Safety of Baclofen

[Nico]

I have existing some heart issues and was wondering if Baclofen is safe for people on blood pressure, cholesterol and triglyceride meds.
I know Dr. A is a cardiologist so I'm thinking it probably is safe, but I didn't know if anyone knew definitively? I just got his book and I'm very excited to read it and hopefully it will help me too. Thanks for the help everyone!

[bleep]

Safety of Baclofen

Hi there, welcome.

It's generally a very safe drug, but with specific, pre-existing conditions, I'm not sure. It would be wise to schedule a call with Dr L, if that is feasible? I do know that some people are already on BP meds here, so perhaps they will chime in shortly. Baclofen is supposed to lower BP, so I would think it's ok, but that's only a guess from a layman, and so worse than useless

[Bruunhilde]

Safety of Baclofen

I think Sunny had BP issues due to bac, so search her posts. I have BP issues as do others, so keep posting and you'll eventaually get updates on this... welcome!

[Bruunhilde]

Safety of Baclofen

Bleep, see what happens when I don't edit?!

[bleep]

Safety of Baclofen

I only spotted it because you drew attention to it!

[Guest]

Safety of Baclofen

Most on here say Baclofen is a "safe" drug.

[Nico]

Safety of Baclofen

bleep;1055405 wrote: Hi there, welcome.

It's generally a very safe drug, but with specific, pre-existing conditions, I'm not sure. It would be wise to schedule a call with Dr L, if that is feasible? I do know that some people are already on BP meds here, so perhaps they will chime in shortly. Baclofen is supposed to lower BP, so I would think it's ok, but that's only a guess from a layman, and so worse than useless

Thanks bleep!

I'm sorry, I'm new here: who is Dr. L and how do we contact him?
Thanks again!

[Bill Gorton]

Safety of Baclofen

I had slightly high bp, which I treat with metoprolol. I've only been on bac for five days, but I haven't had any problems so far. My bp is unchanged.

[tiptronic_ct]

Safety of Baclofen

I also have high BP. If anything, the bac helped to lower it.

There are no interactions with cholesterol meds though, so keep on taking those statins without a worry.

[bleep]

Safety of Baclofen

Nico;1057352 wrote: Thanks bleep!

I'm sorry, I'm new here: who is Dr. L and how do we contact him?
Thanks again!

I believe someone has already sent you the details, if not let me know...

[bleep]

Safety of Baclofen

Nico;1057352 wrote: Thanks bleep!

I'm sorry, I'm new here: who is Dr. L and how do we contact him?
Thanks again!

I believe someone has already sent you the details, if not let me know...

[beatle]

Safety of Baclofen

Apparently not. I am sending them to him now.

edit: sent them.

[beatle]

Safety of Baclofen

Nico, I have bumped a number of general and specific information threads to the top. This is a high-paced forum, so they will move down quickly. Might be a good idea to print them out.

Also wanted to mention that on some of the threads, as the thread moves on, the posts start to deteriorate into personal quipping, sometimes humourous, sometime nasty. So I suggest you concentrate on the first posts in the threads.

[Nico]

Safety of Baclofen

thanks everybody. thanks beatle for the info, great stuff!

[Ne/Neva Eva]

Safety of Baclofen

I'm very excited for you Nico! You're meeting Dr. L in person?
I love the book. Hope you can get as much from it as I feel like I did.

Good luck!
Ne