I was diagnosed with raynauds about 5 years ago, only getting the symptoms in my feet.
Apart from when I was pregnant, I was taking 20mg Adalat 3 times a day.
Bayer have now stopped making Adalat completely, and my chemist has been struggling to get Nifedipine at all. My last prescription was in Spanish packaging! They advised me that they were now no longer able to get Nifedipine at all and to ask the docs to prescribe something else instead.
I’m now on Coracten SR, 20mg twice a day. I’m used to the immediate release and so switching to slow release seems to be having quite an effect. Been taking the slow release for four days now. It’s still Nifedipine but just different release.
Been at work this evening and felt really unwell, like when you have a sickness bug and get the sweats and lightheadedness. It does come in waves too, but I feel generally just really groggy.
Has anybody else in the UK had issues with getting immediate release Nifedipine? I know I’m only 4 days in but I don’t feel the slow release is working as well as the immediate used to!