I'm 42 years old and had to go to the ER
about a month ago because I felt as though
I was having a heart attack. I ended up
staying in the hospital for a week and
after several tests (including stress and
angiogram), I was diagnosed with coronary
artery spasms and high blood pressure.
Interestingly enough, I had quit smoking
(after 20 years) about two months before I
ended up in the hospital.
My cardiologist now has me on Coreg CR (40
mg), Norvasc and Nitro Spray plus an
aspirin a day. After I got out of the
hospital, they gave me Lopressor but I
still had the spasms until I started on
the Coreg CR. My cardiologist said the
Lopressor can actually hurt my type of
condition.
However, all I want to do is sleep, my
back hurts even worse and it feels as
though my life energy is being sucked
away.
I tried to stop taking it but had a bad
episode so I take it at night and will
discuss it with my doctor at my next
appointment.
I am wondering if any of you are on Coreg
CR and have experienced these symptoms
and, if so, how do you cope?
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dexsterv
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Oct 2007 Posts: 1
Tiredness Posted: 10-24-07 16:30pm
if you are on lopressor being that it
lowers your pressure it makes you tired,
many people complain about it
monitor your pressure when you are feeling
your lowest and ask md if you could go to
a lower dose.
