Feeling queasy breakfast till lunchtime seven weeks on from Bypass Surgery.

Hi Guys, anyone experiencing my symptoms of underlying queasyness not dissimilar to mild seasickness following Bypass surgery. Prior to my Bypass on the 26th September 2022 the only meds I took were a daily baby Aspirin and a Lansoprazole. Now my daily regime consists of Asprin-Furosemide-Clopidogrel-Bisoprolol-Atorvastin- Ramipril - Lansoprazole. Plus a couple of paracetamol. These symptoms seem to abate by lunchtime and my appetite and taste buds seem to return to normal by late afternoon. Hopefully, I can ditch most of my meds in the near future as I'm convinced one or all of them are contributing to my condition. Just how long I will have to continue taking them I have no idea. Having never suffered from hypertension prior to my Bypass and with a current resting heart rate of 54-60 beats per minute range ( prior to my Bypass it was in the mid 60s) surely I will be able to kick most of my meds into touch in the near future.

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Dear Denis1950

Had exactly the same and got so fed up with it that I didn't have breakfast at all for ages.

After a telling off from my heart nurse, when I told her, { you don't mess with that one } she talked to the Cardiologist and between them they moved some of my medication from morning to evening and that { for me } did the trick .

Hope you get it sorted soon

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Thanks Blue, speaking to the surgeon who carried out my Bypass this week will be sure to ask if this would be an option for me. Cheers, Denis

[Carlg]

I was prescribed something to help settle the stomach to take in the morning. Might with worth talking to your gp.

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Thanks Carig. 👍

[Pollypuss]

I suggest you discuss your medication with your cardiologist. I had exactly the same and it was discovered I couldn’t tolerate Statins .That was my problem it may not be yours. However I couldn’t tolerate any of the other prescribed medication and my cardiologist just left me on baby aspirin and that was 3 years ago. I’m not saying you should stop the medication you were prescribed as that could be dangerous but if it was like me whereby I had to take anti sickness pills to eat at all and lost weight then I think you should seek advice

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Thanks Pollypuss, when I was diagnosed last February with a severe stenosis of the LAD I was put on statins. After taking Simvastatin for 4 or 5 weeks I had a constant bad taste in my mouth. After talking to my GP I kicked them into touch. Following my Bypass 26th September I reluctantly agreed to start taking a Statin again. I don't think we're alone in having a unwanted reaction to Statin therapy even a nurse reluctantly admitted her husband who had had triple Bypass refused to take statins and he was a health professional! Hope you stay well. Regards, Denis

[Pollypuss in reply to Hidden]

Thank you for your reply. No I don’t think we are alone about some of us not being able to take certain drugs. My doctors could not understand what was wrong with me and I kept hearing the word “unusual” . I also had to take anti diarrhoea medication as well. I was very weak and depressed as you can imagine. I took a pharmacist friend with me when I had my 6 week post assessment with the cardiologist so that she could confirm what I was going through. Hope you get help soon

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[invictaAlec]

Hi Denis,

Another 1950 baby here! I'm 4 years post CABGx 3 surgery and recently Lansoprazole has been added to my meds. I was told it helps your poor old tummy cope with all the other pills you have to take. That being the case I was told to take it early in the day, which kind of makes sense to me.

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Hi Alec, I was put on Lansoprazole whilst I was still in Hospital and have been taking it every morning on a daily basis ever since. As I did not suffer a heart attack or stroke prior to my Bypass I'm hoping that I can ditch most of the medication I'm currently having to take on a daily basis. The only problem I had was a short severe blockage now that's been sorted I can't see why I need to take most of the tablets that seem to be upsetting my stomach. Cheers, Denis