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Stopping verapamil 120mg

Cardioligist said it's OK to just out right stop verapamil 120mg..anyone have any experience?

Cardioligist said it's OK to just out right stop verapamil 120mg..anyone have an...

Dpc2019

•3 years ago

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Does anyone one have cardiac micro vascular disease and how do you manage it I’m suffering even on medication

Cardiac syndrome x

Henrietta35

•3 years ago

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APOLOGIES

I would like to apologise for any offence I have caused with the title of my recent post. It certainly was not intended.

I would like to apologise for any offence I have caused with the title of my rec...

Jamie1995

•3 years ago

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Statins are great for teeth

Just rare a positive note about statins I am on Atorvastatin 80mg mega blast dose. I used to suffer badly from dental plaque, it needed scraping off by the...

Just rare a positive note about statins I am on Atorvastatin 80mg mega blast do...

PeterpPiper

•3 years ago

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Unexplained sweating/nausea

Morning all Had 5 stents inserted in Nov/Dec last year and despite all the usual discomforts/worries haven't had too much trouble with them. Until a week ago...

Morning all Had 5 stents inserted in Nov/Dec last year and despite all the usual...

WorriedOfOxford

•3 years ago

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Internal defibrillator alarm just sounded

This is totally unbelievable - my internal defibrillator alarm has just gone off having had a ICD replacement at The Freeman hospital in Newcastle on Tuesday....

This is totally unbelievable - my internal defibrillator alarm has just gone off...

Callista

•3 years ago

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Boris’ Bombshell

I thought my long wait was over on Thursday, fully prepared, TOE, X-RAY, ECG, etc., only to be told that that on instructions from NHS 2/3 of LGI beds will be...

I thought my long wait was over on Thursday, fully prepared, TOE, X-RAY, ECG, et...

Jamie1995

•3 years ago

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I keep clearing my throat after stent put in heart.

Had a heart attack just over 9 weeks ago and had a stent put in my heart,I keep clearing my throat of flem and spit all white colour but no cough,could it be...

Had a heart attack just over 9 weeks ago and had a stent put in my heart,I keep ...

pet131

•3 years ago

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Confused about Metoprolol

I was prescribed 25mg of metoprolol, splitting the pill. Apparently I’m supposed to take it with food which means my first dose is around dinner time. The...

I was prescribed 25mg of metoprolol, splitting the pill. Apparently I’m supposed...

RemiTravillian

•3 years ago

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Smelling sweet

So this is a strange one for me , firstly I haven’t had Covid not been anywhere to get Covid been jabbed twice , so it’s not Covid . Phew ok so that’s out of...

So this is a strange one for me , firstly I haven’t had Covid not been anywhere ...

Hidden

•3 years ago

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Upper back pain AFTER heart attack?

My Mum is in her second week following a heart attack treated by angioplasty (stent). The past couple days she has complained of a general ache/pain in her...

My Mum is in her second week following a heart attack treated by angioplasty (st...

RedTigress

•3 years ago

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Tooth Extraction and Ticagrelor

Need help with medication. Having found a week ago I need a dental extraction noticed I need to come off the Ticagralor for at least five days Dentist said ask...

Need help with medication. Having found a week ago I need a dental extraction no...

EngineerB

•3 years ago

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Update on coming off Amiodoran

I posted here a few days ago, about monitoring to see for how long I should stay on Amiodorane. Especially for valeriep , who gave me a helpful reply about...

I posted here a few days ago, about monitoring to see for how long I should stay...

Isobel1

•3 years ago

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Canal Walk

The English countryside is among the most beautiful in the world. I took this near Stoke Bruerne, a little over halfway through our walk

The English countryside is among the most beautiful in the world. I took this ne...

JimIOW

•3 years ago

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Today 1 year since my surgery!

Hello hearties, I haven't posted for a while but feel that today it is appropriate for me to scribble few words... Today it is exactly one year since I waited...

Hello hearties, I haven't posted for a while but feel that today it is appropri...

Nadeje

•3 years ago

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Lockdown ending July 19. Please watch the video.

Please would as many people as possible watch the video that this link leads too. https://youtu.be/VYTyi2pFXxk This is a zoom meeting with many experts...

Please would as many people as possible watch the video that this link leads too...

Bennydog42

•3 years ago

27 Replies

Consultant wants to see me

Hi Everybody First post . As a result of a hernia op my heart went irregular for a while and a cardiologist got involved , I got a ecg and an echo and he...

Hi Everybody First post . As a result of a hernia op my heart went irregular fo...

Rog100

•3 years ago

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Arm pain right & left- Bisoprolol?

Experiencing above along with chest pain over past Week. Stats all normal. Replacement AVR last year, surgery was traumatic- wrong size valve - had to be...

Experiencing above along with chest pain over past Week. Stats all normal. Repla...

Wildmeadow

•3 years ago

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I Have currently been taking Autovastatin (40mg) for the last 5 weeks. What side effects should I be looking out for. Thanks

I have read the leaflet that comes with the medicine, but am looking for more personal experiences.

I have read the leaflet that comes with the medicine, but am looking for more pe...

Sagbol

•3 years ago

25 Replies

Af. Concerns

Feeling abnormal heartbeats. This evening my usual hb started to change and felt completely irregular. Anyone else had this happen?

Feeling abnormal heartbeats. This evening my usual hb started to change and felt...

Fifimyangel

•3 years ago

15 Replies

Amlodipine nastiness!

Has anyone got advice/tricks for swalllowing Amlodipine in such a way as to avoid the terrible taste when it starts to dissolve, which it does, extremely...

Has anyone got advice/tricks for swalllowing Amlodipine in such a way as to avoi...

Frootbat

•3 years ago

14 Replies

Has Anyone Else Experienced this?

Some of my PVCs lately have been feeling more like a swish(?) instead of like a heavy thump. Anyone else have experienced this? Or maybe the thump just hasn’t...

Some of my PVCs lately have been feeling more like a swish(?) instead of like a ...

RemiTravillian

•3 years ago

1 Reply

Another pic from the canal walk

One of the many pics I took on the canal walk.

JimIOW

•3 years ago

3 Replies

Cholesterol Curiosity

Every year in between my "regular checkup" (as long as I remind them) I have a private blood test done. I am just curious how it compares with other members...

Every year in between my "regular checkup" (as long as I remind them) I have a p...

Hidden

•3 years ago

54 Replies

Sudden drop in heart rate

Hi, I’m wondering if anyone ever experiences a sudden drop in heart rate? Today I had the worst episode of this- all of a sudden I felt light headed and my...

Hi, I’m wondering if anyone ever experiences a sudden drop in heart rate? To...

Knic

•3 years ago

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Replacement of internal cardiac defibrillator

Just had this done. It was really painful. Insist on a full anaesthetic not just a local. The NHS is just trying to save money at your expense. I screamed it...

Just had this done. It was really painful. Insist on a full anaesthetic not just...

Callista

•3 years ago

71 Replies

New pacemaker and driving/riding

I was wondering what people's experiences have been when informing DVLA about their pacemaker? Any restrictions? Have your insurance premiums changed? I...

I was wondering what people's experiences have been when informing DVLA about th...

Alessa_

•3 years ago

6 Replies

First time post

Hello everyone I wonder ifsomeone could help with my results of 24 hour ecg monitor. My symptoms are intermittent very fast heart rate which feels like...

Hello everyone I wonder ifsomeone could help with my results of 24 hour ecg moni...

Irismay

•3 years ago

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All posts for July 2021

Stopping verapamil 120mg

Does anyone one have cardiac micro vascular disease and how do you manage it I’m suffering even on medication

APOLOGIES

Statins are great for teeth

Unexplained sweating/nausea

Internal defibrillator alarm just sounded

Boris’ Bombshell

I keep clearing my throat after stent put in heart.

Confused about Metoprolol

Smelling sweet

Upper back pain AFTER heart attack?

Tooth Extraction and Ticagrelor

Update on coming off Amiodoran

Canal Walk

Today 1 year since my surgery!

Lockdown ending July 19. Please watch the video.

Consultant wants to see me

Arm pain right & left- Bisoprolol?

I Have currently been taking Autovastatin (40mg) for the last 5 weeks. What side effects should I be looking out for. Thanks

Af. Concerns

Amlodipine nastiness!

Has Anyone Else Experienced this?

Another pic from the canal walk

Cholesterol Curiosity

Sudden drop in heart rate

Replacement of internal cardiac defibrillator

New pacemaker and driving/riding

First time post

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