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Can you get cured from collagen vascular disease? i'm taking nifedipine. will i have to take them for the rest of my life. i'm 16!
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Come and Go: You may or may not need Nifedipine long term. That drug doesn't 'cure' the CVDz ... it is used to prevent spasm of blood vessels ... you can go off and on the drug periodically to see how you respond ... preferably with a doctors guidance
Answered 8/20/2017
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