Re: Blood Pressure and LBD

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Vivian,

A couple of times on the LBDA Forum we've discussed meds to relieve high blood

pressure in light of an LBD diagnosis. From this post several years ago,

SEA -- the smartest caregiver I've ever known -- noted that CNS-active beta

blockers can cause hallucinations in the elderly:

http://community.lbda.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=427

If you do a search on " metoprolol " or " lisinipril, " you'll find some newer posts

containing research into dementia and these meds.

Robin

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> Hello everyone: My husband was on 2 blood pressure meds - Metoprolol Tar and

Lisinipril. He was dx the Lisinipril because of repeated blood work labs and

his kidney function result. The PCP did not like his labs for quite a while. I

did dx the Lisinipril and got a BP cuff to check his blood pressure. All has

been going well until yesterday, when all day it seemed to be high. I have been

monitoring his BP for the last few weeks. I am calling the PCP tomorrow to see

what he wants to do.

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> I did check the LBD files for blood pressure meds. The most recent is 2004.

Does anyone have any web sites to check out? Which meds to stay away from?

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> Any help will be appreciated.

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> Vivian

> (husband dx with PD (2006), then LBD 2010, age 66.)

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