Experiences with

Altace

I am on 50 mg Toprol, 20 mg of Altace and 10 mg of Effient, daily, 15 mg Jakafi 2 x a day and 81 mg aspirin a day. And Crestor 30 mg 2 x a week. I read that it is important to control BP with an aneurysm and to not lift over 10 lbs. I don’t see my cardiologist until Jan 10.

Anyone who is using this medicine for more that 2 years? What is the dose being taken I have experimented with it and found very effective for slowness but it causes extreme dry eyes Any bad side effects

I am 48 male. I started to have right hand tremors over three years ago. I was diagnosed with essential tremors due to my family history. But after a year my neurologist diagnosed it as PD. He tried Sinamet but didn't help with tremors. Propannol helped with tremors. He also tried Artane which helped

Cardiologist and EP suggested ablation, watchman, every pill and treatment out there but I never felt they were the right thing to do, other than taking many meds, Altace, Toprol XL, Amiodarone, etc.

Can having an Afib attack with high heart rate of 140 cause chest pain? I had this last night and it lasted about a hour. The pain was pretty severe, but once my heart rate slowed down, the pain went away. I’ve been wearing a holter monitor for two weeks now so I’m hoping the monitor will be able to

Hi I'm a bit confused. ( paroxysmal afib person) As part of my rehabilitation post heart attack I've been doing under guidance from the cardio rehabilitation nurses the following excericses for the last year. please note I did a lot more pre heart attack. 3 times a week gym 1) 35kg benchpress 4 sets

Morning, 1) should you phone 111 if you get an afib attack and have a past history of heart issues ie heart attack or should you ride it out unless more worrying symptoms start to kick in. 2) the day after an afib attack is it normal to feel tired?

I put this into Google and I have shown the result below in italics. My question here is about the damage statement which I have underlined. Is this damage currently irreversible, and can it be seen on any sort of scan? [i]Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is caused by[/i][u][i] damage to the heart's tissue

A sudden cardiac arrest and a heart attack are both emergency situations - you need to dial 999 in UK or 911 in US immediately. Please download our Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) v's Heart Attack information sheet for details on how to tell the difference: UK: https://api.heartrhythmalliance.org/files

Hi, Last year around now I had a STEMI heart attack ( not pleasant wouldn't recommend it). I'm on the usual cocktail of drugs ( blood pressure, beta blockers, thinners, statins) . I do weights,rowing,walking 4 to 5 times a week. I drink a can of craft beer on Friday, one on Saturday and one on Sunday

Morning, It's been a tad over a year since my stemi. All has been going relatively well. A month after heart attack ecg done all OK. Over a month ago ( 10 months post HA) the cardiologist noted a first degree heart block on my ecg ( nothing worrying) so reduced my bisoprolol from 2.5 to 1.25 ( which

Hi guys - I've seen quite a few posts on this and some have been quite helpful but I thought I'd write my own just to see what other people think! So I've been diagnosed with this a week ago now and it's still there, I knew it would be. But it's extremely painful and it's affecting my daily life and

For those on the fence about statins, here's a good current thread on our sister site, The British Heart Association website. (See below). One difference between their group and ours, is that their group is where many of our members end up when we drop the ball and end up cardiovascular disease (CAD

How much damage can one cigarette do. A Single Cigarette Can Raise the Risk of Cancer and Heart Disease. We all know that smoking is bad for us, but a new report from the U.S. Surgeon General concludes that even a single cigarette can cause immediate harm and raise the risk of diseases like cancer and

For those of you with hypothyroidism and heart disease, have any of you been advised to or taken amiadrone and warfarin prior to cardioversion to increase likelihood of staying in sinus rhythm? There are so many contraindications for me personally due to other meds and comorbidities.

For those of you with hypothyroidism and heart disease, have any of you been advised to or taken amiadrone and warfarin prior to cardioversion to increase likelihood of staying in sinus rhythm? There are so many contraindications for me personally due to other meds and comorbidities.

What is Causing the Chest Pain After Quitting Smoking When someone quits smoking, their body and mind sometimes go through very serious withdrawals. These withdrawals can include chest pain, coughing, and soreness of the lungs. Sometimes when people have been coughing a lot, their bodies

Hello,I am 48 years old male. I was diagnosed with PD about three years ago. My main symptoms is the right hand tremors. The tremors are slowly progressing. I don't have any other significant issues. My doctor noticed slowness on my right side when he diagnosed me. But it is not bothering me. I have

hi everyone, I have asked this in Cholesterol but no one has responded as yet. Has anyone taken or been offered Repatha? If so, how did you get on? I have paroxysmal AF, and stable angina. My cholesterol is high, (though I have lowered it naturally) and I’ve now been prescribed Repatha as I can

hello everyone, I’ve been asked to take repatha as I can’t tolerate statins. Has anyone had experience of Repatha? I am a bit fearful of injecting myself with a drug. I try to keep well with exercise, diet, and supplements. However, I do have AF and stable angina and seem to be getting AFib episodes