3 years today

[Robbie38]

So three years on since HA and cardiac arrest , Had a moderately big Stemi to the LAD , I know I’m very lucky to be here, However my question is , I’m on heart failure medication and all the post heart attack meds , My EF is 40 - 45 and as stayed stable since my HA , My cardiologists tells me I’m not in heart failure and may never go into that condition, , I’m completely asymptotic and feel very fit walk and do a physical job without any issues, However is it a natural path once you have had a heart attack to go into heart failure, One of the reasons I wonder is that I’m on spiralactone which I believe is for heart failure. Best regards Robbie

[Hidden]

Have you asked the question "why am I on HF meds when i don't have HF?"?

I asked the question and was told they could be stopped.

I think if you don't challenge them as to why, they just leave you on them. Or if you're lucky, you have a meds review with someone who questions for you.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Absolutely agree, don't just accept anything, they just issue prescriptions on a presumption basis, you are the best judge of how you are feeling.

[NotAllWhoWonder]

It's important to remember that once you've had an MI, your heart is damaged/scarred - permanently. The action of a heart attack is part of your heart muscle literally dying because it can't get enough oxygen - the medication you've been prescribed is meant to try fix some of the damage, and hopefully prevent it from happening again.

Unless your cardiologist has told you that you can stop taking it, please don't. I wouldn't even really trust a GP to make that decision, either.

[thetidders]

Do you mean Spironlactone, Rob,? If you do that’s a diuretic not for heart failure. I’ve been on it since my electrolyte imbalance after my triple bypass.

Jean

[Hidden in reply to thetidders]

It is also used for Heart Failure

About spironolactone

Type of medicineAldosterone antagonist diuretic, potassium-sparing diuretic

Used forFluid retention

Heart failure

Primary hyperaldosteronism

[thetidders in reply to Hidden]

Thanks for the info, Gaz_Chops, I didn’t know about the heart failure side of the drug. It was given to me for fluid retention after I was so poorly in ICU after I collapsed with an electrolyte imbalance just a few Wendy’s following a triple bypass. Potassium was criticaly low at the time so that’s why I must have been given the spirononolactone.

Jean