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03-10-2008, 11:40 PM
hi
I had to have Bypass surgery after having a stent put in in 2004. I had every test and my docs said no heart problems, just GERD. But my regular dr. gave me some Nitro Glycerine just in case, and told me to take aspirin. I began to have severe Unstable Angina one night and what saved my life was taking the aspirin and the Nitro. I stupidly did not go to the ER that night, and luckily did not have heart attack. I am a very healthy person with low BP and low cholesterol. My LAD was blocked.
Anyway, I am doing fine. I split the 25 mg. Metropolol pill in half and take 1/2 twice a day, and an extra one if my heart starts pounding for some reason. I did not do well on Lipitor, and take plain Niacin instead, and my HDL is now 88!!!!. I also could not take the Metropolol ER. If I feel "too anxious", everyonce in a while i take a Klonopin, smallest dose, and split it in half, which helps a lot.
Heart disease often does not show up even with all the tests. You can rule out a heart problem if the Nitro does NOT work, than its probably anxiety or GERD.
I had to have Bypass surgery after having a stent put in in 2004. I had every test and my docs said no heart problems, just GERD. But my regular dr. gave me some Nitro Glycerine just in case, and told me to take aspirin. I began to have severe Unstable Angina one night and what saved my life was taking the aspirin and the Nitro. I stupidly did not go to the ER that night, and luckily did not have heart attack. I am a very healthy person with low BP and low cholesterol. My LAD was blocked.
Anyway, I am doing fine. I split the 25 mg. Metropolol pill in half and take 1/2 twice a day, and an extra one if my heart starts pounding for some reason. I did not do well on Lipitor, and take plain Niacin instead, and my HDL is now 88!!!!. I also could not take the Metropolol ER. If I feel "too anxious", everyonce in a while i take a Klonopin, smallest dose, and split it in half, which helps a lot.
Heart disease often does not show up even with all the tests. You can rule out a heart problem if the Nitro does NOT work, than its probably anxiety or GERD.