Blood Pressure

I hope not, either! The reason I asked is that I thought that nifedipine was used as pretreatment for AD in special cases (before sex) or taken regularly to control high BP in general.  I had only heard of nitroglycerin being used for AD in emergency. 

As L3 is my worst lesion on spinal cord, I didn't think I was at risk for AD.  But I have lesser lesions throughout cord, and in brain.  I experienced what ER staff called AD when I as stricken with a norovirus, became suddenly and extremely dehydrated, and bladder and bowels went haywire: symptoms were elevated BP (not extreme, but in danger zone) and very slow pulse, unique pounding headache, and extreme sweating around shoulders and above.  They gave me sublingual nitroglycerin and IV fluids.

I look after a ventilated quad and he's very much the same with AD. He can be a little high when he is still in bed, but once up he can be quite low. He keeps at a good average by ensuring his cares are kept thorough. When it elevates then we know he is unwell or in pain somewhere. But it does come down to a good routine and good cares for a person that has a high level of injury.

Welcome kylie and thankyou for sharing! :-) its good to hear the experience from a carer's perspective! :-)

Welcome to the forum kylie!

You're absolutely right, it really does come down to the care/caregiver! My parents and nurses are my primary caregivers and they all do an excellent job so I normally don't encounter any issues.

My dad takes nifedipine (brand name procardia) daily and has for many years. No SCI/AD but he has a condition called Prinzmetal's Angina where he gets spasms in the blood vessels randomly and it can feel like a heart attack.