It required almost a month for the patient to recover after the Pepto-Bismol was stopped. After the medication was stopped the pressure dropped to his normal glaucoma level. When his ulcer recurred one year later he was given ranitidine, which also increased his intraocular pressure. She had been taking no medications by mouth, but had a history of iodine applications to the skin. People with high blood pressure are already at high risk of stroke.
People taking aspirin are particularly prone to bleed.
Elderly persons, who naturally have more fragile blood vessels, should be cautious in using inversion devices. Patients with congestive heart failure strain the heart as it is required to pump the blood which drain from the legs into the chest. Indigestion and heartburn may worsen because stomach acid will roll down. Because of the likelihood of elevated pressure in the eyeballs, patients with glaucoma or detached retinas should not use inversion therapy. Lyle Cartwright, M.D., of San Francisco and Joseph F. Walter, M.D., of the University of California Medical Center at San Diego found tumors and skin changes in laboratory mice that had been covered with 5-mop and exposed to sunlight.