Clopidogrel dizzy and exhausted

[Fleure]

had a small stroke 2weeks ago hospital changed meds from brilique and kardagic to Clopidogrel

I am now absolutely exhausted and tired all the time dizzy and weak in my right leg l think it’s due to the Clopidogrel going to the doctor in a couple of hours

Has anyone else had the same problem?

Thanks

[Blackcatsooty]

Dear Fleure

Sorry to hear that you have had a stroke.

Stroke fatigue is likely after a stroke. Unlikely that the fatigue is caused by Clopidogrel.. it is medication to reduce your chances of having another stroke.

I too thought it might be causing fatigue so I did a five week trial, taking aspirin in lieu of Clopidogrel. Fatigue did not reduce.

I think many patients are looking for a cause of stroke after effects and medication is often a target.

Do let us know what your Doctor has suggested.

Sooty

[Fleure in reply to Blackcatsooty]

Hi Sooty, Thanks for your reply l am desperately hoping that it’s the meds as l have had a lot of problems in the past l am ultra sensitive to a lot meds anyway let’s hope

Doctor has taken me off Clopidogrel and put me on 100 mg aspirin protect

How long did it take you to get less exhausted?

Love your name l had a black cat called sooty when I was a child she was a lovely cat

Thanks again Fleure

[Blackcatsooty in reply to Fleure]

My lovely big black cat adopted us whilst I was in the long long recovery from stroke. He has cheered me up and given me a reason to get up in the morning. The only pet my wife and I have had.

If by chance you have suffered a TIA then the fatigue should go within say six weeks.

If you have had a full stroke then fatigue can last a few days or several years.

The fatigue will ease. It will ease faster if you can eat sensibly, exercise and sleep. It took me months to get good sleep, but I got there in the end.

Best wishes

Sooty

[Fleure in reply to Blackcatsooty]

I am so glad that sooty found you and that you have now recovered I was told at the hospital that it was a transient stroke they kept me for 3days and I have to have my 3rd scan on 13 th of this month as they have found anomalies! So hopefully know more soon. I nursed my mother for 2years after she had a big stroke she sadly died and I had a heart attack 2 months after had 2 stents now 18 months on and this’ll be my 7 th thrombosis which turned into the transient stroke

Hopefully all will be well and l can get on with living!!

Take care of yourselves and sooty

Fleure

[Blackcatsooty in reply to Fleure]

I am so pleased that your stroke diagnosis includes the magic word transient. Eg a TIA.Most TIAs are gone in a couple of days and the rare bad end of the scale six weeks. So your fatigue from the TIA will go very soon. Days rather than months. I had several TIAs and recovered from them very quickly. The full stroke was a different matter. Years of fatigue and other disabilities.

Your check up on 13th will hopefully confirm that all is well and no full stroke imminent. I think they will particularly check your neck because that’s where a clot can lurk. That part of the tests is painless and non intrusive.

Sooty has eaten his breakfast, preened every inch of his body and now gone through the hedge to next doors garden. That’s his new resting spot, next door. I have a big garden but next doors is twice the size.

Another cloudless day. We have had no rain for two months and more. Storms and floods five miles away, but nothing here. The windfalls are substantial, possibly no apples will grow and ripen. Even my sweet corn is struggling.

Best wishes

Sootys dad.

[Fleure in reply to Blackcatsooty]

Dear Sootys dad Cats are so independent they do exactly as they want, today l feel less exhausted and definitely less dizzy so hopefully l will continue to improve

Thank you for your help and keep well

Best wishes

Fleure

[Chinkoflight]

Hi Fleure, sorry to hear you have ongoing problems following your mini-stroke. Following a severe stroke (no other known health problems other than overweight and being old -70 and male!!) I had hoped for an explanation. I'm currently awaiting the results from a 7 day ECG holter but I'm not expecting any change from a 'cryptogenic stroke ' explanation. The only security I have on offer for the future is my 40mg Clopidogrel and Atorvastatin 40mg daily dose. Whatever the side effects, I can't see why I would stop taking this potentially life saving medication. I was lucky to be blue lighted into hospital, the ambulance arrived in regulation 18 minutes and after a longish period of checking over and stabilising got me into hospital in time for scans, diagnosis and thrombolysing. If I have a stroke today I can't be sure that would happen again, and I might be left as per the prognosis last time in a wheelchair with no prospect of walking. It took me quite a while, two months or so to gain strength. On the BHF pages I was looking desperately for answers, treatments, solutions and stumbled on C25K. I checked with my GP who said 'why not' just take it steady. I'm not recommending this to you, as your health circumstances are not the same as mine. But I wanted to own my health problem and reluctantly accept that at 70 things had changed. My understanding of Clopidogrel is it does the same things as aspirin with a much lower risk of causing stomach and gut problems which are very undesirable complications to any health condition. I hope this rather long winded response is in some way helpful and enables you to look beyond thinking it must be the medication, the risks of no medication are surely much much greater.