema (which is harmless).

You can check with your physician if he concurs my suggestion.

Hope this helps. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Dr Vaishalee

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar