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Having a cardiac spect test or nuclear med cardiac test stress and test for vasospastic angina. i take amlodipine 5 mg twice daily and isosorbide mononitrate 20 mg twice daily. doc said stop both 48 hours prior. is that enough for long acting ccb?

Q: having a cardiac spect test or nuclear med cardiac test stress and test for vasospastic angina. i take amlodipine 5 mg twice daily and isosorbide mononitrate 20 mg twice daily. doc said stop both 48 hours prior. is that enough for long acting ccb?

: For those medications at those doses, assuming you metabolize the medications normally, that would be enough time to have them stopped for this test. Good luck with your testing!

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For those medications at those doses, assuming you metabolize the medications normally, that would be enough time to have them stopped for this test. Good luck with your testing!

Answered 6/17/2023

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A member asked:

Having a cardiac spect test or nuclear med cardiac test stress and test for vasospastic angina. i take amlodipine 5 mg twice daily and isosorbide mononitrate 20 mg twice daily. doc said stop both 48 hours prior. is that enough for long acting ccb?

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