Re:Blood Pressure - Sophie

January 27, 2008

Hi Sophie! Welcome to the group but sorry you had to find us but since

your here we are so glad to have you! And you did a perfect job on

posting so BRAVO! Since you didnt know how to post I wont call you one

of those LURKERS you hear us all talk about

I didnt know that about propranolol and I have read that patient info

book many times and never recalled seeing it in there that is odd that

they would give me that when they already give me Methotrexate for my

RA and that causes scarring.

Got to have a pulmo doc to tell them I go to them and they just dont

see to much right now the lAst one said I would have to suffer until

something significant shows up, sad I know but what do you do.

Thanks for the info and I will bring it up to my doc.

Sandie

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> Sandie --Hi - My name is Sophie and I've been reading

messages for a couple of months, but never posted one before, mainly

because I didn't know how - still not sure. But I feel it's important

to let you know that propranolol is actually considered a possible

cause of IPF. The " Patient Information Handbook " put out by the

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (the place that directed me to this on-

line support group), actually lists propranolol on page 12 of the

handbook, as being a cause.

> I remembered this because I've had migraines all my

life (I'm 65 now, and they are no longer so frequent, and not as

painful), and in my 30's and 40's I took propranolol for the

migraines. And the propranolol did help the headaches. But now, I'm

wondering if it wasn't the main cause of my IPF (diagnosis 2005).

Please check with your Pulmo. about the propranolol. - Sophie IPF/2005.

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