Steroids and Heart Heajth

[Fiddlersmum]

I’m 4 weeks post heart attack and stent placement. This took place whilst tapering Prednisolone after being wrongly diagnostic with Polymyalgia.

I’m currently experiencing extreme tiredness and weakness and breathlessness, I’m wondering now if part of this weakness could be down to tbe steroid taper rather than heart issues? Many thanks

[BongoBaggins]

About three weeks after my arrest & stent and two weeks after starting my medication, I had similar symptoms. The breathlessness was the worst; I couldn't turn over in bed without gasping for breath because of the effort.These lasted 4-5 days, while my body adjusted to the Bisoprolol. I also had severe sweating alongside extremely cold hands and feet, which was annoying.

Obviously talk to your doctor or chemist about any concerns, but I do think it's temporary

[Fiddlersmum in reply to BongoBaggins]

Thank you - I will talk to my doctor

[Thanksnhs]

Morning, I am also coming off prednisolone after having a transplant last July, I think I was on about 15mg a day but down to 4 at the moment and I hope it will be 3 after clinic on Friday, I do feel really tired, I was quite breathless a few weeks but that has cleared up now, I feel quite week at times but that also seems to be getting better, Its early days after your heart attack so it could be a bit of both mabe worth having a word with your gp, I hope your recovery goes well and you start to feel better soon, take care char

[Jamie1995]

Hello thereSorry to hear about your situation. I had HA last April, need MVR. I have had to wait since then for them to consider surgery, while I reduce my steroids ( For PMR) from 15mg to 1mg.

I suffer from tiredness and lack of energy but my GP assures me this is caused by the cocktail of drugs post HA .

Glad to hear that you were wrongfully diagnosed, PMR can be almost on a par with a HA for disabling pain.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery, Sue

[Fiddlersmum in reply to Jamie1995]

Thank you so much - wishing you well too x