What can cause Swollen Feet? Posted: 06-18-06 01:56am
I am bi-polar and my dr put me on a weird
combination of drugs. I have been
diagnosed bi-polar for over 10 yrs now and
I am have moved to a different state. This
is the second time I have seen this dr. He
has put me on some drugs I have been on
before. ( I do have trouble sleepin) My
problem: Has he put me on too much and the
sie effects are horrible. The medicines
are 800 mgs of topamax, 450 mgs of
Trazadone, 400 mgs of Seraqual and 2 mgs
of Klonapin. My side effects im
experiencing are swollen feet and body to
the point I cant walk ( it hurts so bad i
want to cry) I have never experienced
this. Edgyness ( I have experienced at
times) But ist bad I want to snap the
heads off of everyone. Is this a normal
combination? When I was in his office on
Wed. he said u want to looxe weight right.
Well of course I do. Before all of this I
weighed 130 lbs. BUt at this price no I
dont. Is it jsut me or am I being over
medicated? Help me please.
Swollen feet can be a sign of heart
failure. When the heart is unable to pump
all the blood carried by the veins, then
the blood stagnates in the circulatory
system. The water in the blood can then
travel through the walls of the
capillaries into the "interstitial space."
In the case of a right ventricle failure,
the venous blood can stagnate in the lower
extremities and is manifested by
swollenness. In the case of a left
ventricle failure, the venous blood can
stagnate in the lungs; and is manifested
with difficult breeding. High cholesterol,
high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity
are risk factors for developing coronary
atherosclerotic disease. Chronic heart
failure is one of the possible
consequences of coronary atherosclerosis.
Prolonged usage of some older types of
antidepressants can also contribute to
heart failure. I recommend you visit a
cardiologist to examine your heart (ECG,
coronary stress-test, heart-ultrasound) as
soon as possible.
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