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I take 25 mg twice daily, along with 120 mg. lasix, and 90 mg dialtiazem 3 x day.
As far as I know I'm still at 15% EF, and the doc wants to put a defib into my chest.
In the next week or so, I'll be going through another echocardiogram to see if I've had any improvement, but I'm pretty sure I know what the outcome of that will be, since my strength has deminished profoundly in the last month.
I was previously on 12.5 mg of Coreg 2X a day for high blood pressure. I am also taking 10mg of Lexapro a day for anxiety. This caused me to become very fatigued and my doctor attributed it to the Coreg so he switched me to 10mg Norvasc every day (after weaning off the Coreg for 3 days). This was 2 weeks ago and I'm still feeling the same fatigue. How long does Coreg stay in your system after you stop taking it?
I think viral cardiomyopathy is a catch all when exact reason is unknown. I was originally prescribed 50 mg. of Coreg and 40 mg. of Lisinopril. Over the years I am down to 12.5 Corge and off Lisinopril although my left top half of my heart remains slightly enlarged. The coreg normally lowers the HR. My HR runs 48-50 BPM. Coreg's purpose is to lower HR and help the heart squeeze more blood with each beat to keep the heart from wearing out so quickly. How many mg.
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.
My EF was in the 30's, and was slowly advanced to 25 mg Coreg twice a day, and 10 mg of Altace. My EF increased, but like you I had extreme fatigue issues, and I had several fainting episodes at night because of low blood pressure. The Coreg was reduced to 6.25 X 2 and the Altace reduced to 5mg, and I'm getting along fine.
I'm thinking there was a slip of the fingers and your EF is now 59. If so, that's wonderful. I agree that Coreg is a wonder drug. I've seen an increase in my EF as well. I was taking 50 mg daily until I developed Tachy-Brady Syndrome, so the dose was reduced to 12.5 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.
Dr took me off lisinopril due to dry cough about 6 weeks ago and upped coreg to 6.25 mg. cough resolved but I have been having early morning rapid heart beat (wakes me up) in recent weeks and my tinnitus has become much worse. My upper back pain which started while on drugs is also worse since the dosage went up.
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.
Cardiologist discontinued toporol and placed me on coreg 3.125 mg twice daily. Since I felt great I thought reading on ejection fraction had to be wrong, went for second opinion at Mayo Clinic, did cardiac mri, showed major damage to heart muscle on left and bottom of heart that was through entire depth of muscle, right and top of heart seemed to be unaffected.Estimated ejection fraction was 25. Now am scheduled for ICD implant, and aggressive coreg/lisinopril combo with previous meds.
My cardio gave me some samples of 10 mg coreg to take once a day and a prescription to fill if the side effects from the metoprolol do not get any better. The side effects from the metoprolol have gotten a little better - I don't feel as exhausted, though as I type this my heart rate is 52 bpm. Plus when I go walking I can't get my heart rate above 95 bpm. Does any one have any comments on the pros and cons of carvedilol versus metoprolol?
First observation I know is correct, Coreg and Carvedilol are the exact same drug, except Carvedilol is the generic form of Coreg. Increasing the combination would mean over 120mg, an unheard of dosage. You are already taking a gorilla dose and that can cause a drop of EF in my opinion. EF ratings fluctuate. I'd ask for a BNP test that is used to determine the level of CHF one has. Usually less than 100 indicates no CHF.
Your doctor should also know that! Also, what dose of Coreg did you eventually hit? The target dose is 25 mg. twice a day. Until you are maxed out on these drugs, you should not be getting an ICD, IMO. Those are the guidelines from the heart association.! I didn't make any of this up.
Ok, lastly, intermittent afib can cause shortness of breath and fatigue. You lose the *atrial kick*. Your cardiac output is thus reduced.
TAKE COQ10 AND LOOK IT UP ON THE INTERNET I STARTED TAKING IT A MONTH AGO AND I FEEL GOOD AND HOPING IT WILL WORK FOR BOTH OF US. I STARTED TAKING 100MG A DAY BUT I'M GOING TO GO UP TO 200 AFTER MY MONTH. I WAS AT 25% LVEF WHEN I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL NOW I'M UP TO 45% AND HOPING WITH THE COQ10 AND MY OTHER MEDICINE IT WILL GO UP HIGHER. GOOD LUCK AND KEEP US POSTED.
I have been diagnosed with an ejection fraction of less than 35 and a severe cardiac arrhythmia ( 32000 pvc's per 24 hrs ). My cardiologist put me on Coreg and gradually worked me up to a dosage of 25 mg BID. The arrhythmia has dropped to 37 but I feel absolutely horrible since being on the Coreg. I am constantly dizzy and fatigued. The slightest effort requires that I stop and rest. I feel like I have no strength nor any ambition to do anything. I have also gained weight.
I am taking 2x12.5 mg coreg (carvidilol) for last three years and was able to tolerate it.
Now, after three years, for last one month, I am having low bp. Down to 95/65 from normal of 110/70. This is creating problems for me. I feel tired, stomach upset and dizziness, necessity to clear my throat constantly.
Over last 3 yesrs I have gradually reduced my ramipril (ACE-I) dosage from 2x6.25 to 2x1.25. So I am already low on ramipril. I cannot go down further on ACE-I. My EF is 30-35%.
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