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.

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.

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

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

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

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

Last Thursday was a horrible day. I had a message left on my answerphone from my older sister, who has slight learning difficulties. She said, "Jean I have a pain in my chest and feel terrible", then she was in tears. I immediately called her back and asked which side the pain was, it was her left. Asked

It is easy to feel overwhelmed with the amount of ‘medical language’ being used when discussing a Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA). 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 leaflet Sudden Cardiac

called an ambulance for the first time today. What was either the worst panic attack of my life or a cardiac episode. Went to hospital this morning and had multiple ekg, chest X-ray and bloods. I’m a young female. Blood test showed higher than normal Troponin but after the 3rd blood test in 9 hours my

Hello there My father had a heart attack almost 2 months ago and had a stent put in. There was some damage done to his heart but the surgeon is waiting to see if time and medication will heal it. He’s been walking for 15-20 min each day and does cardiac rehab 2 times a week all for the past month.

Hello there My father had a heart attack almost 2 months ago and had a stent put in. There was some damage done to his heart but the surgeon is waiting to see if time and medication will heal it. He’s been walking for 15-20 min each day and does cardiac rehab 2 times a week all for the past month.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) vs Heart Attack The difference between a sudden cardiac arrest is an 'electrical' malfunction in the heart - causing it to stop beating. A heart attack is a 'plumbing' problem when one of the coronary arteries becomes blocked preventing oxygen rich blood reaching

I had a call from my GP surgery about taking statins.Apparently my cholesterol is okay but I have a 38% risk of having a stroke or heart attack. Even though I take anticoagulant statins work in a different way and are recommended for me as I am in persistent afib I do not want to take statins but wondered

last couple days Iv had serve chest pains it’s right in the middle of my chest and now it’s round my back like ribs feels all tight! When I press down it hurts so much and I’m getting shortness of breathe but I don’t think it’s a heart attack but I’m panicking it is! When I google it says it could be