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Experiences with prescription medicines
Discuss your experiences with prescription medicines
Has anyone else had problem with Imdur?
- By TxGirl205 · New reply October 1, 2009
- 9 replies
- I'm 42 years old and just had a heart attack 1 week ago. Trying to get all my meds worked out which can be frustrating. The imdur gives me a costant headache. Anyone else experience the same? Any advice ...
Calcium Channel Blockers verse Beta Blockers ???
- By Reneemj · New reply September 30, 2009
- 19 replies
- So I have to ask the question now .. do anyone of you you take a Calcium Channel Blocker for V-tach instead of a Beta Blocker? I would appreciate any and all feed back.. :) Thanks so much Renee ...
Lipitor 80
- By Katherine58 · New reply September 28, 2009
- 20 replies
- Hi I am about to be switched from Vytoron 40 to Lipitor 80 and I was wondering if anyone has been on this high of a dose and how well you tolerted it. Thank you, Katherine ...
hair loss
- By Knippy2 · New reply September 28, 2009
- 16 replies
- I am so glad that I found the site! I noticed a few people have had problems with hair loss, and were wondering if it could possibly be caused by ranexa. I performed a very unscientific study because ...
Beta blockers and insomnia
- By junimead · New reply September 20, 2009
- 13 replies
- So I'm on Toprol 50 mgs twice a day for months. I went to the cardiologist and told him I'm having a hard time sleeping alot of the time and he asked my dosing schedule. I take them 12 hours apart as ...
New Cholestrol Medicine
- By wondering48 · New reply September 18, 2009
- 21 replies
- I was taking Simvastin since I had my heart attack in July 2008. I told my doctor that I am not happy with all the muscle spasms I am getting in the calves of my legs so I asked him if I have to continue ...
Post Cardiac Cath - Feeling badly
- By dottieangel · New reply September 17, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hi on August 10th I had a Cardiac Cath, I was told I had 90 percent blockage and that another part of the heart they were unable to fix. Since then I have been on Ticlid, Aspirin, Simvastatin, They tried ...
Weight gain since Cardiac Stent
- By CAB1960 · New reply September 17, 2009
- 3 replies
- I had a stent put in in2005 with my LAD being 85% blocked. Aterwards, the plavix and aspirin contributed to my digestive discomfort in the form of spasms. I thought I was having a heart attack, it was ...
Blood Pressure Pills
- By Misty1482 · New reply September 15, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hello ladies, I have a quick question for anyone on BP Pills. I was curious about what everyones "normal" BP is now that your on pills. I take two one is Coreg and the other is Lisinopril. I dont know ...
Plavix and sever bruising
- By Marty · New reply September 9, 2009
- 26 replies
- I have been on Plavix for alittle over 5 years now and have always noticed I bruise very easy. Recently however it seems the bruising has really gotten bad. I turn multiple colors and develope egg size ...
Why you should care about this medical ghostwriting scandal
- By Kennarina · New reply September 8, 2009
- 8 replies
- Dear Heart Sisters, Has anybody been following the New York Times disclosure recently about this Wyeth Pharmaceuticals/ medical ghostwriting scandal? In a nutshell, NYT revealed that Wyeth hired a New ...
Plavix Problems?
- By Shawllady · New reply September 5, 2009
- 25 replies
- Hello Heart Sisters, I'm having a problem and I think it's related to plavix. I had a nice size bruise on arm which was there a long time but it left a scare. That has never happen before. Also I have ...
Coreg side effects
- By AZMommy · New reply September 3, 2009
- 11 replies
- Hello Ladies! My doctor has doubled my dose of coreg from 12.5 to 25mgs-this was last week. I was still experiancing all of the normal side effects-mainly dizziness and fatigue. Since the increase not ...
Statin and Zetia Myopathy
- By ellen128 · New reply August 28, 2009
- 25 replies
- I am unable to take statins or zetia - the leg pain is so severe. My cholesterol now is 499 - as I have familial dyslipidemia and am on no meds. Is there anyone out there who can relate to this? Any suggestions ...
Do ACE inhibitors increase mortality in CABG patients?
- By martzj · New reply August 14, 2009
- 1 reply
- "The study will be published in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and was published online August 13, 2009." Do ACE inhibitors increase mortality in CABG patients ...
JUPITER STUDY: Crestor cuts risk of stroke in half
- By martzj · New reply August 14, 2009
- 2 replies
- February 19, 2009 – San Diego, CA – A new analysis from the JUPITER study presented today at the International Stroke Conference (ISC) in San Diego, California describes details of the stroke data according ...
Not happy with metoprolol
- By Newzie52 · New reply August 13, 2009
- 3 replies
- Hi. I'm new to the board; I've been reading through many of the discussions, and can really identify. I'm now 56, but have had palpitations (PVCs) for at least 35 years, and used to have relatively frequent ...
Beta Blocker Side Effects
- By SheilaO · New reply August 13, 2009
- 2 replies
- I am on Carvedilol and I just had a baby 5 months ago and am trying to lose the rest of my baby weight. I am exercising a lot and have a good diet and cannot drop a pound. Has anyone else on this med ...
Ranexa - do you use it, any side effects?
- By south127 · New reply August 13, 2009
- 19 replies
- I have been placed on Ranexa 500 mg daily for angina and since it's so new in the market, I'm afraid of taking it. I get back pain (below left shoulder blade when exercising) in the past this was my primary ...
Stopped lisinopil started Benicar - anyone experienced with benicar
- By Great-gram · Posted August 8, 2009
- 0 replies
- Hi! A lot has happened - was still coughing since the choking incident at the end of may; scheduled for a PFT next week. Started on the Benicar today. I am also taking Cardizem and Metoprolol. 100 mg ...
