Coreg and chf
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I have CHF and EF of 25%, currently on 80 mg of Coreg and 30 mg lisinopril along with lasixs. I asked my doctor the same question. I was informed that if I stopped the Coreg my heart would eventually return to the same EF of 25%. Not a wise thing to stop the medication. You are at risk for Sudden Death Syndrome. If your heart were to get into an irregular rythm you could die. Please advise him to talk to his doctor.
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 ...
Hello my wife is 37 and recently diagnosed with Dialated CM and CHF with an EF of 25%. The Dr. thinks it was probably caused by pregnancy. She has no symptoms of CHF and was having some palpitations with dizziness (maybe once a week) which prompted EKG and later echo. She started Coreg (working her dose up) and Dig.
First question is she is having a cath done next week is this standard?
Next she is supposed to follow up with electrophysiologist and CHF clinic.
5 daily and my EF dropped back into CHF numbers. I had a pacemaker inserted and the dose was brought back up to 50mg, and my EF jumped back up to 44.
The fact you have high blood pressure would be a reason I would keep taking it, unless you have a reason to quit. I've seen no research that long-term Coreg usage is harmful, but it sure is hard to start again after you quit, the startup symptoms for me are horrible.
Congratulations, keep us informed. Nice success story.
She did improve very much and is feeling better. However, her b/p is like 80/50 at times. She is on coreg 6.25 bid and lasix 20 mg 1 po one day and 40 mg po the next. We were thinking of decreasing the coreg to daily. Would this be the right thing to do? The dr wants us to bring her in to hospital , but we just want to keep her comfortable. Please advise.
betina, I didn't notice that you are only working out twice a week. Maggiemag is certainly correct, daily aerobic exercise for at least 20 minutes is best. I'm diagnosed with CHF and work out with weights, only once or twice a week, and now do light weights with more reps. I do try to either swim, walk or use aerobic machines every day.
Sirenet, I had weight gain just like yours as soon as I started taking Coreg.
I don't know whether this will help, or not, but I'm 56 years old and have had CHF for about 3 years. The most important part of care is to make absolute postive sure that your mother is prescribed the medication she needs and that it is taken EVERYDAY.
The reason for the CHF has to be determined by her doctors, then the proper medications dispensed. In my case, they started me out on 40 mg. of lasix, 25 mg. Coreg 2x day, 90 mg. Diltiazem 2 x per day. I am now taking 140 mg.
I am 49 years old and was admitted to the hospital in August 2008 with CHF, Cardiomyopathy and an EF of 20%. I went to my GP complaining of occasional missed heart beats... was given an EKG and he noticed a LBBB - onto the cardiologist who performed a nuclear stress test which I failed miserably and was admitted immediately into the hospital. I had NO OTHER SYMPTOMS. First diagnosis was a virus had attacked my heart. Upon further evaluation...
This is my 3rd cardiologist and finally they have put me with a CHF specialist..........I am on Coreg for it.................I was wandering is there information out there about younger people with CHF............My doctor always dances around some of my questions..........with we will see and most likely not answers...........or flat I don't know.......I understand that it is rare for my age..........I am just in search for what I can expect in the future.........
My brother who has perfect cardiac function struggled with the altitude during his safari in the same location. As someone who has bounced in and out of the CHF catagory, and lives in a state where I experience great changes in altitude when traveling, I'd think this is a very risky expedition. If it is a bucket list sort of adventure, that's one thing. If it isn't, I'd certainly get advice from the Cardiologist and follow it. Do keep us informed.
m diabetic, and am tested frequently. I have stage 4 heart failure(CHF), stage 5 kidney failure, and am now on dialysis. Your brother might benefit from dialysis to help clear the fluid from his body. The bottom line is, he needs to follow his diet and take the medication he needs religously.
Your brother needs to be on a strict diet, including no sodium. He also needs to be anal about sticking to his diabetic diet as per his physician.
Hi. My dad is 55 he went in hospital for heart virus that left him with chf his ejection fraction is 10. He was told they want to try medicine of that doesn't work then a difibulator or heart transplant. We're freaking out its not that easy to get a heart there is a very long list. But anyways I'm so worried I hear such good things about coreg. He takes 6.25 2 times a day.
I was diagnosed with broken heart syndrome and CHF. My EF is only 10-15%. I wear a life vest, am on coreg,asa,lipitor, brilinta. My bp is too low for ace inhibitors or beta blockers. I'm 58 and otherwise healthy. I have smoked for 45 yrs, a pack a day, now down to 5-6cigarettes a day. This happened 3 weeks ago.what are my odds and life expectancy?
I went to see 2 surgeons , one is in favor of heart transplant and the other one says that she can agressively treat me with drugs. My EF is under 20, and the lung pressure what that means is 12 and it should be 15. the suregeon who wants to treat me with drugs only did visual physican examination and MVO2 test. The other surgeon did heart cath. On echo my ef is between 20% to 25 percent, on nuclear stress test my ef is 13%, I able to do all the day to day chores without any problem.
t have an exact cause but feels it may have been a Virus that attacked the heart muscle. I was prescribed Coreg, Lisinopril, Bumex and Aspirin among others. I was also put on a 1000 mg of Sodium a day diet. It's almost been a year now and I've been following all of my Doctors instructions. It hasn't been easy but I've reduced my weight from 315 lbs. to 227 lbs. I've been walking everyday and watching what I eat. I've also taken my meds as prescribed.
I've been at 15% for almost 3 years, and I'm still going.
In that 3 years I've had a heart attack, and total lung whiteout(due to CHF), but I'm still here, and my doctors just shake their heads.
I don't have near the strength I used to have, but I'm still upright and able to get around, and I think that's a good thing.
I'm taking Coreg 2x day, Lasix 120 mg/day, dialtizem 3x day, and they seem to be working for me.....I'm allergic to Lisinopril.
The good news is, CHF is treatable, with drug therapy, and the lasix is a good place to start. Then Coreg, and perhaps diltiazem, or some other BP med to keep your BP in check.
If you smoke, quit. If you drink alcohol, quit.....and if you have any extra weight, lose it. If you do the medication and all of the above, you should do very well.
I hope the best for you, and that I've answered your questions.
d like to also emphasize the importance of communicating with your doctor, and anyone with CHF should be under the care of a cardiologist not a G.P.
Your cardiologist will evaluate your condition and prescribe a treatment usually based on his experience with an regime of drugs that have a histroy of success. This is great if you have no problems with side effects , but if you do, PLEASE let your Doctor know. I am a 12 year CHF suvivor, had an initial EF of 18% which is not up 45%.
s workload enabled the heart to reverse remodeling, and today my heart is normal size and EF is 59%. What happens with CHF is the heart does not have the strength to pump into circulation the amount of oxygenated blood received from the lungs. This causes blood to back up in lungs and fluids leak into the tissues.
An EF of 28% should be adequate to pump sufficient blood into circulation if the demand for oxygenated blood is reduced.
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