Carvedilol and exercise
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I quit taking carvedilol and my statin as I thought I had my heart problems knocked, and soon afterwards, even though my cholesterol, diabetes and weight was normal, I had to have six more stents, a pacemaker, and eventually bypass surgery. Today at age 72 I'm back taking the drugs, but I also have Congestive Heart Failure, and believe me, taking carvedilol and Plavix was much easier. I have to sleep in a chair because my lungs fill with water.
I look up to you having an exorcise bike "indoors". Snow, Freezing temp.s, Wind, for this past week and expected for the next few days. I did have the idea of building a stand for my mountain bike so I can ride it indoors like an exorcise bike, but I'm not allowed to make such noise. :-(
I asked the very same question last year, with the exception of the medication, I'm taking carvedilol which is an Alpha "and" Beta blocker.
It recently dropped to 80 over 51 and the doctor took me off of my carvedilol for 2 weeks and said to monitor my blood pressure and call in two weeks. It has been 2 weeks now. I do not know what my heart rate should be at normal and at exertion. I live in a quad level and go up and down a lot of steps to do laundry. I get winded very easily. I want to feel better.
My LVEF changed from 67% prior to treatment, to 60% to 50%. I am on beta blockers (Carvedilol) and have suspended Herceptin. I want to be pro-active restoring what I can of my heart capacity. What are the excercise recommendations under these conditions. I've been doing strength and resistence training 3 days a week for the last 4 months (to regain muscle strength, etc. lost during cancer treatment). Can I and should I do cardio training as well?
2 x 2 early 2013, so I have been on this dose of carvedilol for quite a while.. will be seeing and ear throat specialist and my cardiologist next week and discussing the swallowing issues and the new tinnitus sounds which could be related... will post what I learn.
5 weeks ago I had a mild heart attack and received a stent in the one veinous graft (the 3 arterial grafts were perfectly clear). I have been placed on plavix and 6.25mg 2x/day of carvedilol - and the side effects of carvedilol is my concern.
First is the feeling of lightheadedness, which was severe at first, but still remains.
I can also assure you that the improvement in ejection fraction is a significant achievement and is solely due to your adherence to the BP drugs, good BP control and your diet and exercise regimen. You should keep it up and not be discouraged by relatively minor issues.
Hope that this information helps and hope that you will get better soon.
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m not able to say continue your exercise routine, but I am of the opinion that you should maintain your regular exercise to prevent deconditioning and meds will provide some protection against arrhythmia.
To walk at pace of about 3.5 to 4 miles an hour without shortness of breath and/or chest pains is very good, and that is consistant with adequately open blood vessels.
Hope this helps, and if you have any other questions you are welcome to respond and thanks for the messages. Take care.
1 mile a day walking at a good pace and exercise a bit besides (no problem with exercise), and except for sleep issues and a bit of mental stress, seem to be doing OK.
Two to three months ago I noticed that my swallowing seemed to be changing - very noticeable when I swallow saliva and when taking pills, which has became a bit more difficult.
My dad was recently diagnosed with CHF and was given Carvedilol. He is taking 12.5 mg twice a day. His blood pressure is well controlled now that he is on the pill, but there have been 3 times when his blood pressure drops way too low and he feels like fainting. Is that normal?How long does it usually take to get used to the drug?
quadruple Coreg and triple Carvedilol. And get an ICD.
Its the standard protocol, they say. But again, I feel great ... and with my long-standing exercise program (brisk walk 4 days/week for 4 miles plus another walk 1 day/week between 7.5-9.5 miles) and a very healthy diet, I see no reason to agree.
What am I looking for?
At a bare minimum, a supportive doctor who is willing to think outside the "standard protocol" box ...
I am on 6.25 mg carvedilol twice a day. I am not physically restricted - I walk 1 mile or more day and do 10 minutes of other light exercises most days. My BP runs under 120/80 most of the time. I understand carvedilol helps prevent stiffening of the heart muscle and can help restore LV function to some degree. How specially, so it do this? What is the biochemical mechanism?
ECHO summary On 09/07/2017 :
The left ventricle is mildly enlarged. Left ventricular systolic performance is severely reduced. The ejection fraction is estimated to be 20%.
There is severe global reduction in left ventricular systolic performance.
There is mild to moderate mitral insufficiency.
Normal right ventricular size and systolic performance.
There is mild left atrial enlargement.
ECHO summary on 01/02/2018:
ยท Left ventricle ejection fraction is normal.
I have just been prescribed Spironolactone 25mg and Carvedilol 6.25.
I have just been prescribed Spironolactone 25mg and Carvedilol 6.25.
The side effects from the metoprolol have gotten a little better, though as I type this my heart rate is 52 bpm. Does any one have any comments on the pros and cons of carvedilol versus metoprolol? I'm not sure I want to switch if the side effects will be the same. Does anyone have experience with metoprolol? How long do the side effects last?
She also takes a high dosage of Lisinopril and Carvedilol and it seems like she is getting weaker at times. The dosage for Lisinopril is 40mg and 25mg for Carvedilol She has been taking this medication for almost 2 years now, but now she has become weaker and is more nervous now, have anxiety attacks. Is the dosage too high? Or is there anyway to reduce the side effects of the medication??
Thanks...
hello Doctors/ Experts,
may i ask what are the common side effects when taking beta blockers (carvedilol)? i am taking just 12.5mg daily and i feel some irregularities like palps, fatigue, headaches, dizzy. i am not sure if these are side effects. im 24yo and dont smoke or drink but having a bp of 140/100. then down to 120/80 when taking 12.5mg carv daily. thank you for the knowledge.
In the nterval I had follwwed all medications - carvedilol, statin, aspirin etc, diet, hard exercise. But my DD deteriorated. One cardio said it's age (83) and/or genes - like it's the luck of the draw howver strict you follow orders. So ask hard and insistently, if I were you and let's know please.
Lisinopril and Carvedilol are blood pressure medications (lisinopril is an ACE inhibitor, Carvedilol is a beta blocker) and should not have any effect on your lipid profile. Both are important medications for those who have suffered a heart attack and undergone stenting. In addition to these medications, you should be on some sort of lipid medication (a "statin" such as atorvastatin, pravastatin, rosuvasatin, lovastatin, etc).
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