Practice Essentials. Psoriasis is a complex, chronic, multifactorial, inflammatory disease that involves hyperproliferation of the keratinocytes in the epidermis, with an increase in the epidermal cell turnover rate (see the image below).
I have gout and high blood pressure. My gout, which is not triggered by high uric acid levels, is controlled by daily colchicine.For my blood pressure, which uncontrolled would be in the 200 over 100+ range, I take nifedipine 60mg daily, atenolol 25 mg daily, and clonidine .1 mg at midnight and .05 mg at noon.My typical B.P. is 158 over 78, pulse 48.ead More. He has been on cyclosporine, imuran, toprol, clonidine, and many other drugs for 10 years. He is hospitalized at this this time and so far the doctors can not find a reason for his symptons. His breathing is very labored (breathing from his stomach) he had a severe case of gout in his hand and elbow.
If you're unable to take NSAIDs or if NSAIDs are ineffective, a medicine called colchicine can be used instead. Colchicine reduces some of the swelling and pain associated with a gout attack. It's best to have it with you at all times so you can use it at the first sign of a gout attack.