a glass of wine after bypass

[Charl70]

hi

Just wondering if okay to hhave a glass of wine after heart bypass (3 half weeks ago) and which meds react to it

[Charl70]

not that I'm planning to at moment ,for future reference

Cheers

pat

[RufusScamp]

Check with your pharmacist, but a small glass might not be too bad!

[Swalecliffe88]

Hello Charl70.

Had by pass myself a number of years ago. The leaflet in box with your medication will say if alcohol can be drunk and usually this is true with any beta blockers or blood pressure lowering drugs as alcohol has the same effect. That doesn’t mean you can swap one for the other !!! LOL. However small wine for a little while, while adjusting to meds won’t kill you, but listen to your body it will tell you if that is to soon. Your body is something you are going to have to get very familiar with now anyway, cause it’s gonna tell you loud and clear what it don’t like from now on.

[july2020]

Unfortunately I find that even a small glass of wine causes me palpitations, much to my chagrin.

The only medication I take that says to avoid alcohol is Ramipril as apparently that can increase it’s effects.

nhs.uk/medicines/ramipril/c...

[RufusScamp]

Pharmacists tend to know about the effects of drugs, probably more than GPs.

[Fish4Info]

I had a bypassx4 16 years ago when I was 47. I had read that red wine was supposed to be good for you. I discussed with my heart surgeon or cardiologist that I might drink a glass of red wine per day. He agreed that it was a good idea. And even suggested that two mightn't be a bad idea either. I'm not sure you'd get the same advice these days.

As it also happens, I had my op privately on 21/12/06 so I spent Xmas in hospital. Bit of a bummer! On Xmas Day, they served wine with Xmas dinner - which took me hours to eat.

On balance, I think it's ok to drink a little alcohol ... but keep it moderate. Check with Dr and/or pharmacist. The drugs you are getting are for so called secondary prevention ... so aim to reduce your risk of having another acute coronary event ... but they do not 'cure' the underlying disease. My view is that if a little alcohol makes life better ... don't be afraid to take it.

[fishonabike]

asking your doctor would give an answer on the general advisability of alcohol consumption with a condition, but doctors are not always the best person to ask about drug interactions, that is a question best answered by a pharmacist

so it's best to ask both !