Hey Elizabeth,
I had raynaud's too and was on meds for it for a while; now the blood thinners seem to have scared it away so I'm not on any specific med for it anymore! Just wanted to mention that it might be an idea for you to keep an occasional eye on your blood pressure with the nifedipine as it is a calcium channel blocker and can lower blood pressure a bit. It isn't a problem or anything and nifedipine is very commonly used for raynaud's with excellent results but I wanted to mention it nonetheless as I have low blood pressure generally but didn't know about it and felt really dizzy and faint after I took nifedipine (for the raynaud's) and I didn't know that it was the low blood pressure that was causing it until I mentioned it to my internist who measured it and then switched me to pentoxifylline! So if you feel dizzy, faint or overly weak during the first days you'll be taking it do mention it to your doc and don't wait a week for it to pass like I did :lol:
Hope the nifedipine helps you loads and remember to keep those hands of yours warm this coming winter (warm gloves, a hat for your ears, that kind of thing!
)!!!
Zoi
I had raynaud's too and was on meds for it for a while; now the blood thinners seem to have scared it away so I'm not on any specific med for it anymore! Just wanted to mention that it might be an idea for you to keep an occasional eye on your blood pressure with the nifedipine as it is a calcium channel blocker and can lower blood pressure a bit. It isn't a problem or anything and nifedipine is very commonly used for raynaud's with excellent results but I wanted to mention it nonetheless as I have low blood pressure generally but didn't know about it and felt really dizzy and faint after I took nifedipine (for the raynaud's) and I didn't know that it was the low blood pressure that was causing it until I mentioned it to my internist who measured it and then switched me to pentoxifylline! So if you feel dizzy, faint or overly weak during the first days you'll be taking it do mention it to your doc and don't wait a week for it to pass like I did :lol:
Hope the nifedipine helps you loads and remember to keep those hands of yours warm this coming winter (warm gloves, a hat for your ears, that kind of thing!
)!!!Zoi
