meds - Heart Disorders Message Board

shazz99 · 10-13-2005, 01:14 AM

why do i feel so much better without my meds have not taken any for about 2 weeks now and feel so good doc tells me i need them had heart attack last nov at 37 sometimes i have forgotten my meds and had a good day I just feel so good now without any meds i still take asprin every so often not every day because that even makes me sick on the tummy. I think it should be my choice has anybody else stopped there meds.

When i am on them i have no energy and lots of aches and pains

was on Pravachol,metoprolol,asprin

jpos · 10-13-2005, 12:55 PM

Maybe they had the side effect of depression??? I was on atenolol and didn't know what was going on for a long time, because I didn't know anything about depression. I talked to my cardio and he said it was common. He cut back my dose (and added a CCB) and I felt so much better. Here I am again wondering about the beta blocker I switched to just awhile ago. I realized I have been in a funk ever since the bb's, so maybe the obvious signs of depression left, but I am left with this? I just left a msg for cardio that I am stopping bb and going to take ccb. The only bad thing is the ccb won't take care of my NCS (syncope). *sigh* So, maybe if you try something other than a bb, if dr. okays that?

jpos · 10-13-2005, 01:00 PM

Oh, and do you use enteric coated aspirin?

Timber · 10-13-2005, 01:58 PM

It's probably the metoprolol making you feel like crap. Beta blockers can cause extreme fatigue and depression.

shazz99 · 10-13-2005, 08:54 PM

Hi guys thanks for the response yes i do use a coated asprin cartia it is called and it still makes me sick.
I just feel so good now with out my meds I am back to my old self and yes you are right about the bb when i see my cardio dr in dec i will tell him what i have done and if he still rares up he can try something else but no more bb or pravachol the pravachol i think was causing all the aches and pains.

I GOT MY LIFE BACK AT THE MOMENT IT IS SO COOL