DeborahVannSide Effect - Looking for help for my husband. He had medicated stints placed on Thursday. He has since come home and gotten severe rash over his entire body. The put him on Plavix, Lisinorpil, Matroprolol, & Zocor. Looks like the Lisinopril could be the problem or even the Plavix. We have been to the ER 2 times in less than 24 hours. Any suggestions??? Thanks
Husband has had stents placed and now on new meds and has a rash, what could be causing it?
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- 30 Jul 2012 by DeborahVann
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- plavix, zocor, skin rash, lisinopril, side effect
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Marvell
Anonymous 30 Jul 2012
Let me think. Plavix is a blood thinner so he won't develop clots. Lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor for lowering his BP. Metoprolol is a beta-blocker to keep his heart calm and also lowers BP. Zocor is a cholesterol lowering medication. All of the above are common meds that have proven themselves effective over time. None of the most common side effects are a rash, but anything is possible. Is your husband having any other symptoms besides the rash? What did the ER docs have to offer related to his rash?
All I can say is apparently the ER docs didn't think his rash was an emergent situation or he wouldn't have been sent home twice.
Best suggestion would be to contact the cardiovascular doc and let them decide what to do, if you haven't already.
Good luck a.d best wishes on resolving this troublesome problem.
Sweet Hippie
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Great explanation Laura and best possible solutions for his problem. Something ain't quite right here and don't think benedryl (but maybe) could help with the rash. And, what is a "medicated" stent? Could it be possible that there is an infection brewing and that is the reason for the rash? I mean the "stent" being the problem or all that medicated stuff you have to wash with prior to surgery. In my case, I had two different types of stuff to wash with and guess what the most common reaction to those body cleansers were??? RASH! And, I have to say when going to the ER they don't always check for causes of things when the patient is awake, alert, vital signs are normal but outwardly showing symptoms. I got sent home after one of my car wrecks with a prescription for percocet. Went to my doctor the next day... sent me for X-Rays and that came back with broken ribs and torn cartilage...
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2nd and 3rd degree burns across my neck and all black and blue across my chest down to where the seat belt hooks and latches on the right-side of the seat. I think I had seen janitors in the ER the previous night. Doctors must have been on dinner break when I came in by ambulance. That was 1999. The first of my auto wrecks.
They don't always know why but they probably told him to contact his cardio doctor if the condition persisted for more than a few days... Does that sound about right??? But I must say the fact they did nothing for a patient who is supposed to remain calm allowing himself to heal from the surgery to just go home with a rash and probably a higher blood pressure reading than he needs to have... is pretty awful. I know a rash isn't considered deadly but the STRESS from having a reaction can be...
I hope he has contacted his doctor by now and hope they let us know what this turned out to be... I don't think everyone who posts questions realizes that for the people who respond... we become invested in the person asking the questions plus their welfare.
Mary
And, THUMBS UP for an informative and descriptive response.
Oh my goodness Mary,
I assumed he had stents put in one or more coronary arteries. And the meds were appropriate for an uncomplicated procedure. I know of the antiseptic body wash you're talking about. Been there myself. And that being the case, any rash from that should have presented itself before discharge. Tried to think of a good reason for the troubling rash, don't think it's meds, but could be. Also could be a change in laundry soap. I'm sure it's alarming for the patient and his wife, but not knowing the cause, and only a very few rashes cause problems of the life' threatening kind, these are easily picked up by any janitorial service, tried to tell them that the possibility of it being anything to worry about wasn't likely.
Peace my friend,
Laura