Yes she see a specialist at MUSC in Charleston S.C.and she is on spironolactone,digoxine,revatio,loveox shot,tracleer,and lasix .She go every month to get blood work to make sure her med. are work good for her and every 90days to see the specialist and once a month to see the Dr. that's follow her in my town. But do u think phentermine cause blood clot because she has severe PH and she didn't take any other med for a long time but what the Dr.gave her phentermine 37.
Phentermine has many side effects that can be serious and dangerous including pulmonary hypertension and addiction. If you have had surgery to help weight loss you should be waaay past the point of using drugs.
I am supposed to start these tomorrow but am a little concerned if Phentermine and a Beta Blocker can be taken safely together under my certain circumstances and if I should have any concerns regarding my already strained heart, while on something like Phentermine?
Thank you in advance for any help!
I have just been diagnosed with pulmonary hypertension. I am 49 and presented to my MD after I noticed a significant developement of DOE when training for a marathon. I am an avid runner and cannot imagine not being able to run. I was hoping for a general opinion from someone that understands exercise physiology as well as cardiology.
Although pulmonary arterial pressure can be estimated on the basis of echocardiography, pressure measurements with a Swan-Ganz catheter provides the most definite assessment. Pulmonary hypertension (PAH) and pulmonary vessel (PVR)vresistance cannot be measured directly with echocardiography. "A diagnosis of PAH requires right-sided cardiac catheterization.
Taking phentermine together with other diet medications such as fenfluramine (Phen-Fen) or dexfenfluramine (Redux) can cause a rare fatal lung disorder called pulmonary hypertension. Do not take phentermine with any other diet medications without your doctor's advice.
Phentermine can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol.
As unrelieved pulmonary hypertension can lead to right-sided heart failure. Signs and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension are often subtle and nonspecific. The diagnosis Pulmonary hypertension is a complex problem characterized by nonspecific signs and symptoms and having multiple potential causes. It may be defined as a pulmonary artery systolic pressure greater than 30 mm Hg or a pulmonary artery mean pressure greater than 20 mm Hg.
One of my kids has taken phentermine and it did help a little. However she has just this week learned she has hypothyroidism and that may be another reason her metabolism is sluggish. She is now on thyroid medicine and hoping it may be somewhat helpful in the big picture.
Wish I could be more helpful. I hope you get answers soon. Good luck!
Is the pulmonary hypertension causing the right ventricle enlargement and the tricuspid regurgitation and would this then be primary pulmonary hypertension. Or, can you explain what is causing her pulmonary hypertension.
I have been told my my mother's cardiologist that her tricuspid regurgitation is causing the pulmonary hypertension. But I have talked to other doctors that tell me that the pulmonary hypertension is causing the tricuspid regurgitation.
i have tested my theory many times since the early 1980s. i was born 1952. my first experience with pulmonary hypertension was after an surgery had sodempentathall was my anesthetic .
is it Primary Pulmonary Hypertension or is it so-called Secondary Pulmonary Hypertension, the most common causes of which include recurrent pulmonary emboli (clots to the lung), disease of a heart valve, or estrogen or appetite suppressant therapy.
While pulmonary hypertension is a somewhat common disease, the cause may not immediately evident to one’s doctors.
There are many causes of pulmonary hypertension and establishing the cause may require collaboration between the pulmonologist and a cardiologist. There are pulmonary hypertension clinics at many academic institutions. You might want to check on this at your nearest university hospital.
Good luck.
Thank you My right heart cath said My mean pulmonary pressure was 35 and pulmonary capillary pressure was 14. So I quess I do have Pulmonary Arteial Hypertension. One specialist said I did the other said that I did not because of my size. I was very confused. Thanks for answering my question.
If HOCM has been treated the incidence of pulmonary hypertension is usually less. And pulmonary hypertension can be due to other causes also. It may indicate a poorer prognosis, but this depends on the clinical symptoms and others cardiac factors. Regards.
If a large enough residual, it could lead to chronic pulmonary hypertension, with chronic right heart strain and/or in some instances, shunting of blood (at the atrial level) from the right heart to the left heart through a patent foramen ovale. For all of the preceding reasons, and especially with the recent onset of chest pain, you should have a cardio-pulmonary reevaluation at this time, with a CT scan and an ECHO to assess pulmonary hypertension.
Other than that I’m a normal weight female so he didn’t see a reason to follow up. I asked if he was sure it was mild pulmonary hypertension and what could I do to help myself and he said just exercise and eat right. The visit was frustrating because he didn’t respond to my questions which were all valid.
Thanks for posting! I see the pulmonary hypertension cardiologist today and will ask him about my heart function. However, he told me everything looked normal but all he looked at was the stress echo test. I've been tested for pulmonary emboli and it's been negative. My pulmonary specialist said that it's possible it's a precursor to a lung disease that hasn't shown up yet on the CT scan. She just doesn't know which disease it is yet.
My blood pressure has gone up and staying there. I have gained weight, 10 lbs in 2 mos. and ankles and lower extremities are still with 2-3+ edema when I get up in am. I tend to have a reason for each. I think deep down I am afraid. I keep telling myself the docs are wrong and truly they may be. When I get SOB or have chest pain I get scared. When I have CP I will take a couple of aspirin. I know you think I am being stupid, but I just will not accept diagnosis at this point.
Hey,I hope someone that reads this can help.I would go to the doctor but lack insurance so I'm hoping someone can help me figure this out.Here's my story: I was a healthy 20 y/o in 2006 and just woke up one morning unable to catch my breath.It progressively got worse over the course of 4 days so I went to the ER and was told that I either had asthma or anxiety and was given an inhaler.I noticed it wasn't working after trying for a week so I made an appointment with my doctor.
The results were normal heart function however my right ventricle was moderately enlarged and pulmonary pressures quite elevated 44 at rest and 80 with exercise. I had a right heart catheter test and another echo done the following Monday after the echo/stress test to rule in/out PPH. All pulmonary pressures were normal.
With out knowing which part the measurement came from it would be hard to tell. But it not a bad number for any of those diameters. As far as pulmonary hypertension goes it is also known in the medical world as PH and what it means is that the arteries inside of the chest wall basically are having high blood pressure and its easily treated by docs. I would say that your doc needs to sit you down and go over all of this with you so that you aren't in the dark here......
The smaller surgery can be done if his pressures are like at a 6 ...or 8 at the highest and according to the cath his was at a 14. Do you know if pulmonary hypertension can get better on its own? And, do you know if it matters what leg they use in the cath procedure? I will ask his drs tomorrow but we have not had such a great relationship with some of them and would just like as many opinions as possible. I am currently talking to a dr. at CHOP ...Philly Childrens...
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