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Is It Advisable To Abruptly Stop Nitrocontin?
Question: my Dad is taking heart medication under a very good cardiologist, along with other medicines he had been taking Nitrocontin 2.6 mg for many years, now his BP is under control and doc said lets stop nitrocontin and check for ten days? is it ok to do so and should one experiment if medicines are going well, he is aged over 65 yrs. thx
Brief Answer:
nitrocontin is antianginal
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX ,
I am Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD
I have gone through your query.
Nitrocontin is primarily antianginal medicine ,though it may lower BP to some extent.Anginal pain occurs either due to burden of BP on heart and more commonly due to blockage in arteries supplying blood to heart.
So in case of your father if the doctor feels his BP is in control and he has no more angina pain, then we may consider stopping nitrocontin. I would like to have Ecg and echo reports and his history to guide you in this aspect.
My best wishes
Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD
nitrocontin is antianginal
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX ,
I am Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD
I have gone through your query.
Nitrocontin is primarily antianginal medicine ,though it may lower BP to some extent.Anginal pain occurs either due to burden of BP on heart and more commonly due to blockage in arteries supplying blood to heart.
So in case of your father if the doctor feels his BP is in control and he has no more angina pain, then we may consider stopping nitrocontin. I would like to have Ecg and echo reports and his history to guide you in this aspect.
My best wishes
Dr.Rajesh Teli,MD
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Dr. Prasad
Dear Sir
Thanks for the reply, I am not sure how to attach reports here as it does not show any option to add files, so if you could please send your email it would be fine.
regarding his history my Dad, currently age about 73 years is having good health with Grace of God, does yoga regularly, all his blood, sugar, cholestorol, thyroid etc etc routine tests which he gets done once a year from Lalpath Labs are all withing normal range
He has been having some minor blockage detected about 8 years ago when our physician started medicine including Nitrocontin, Clopitab, Amlong MT and Almozar (company names have been changing over the years but salts are basically the same as i have observed)
with this he is ok and not having any problems, recently our physician expired and we shifted to new medico who is a DM Cardiology, nice person, worked with Dr Trehan for short while before shifting to our city.
he did Echo, ECG and said it is ok for his age and no need to carry out any procedure etc, only thing is he wanted to stop nitrocontin and says will see for 10 days if any pain etc so that we can make out how much medicine his body needs
all is well, i am only concerned that as far as i know (i am not a medico though) that most heart patients i know take nitrocontin and if all is going well, why experiment with it so wanted to take opinion
thanks
XXXXXXX
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Thanks for the reply, I am not sure how to attach reports here as it does not show any option to add files, so if you could please send your email it would be fine.
regarding his history my Dad, currently age about 73 years is having good health with Grace of God, does yoga regularly, all his blood, sugar, cholestorol, thyroid etc etc routine tests which he gets done once a year from Lalpath Labs are all withing normal range
He has been having some minor blockage detected about 8 years ago when our physician started medicine including Nitrocontin, Clopitab, Amlong MT and Almozar (company names have been changing over the years but salts are basically the same as i have observed)
with this he is ok and not having any problems, recently our physician expired and we shifted to new medico who is a DM Cardiology, nice person, worked with Dr Trehan for short while before shifting to our city.
he did Echo, ECG and said it is ok for his age and no need to carry out any procedure etc, only thing is he wanted to stop nitrocontin and says will see for 10 days if any pain etc so that we can make out how much medicine his body needs
all is well, i am only concerned that as far as i know (i am not a medico though) that most heart patients i know take nitrocontin and if all is going well, why experiment with it so wanted to take opinion
thanks
XXXXXXX
YYYY@YYYY
Brief Answer:
nitrocontine takes care of anginal pain only
Detailed Answer:
hello XXXXXXX
Nitrocontin is basically nitrate group of medicines which controls angina ,in presence of blockages in artery.But it does not modify course of disease or stabilise or reduce blocks.so if your father has no anginal pain we may consider to disontinue.we always aim to give less number of medicines.However there is no harm in continuing it.As per your information if ecg echo are normal,no need to send it to me.Though there is facility to attach them through this web site.
I request you to discuss about statin group of medicine with your cardiologist ,as it does reduce blocks in artery.I don't see this medicine in your list,
hope i have satisfied your query
Dr.Rajseh Teli,MD
nitrocontine takes care of anginal pain only
Detailed Answer:
hello XXXXXXX
Nitrocontin is basically nitrate group of medicines which controls angina ,in presence of blockages in artery.But it does not modify course of disease or stabilise or reduce blocks.so if your father has no anginal pain we may consider to disontinue.we always aim to give less number of medicines.However there is no harm in continuing it.As per your information if ecg echo are normal,no need to send it to me.Though there is facility to attach them through this web site.
I request you to discuss about statin group of medicine with your cardiologist ,as it does reduce blocks in artery.I don't see this medicine in your list,
hope i have satisfied your query
Dr.Rajseh Teli,MD
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Dr. Yogesh D
Dear Sir
I found the facility to attach files after i had sent the message so i uploaded Echo report here, you can now please take a look at the same when you get time
best rgds
XXXX
I found the facility to attach files after i had sent the message so i uploaded Echo report here, you can now please take a look at the same when you get time
best rgds
XXXX
Brief Answer:
echo report first page is satisfactory
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
As per my anticipation the report page attached by you shows normal parameters.so my opinion about nitrocontin remains the same as per our previous discussion.
My best wishes
Dr.Teli.
echo report first page is satisfactory
Detailed Answer:
Hello XXXXXXX
As per my anticipation the report page attached by you shows normal parameters.so my opinion about nitrocontin remains the same as per our previous discussion.
My best wishes
Dr.Teli.
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