Does anyone know what to take for an alternative to Aggrenox? I had a TIA almost 4 years ago and was put on Aggrenox, well, my husband will be losing his job in a week due to the economy which also means we will be losing our health insurance as well. I asked my doctor if he could take me off it and put me on something else and all he said was he would prefer I stayed on Aggrenox. I don't think we can afford it because it is $305 for a month supply!
My mother had a stroke about 5 months ago and we are considering opening the blood thinning aggrenox capsules and giving her half the dosages with applesause. She is already on the lowest dosage available. It's always a crapshoot to take the chance to alter medication as your doctor will tell you.
The only thing aggrenox does is allow the blood to get through areas where the passages are very small due to calcification etc., so keeping the blood thin is important.
I can only answer from my own experience, but I have had adenosine several times as well as taken metoprolol and a couple of other beta blockers and never had any memory problems or brain fog. Adenosine is very short acting with a half life of only seconds, so I really doubt it would have long standing side effects, but I am not a doctor.
thanfully i had no brain damage but i was so confused,finally my cardiologist came in and told me what happened. for some reason my heart did not take well to the adenosine and i actually went into asystole for 30 whole seconds. he told me that they quickly gave me an atropine IV and i opened my eyes..i do not remember any of that. they took me to the ICU for observation and i just got back home. i am now so damn scared,i will never go to the hospital even in the worst cases of A-fib.
I am more afraid of the sensation of having the SVT than of the Adenosine to cure it. Yes the Adenosine feels awful but the relief I feel when my heart resets - emotionally - makes the Adenosine sensations worth it. I've had Adenosine 7-8 total in my life and the very first time I had it was probably the scariest. All other times I was actually asking for it by the time the medics arrived.
- Should this isotope testing be done after catheterization? What new infromation could be gained from that?
- Since adenosine or dobutamine be used as stimulants, what kind of danger could it be? I read some articles on PubMed saying that adenosine/dobutamine can cause things from AV block to ventricular fibrillation.
The cardiologist said to take it the night before the test since It was an adenosine test instead of treadmill testing. The conclusions of the Dr. were ejection fraction of 49% after administration of adenosine and no abnormal segmental wall motion abnormalities. There were no significant ST segment depressions, and no chest pain with adenosine. My question is the 49% ejection fraction compared to the 75% ejection fraction on the echo in Janurary.
I have never tried it, but assume will work like the Adenosine. So, I can take that each and every time it happens (which is getting more frequent). or I can probably have the ablation, with the risks that entails. What would you do? I have no heart disease/structural issues according to a echocardiogram.
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I have been reading these forums regarding living with PSVT and such. My PSVT episodes occur in groups every few years. I have a little cycle where I have a PSVT episode requireing the Adenosine IV, then I get anxious about having a PSVT episode requiring an Adnosine IV, which of course, causes me to be anxious enough that I am more likely to have one. My anxiety always seems to go up around the same time I have a cycle of a few PSVT episodes - and this cycle reoccurs every few years.
She has severe arthritis in one knee in particular and has difficulty rehabbing because the knee fills with blood due to the arthritis and she cannot get to the point of standing to do the therapy. The coumadin has left her depressed, dizzy, cold and overall loss of appetite. She wants to recover but this drug is very difficult. It comes to the point of quality of life...she is 77 years old and we want to start looking at something else besides coumadin? Any suggetions?
Is she still having the affect of adenosine and should she stop atenolol for a few days? is surgery neccessary for her to eliminate SVT? Is SVT dangerous? is the procedure fixing SVT relatively safe (e.g. low risk)? BTW, her parents and her 2 older brothers passed away in their 40s due to heart disease. Her 3rd brother had heart attack in his 40s and currently on medications. Could her heart problem be genertic?
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