I had a heart attack 2 months ago and had drug eluding stent placement. I was put on many meds daily; 75 mg. plavix, 325 mg. aspirin, a beta blocker toprol 25 mg., ace inhibitor 10 mg. Lotensin, nitro-dur patch, lasix 20 mg., potassium 20 meq.,norvasc 5 mg. plus prn subling ntg.. I started having flushing episodes that lasted about 10 minutes and happened about every 3 hours in which I became washed down in sweat, got very nauseated and my head felt very heavy at the top, and during this time I feel like I will pass out and I am very short of breath.My doctor said I would get used to the meds, and I was sent home on day 3. Just 2 days after, I went into CHF and was again hospitalized and had to have a repair of a fistula at the femerol site of the heart cath as well as an endardarectomy due to a new blockage at the R carotid artery. I continued to have the sweating and flushing and made sure the nurses documented it but the meds were not changed. I was told that the plavix could not be stopped and as a result I had bleeding in the abdoman, and my hemoglobin dropped. I was sent home 2 days later with pain in my L breast from trauma received during ? surgery. 1 week later I had to have surgery done, was hospitalized 4 days and received 2 units of blood. I went home still taking the same meds, still getting weaker and suffering the day and night flushing and sweating.
Yesterday I went to the cardiologist for my first checkup and he came into the room with a perscription in his hand and said "you look like you're doing good." I said,"Well I am still having that sweating and I feel too weak to do anything, and I do think its one of the medicines." He spoke like he had not heard me at all saying," I am putting you on an extra 10 mg of Lotensin to take in the evening because I don't want your diastolic B/P to be above 60 and I will need to see you in 6 months." And he left the room. My B/P was 130/68 . I don't know what to do.
I had also wanted to tell him that I am nauseated most of the time and all food tastes bitter and nasty. Does anyone have any idea what I should do? I am scared and I feel so lost.