I was diagnosed with Angina May 2019 and subsequently had a stent fitted. All was great pretty much straight away I was back to my normal self. I am quite active until recently working outdoors fulltime and keeping myself fit. I am on a variety of medication ie. Atorvastatins, Amplodipine, Bisoprolol and Asprin, in the last 2 weeks I have started to feel tired all the time pretty much can't be bothered to do anything. I still try to keep myself active forcing myself out for long works and keeping busy about the house but all I want to do is sleep. I usually sleep well at night so its not that, anybody got any ideas??
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I would like to hear also as I have a similar story, I am still very active but I have noticed some days I hit a wall of fatigue and tiredness, I uave one stent to my LAD 15 months ago, I have heard it can be the meds, specifically for me the dtatin which we are looking at the dose, but yes I do 7nderstand, I am fitter now, eat well, excersise and think I shouldn't feel like this, some days wake up tired after 8 hours good uninterrupted sleep, part of me thinks its this home working, less time walking from one place to another or around the office, just sat at a PC screen on conference calls as opposed to meetings out and about. Just not sure.
Hi good news is you're not alone. I had a single stent fitted 6 months ago and have a general lethargic feeling most of the time. I combat it by walking cycling etc because otherwise I'll turn into a couch potato, and nap. I take Atorvastatin and Ramipril at night and they are like taking a sleeping tablet! I'm out for the count till morning. I get off the Clopidogrel in a few days so I'm hoping that might help, but I posted a query on that on this site earlier this week, and no one has replied to say that's the case, so have to see. Sorry I have not given you any real advice, but to let you know it has the same affect on others might help a bit.
You write you're on Bisoprolol (in addition to other medications), what is your dosage? Mine is the lowest (1.25mg+300mg aspirin every morning) and I do notice since going on it over a year ago I 'flag' around 1pm (flag to the point of napping sometimes); I catch a second wind then am yer basic useless after 9pm. And I have a harder time becoming fully awake in the morning - I have to wait an hour or so to be sure I'm safe to shower or do routine morning household chores (worked that out the hard way - nearly fell over in the shower and broke dishes trying to get breakfast going, yikes!).
I mentioned it to my doctor who told me the benefits outweigh the side effects (she was spot-on and the cardiologist agreed) and since I'm on the lowest dose taken in the morning she didn't have any suggestions towards lessening the effect.
Talk with your doctor - medications can be adjusted or changed to fine-tune things.
I am also on the lowest dose of Bisoprolol 1.25mgs and only 75mgs of Asprin, but I am on 80mg of Atorvastatin and 10mgs of Amlodipine. So it probably is the meds.
The beta blocker and aspirin are my only medications, I have other conditions (heart and some other non-heart) but those are controlled with lifestyle rather than meds. It would definitely be worth talking with the doctor about - you're on a few meds besides the beta blocker so it might just be an adjustment is wanted.
Hi, it sounds like you were doing really well and now no energy and no motivation to do anything. That can creep in at this time of year but I would talk to GP, get some blood tests to make sure you are not lacking in something. I had stents fitted last August and have just come past my year and off the anti platelets so I'm a bit nervous of that change even though I'm glad to be off them. Hope all works out for you and you get your energy back.
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