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What Causes Edema And Red Rashes On The Arms And Legs?

on 40mg lovastatin, 150 mg asprin lisinipril htz, 20/12.5 2 bid fenofibrate 200mg, metformin 1000 2 bid, was having angio edeema intermitint mostly affecting lips, sometimes throat and jaw. some red welts on arms and leg, never appeared to affect breathing. asked doc if i could switch lisinipril as i thought it could cause the edeema, was put on appressoline 3 bid. edeema still present appears every 3 days or so. however it is not as bad. looking for culprit for edeema , blood pressure is high 180/ 89.
Wed, 20 Dec 2017
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Hi,

I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns.

Oedema you are experiencing could be due to lack of proper functioning of the heart. Should get a complete cardiac check up done (EKG, echocardiogram, doppler ultrasound of blood vessels in the extremities).

Lisinopril can also give a serious side effects like angioedema. Good your doctor switched to appressoline. But will need up to 2 weeks for the body to take completely off the effect of lisinopril (wash out).

Need to start diuretic to reduce blood pressure and edema. Discuss this with your doctor.

All the best.

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What Causes Edema And Red Rashes On The Arms And Legs?

Hi, I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns. Oedema you are experiencing could be due to lack of proper functioning of the heart. Should get a complete cardiac check up done (EKG, echocardiogram, doppler ultrasound of blood vessels in the extremities). Lisinopril can also give a serious side effects like angioedema. Good your doctor switched to appressoline. But will need up to 2 weeks for the body to take completely off the effect of lisinopril (wash out). Need to start diuretic to reduce blood pressure and edema. Discuss this with your doctor. All the best.