Using Seloken, Deplatt And Trivedon . Have Swelling In Both Feet. Advice?
my mother is using seloken xl 50mg for long and she is suffering from swelling in both feet and she is 75 yr old . can she have a change in medication. she is also using deplatt A75 and trivedon mr. plese advise. thank you.
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Dear sir ,
Looking into the history you have provided your mother is suffering from IHD . The medications that she is taking generally dont lead to swelling in feet which is a common side effect of calcium channel blockers like amlodipine .
Since drugs which she is taking are not responsible for this I advise you to see a cardiologist for assessment of cardiac function to rule out any development of congestive heart failure that may give rise to such symptoms . She needs an ECG , 2 D ECHO for assessment of ejection fraction of heart plus a physical examination to determine the type of swelling whether it is pitting or not and to look for additional heart sounds .
Pain in knees may be related to some other problem like osteoarthritis considering her age .
Take care.
Dr. Shruti
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Well definitely if you could show the prescription that would be helpful but the prime importance is to find out the cause of oedema on feet . Hypoproteinemia also needs to be ruled out which is a common cause in this age for swelling on feet .
Dr. Shruti
HELLO DOCTOR, THANK YOU FOR CONCERN. IAM UNABLE TO UPLOAD THE PRESCRIPTION. TIME AND AGAIN THE UPLOAD IS FAILED. IAM GIVING BELOW THE DETAILS:NON DIABETIC, HYPOTHYROIDISM, IHD, DYSLIPEDIMIA
Rx : METOSARTAN ITAB TWICE DAILY, MINIPRESSXL 5MG 1 TAB DAILY AFTER DINNER, DEPALATT A 75 1 TAB AFTER LUNCH, THYRONORM 50M 1TAB , TRIVEDON MR 1TAB TWICE A DAY, CREVAST 10MG I TAB, ZOLFRESH 5MG I TAB.
THESE ARE THE DRUGS SHE IS TAKING NOW. PLEASE EXAMINE AND ADVISE. XXXXXXX
Since she is suffering from hypothyroidism , if the thyroid functions are not under control they may also lead to non pitting oedema . The medications that have been prescribed are right and she should continue on them but in cardiac diseases requirement for drugs fluctuates needing frequent dose adjustment , so that may be the case .
Kindly get her evaluated .
Take care.
Dr. Shruti