dizziness!!

[Hridhoy]

hi all,

I am 3 and half months past OHS/AVR.

My recovery is going well.

medication: 2.5 x 2Biosoporolol, 2.5 Ramipril.

Atorvastatin 40mg.

occaisionally when I stand up from sitting position I experience mild dizziness. This doesn’t happen everyday.

Today, however on one occasion dizziness was stronger than normal, infact I sat back down.

My BP is stable 120/70 avg and I am sleeping 6-8 hours a day.

Is it something expected after surgery or does it warrant a call to my GP ?

Your advice would be much appreciated.

[Ageingfast]

good morning Hridhay

I find speaking to a medication specialist helps. Our tiny village surgery actually has a person dedicated to this task. Assuming your surgery does not have one then your chemist can often give you an appointment.

Your GP should then be consulted. Maybe it could be time to reduce your medication. Bisoprolol can be a difficult medication . But your GP is the expert and may well help by way of a telephone consultation.

I would love to have your BP level. And pleased that you are monitoring your sleep levels.

So what with the sunny days, all is good if not excellent.

Sooty

[Hridhoy in reply to Ageingfast]

Thankyou very much for your reply, I will keep on monitoring the situation for next few days and then give Gp a call. I am beginning to suspect that the culprit is indeed Bisoporolol. With rehab exercise ( gym 2-3 times a week) and regular walks, my heart rate has settled down. According to my Apple Watch my resting heart rate, on gym days, 63-65 bpm and on non-gym days 58-60 bpm. These readings are lower than my presurgery bpm. As my surgeon said that my heart was working harder to compensate for the faulty valve and also mentioned that with time, as my heart gets more accustomed to the working valve, it should become more efficient.

Thanks again

[SmokeAKipper]

first if in doubt go to doctor or A&E…. after heart stent surgery it takes 6 moths go to get back … yo need professional advice… but some things to help you…have you had cardio fitness sessions…see your doctor/ health care…. It’s a new lifestyle … control weight get to normal weight..eat healthily… see dietician… as for your medicines print out the side affects… I was take for astorvastatin… now on rosavastatin… no issue with ramipril…main thing improve your health small steps exercise diet…if in doubt A&E

[Harveyone]

Hi sounds like your doing pretty well in the main.Bisoprolol may be causing slight dizziness but I would persevere takes time to get used to them.Goodluck.

[Hridhoy in reply to Harveyone]

thank you very much for your reassuring words.

[MrNT]

I was on similar medications post heart attack. I also experienced dizziness when standing up from time to time. After discussion with my doctor the single 2.5 Ramipril dose was split to 2x1.25 daily. This reduced the intensity and frequency of the dizziness. It has not eliminated it, but significantly reduced. I’ve never had elevated blood pressure prior to or post heart attack. Definitely worth a discussion with your doctor.

[Markybhoy1967]

I've been on ramipril for 14 years got reduced from 10mg to 7.5 my because of feeling dizzy. Seems to have worked for me hope it helps

[Acompletesurprise]

Hi

Apologies for the delay in replying - I have been away!

I am conscious that we are all different and respond uniquely to our medication and that our health experiences are varied!

However, I thought I would share the advice I was given by the pharmacist on dispensing the medication prior to my return home.

She advised taking Ramipril last thing at night before going to bed as it sometimes caused dizziness!

Do, however, seek guidance from your medical team please

Best wishes

[Hridhoy]

Thanks for your reply. I will definitely speak my pharmacist regarding this.

[tecodidi]

I am not sure if it is the same problem that I had. I take 3 medications to control blood pressure, including ramipril, and in the past I had moments of dizziness, especially early morning. I took my 3 pills during the night. But because I usually measure my BP twice a day (when I get up and before going to sleep), I noticed that these moments happened when my BP during the morning was much lower than the reading during the night (e.g., 110-100/70). Then I started to take my medications in two moments: ramipril afternoon, and the other 2 during the night. I have not had moments of dizeness anymore, and BP readings have been more similar morning/night.