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I am a 55 year old female. I had a heart attack in July -08. I ha...

Posted at 12:37 PM on Nov 11, 2008 by suebeam, #36456
I am a 55 year old female. I had a heart attack in July -08. I had a stent placed. Since then I have been on Plavix, Lopressor, Lisinopril and Lipitor. I have been back to the Hospital 2 times since then. The first time they found nothing. The second time I had to have another stent place because the first one didn't work. This last time they did another catheter and found nothing. I have episodes every couple days of Light headedness, heart pounding, stomach upset, confusion , really bad burping and sometimes diarrhea. I am at my wits end. I have lost 30 lbs and am weak most of the time. I was very active before all this and can't get back on my feet. When I ask about the medicines, the doctors say I don't think it's that. Someone please help!
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Reply about 1 year ago on Nov 13, 2008 by ruralex, #14452

All of the medications you are taking could be causing these side effects. Doctors don't seem to be familiar with the side effects and dismiss them out of hand. The confusion and weakness are definitely side effects from Lipitor. I suggest you do your own research on possible supplements that might help alleviate some of your symptoms. Dr. Duane Graveline, SpaceDoc, has a very informative website and books on statins. I've heard the Lopressor and Lisinopril have caused some of the other symptoms you have. Good luck.

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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 04, 2008 by williams58, #15022

I have had the same systoms, i get a spart of energy and do to much then I am down for 3 or 4 days and the doctor don't do anything and just smiles at me like I don't known what I am saying. I had a heart attack march 2005 and have 5 or 6 stinks and can't put no more in I have not got no better sometimes worse

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Reply about 1 year ago on Dec 04, 2008 by williams58, #15023

I am 58 years old Had A heart attack march 2005 then in one and half years had 8 stince put in can't have any more I have had bad dizzy spells can't be by myself don't known when there gonna take effect also breathing problems and light strokes but doctors don't find nothing and i can't work cause my memory isn't worth 2 cents it's hard for me to remember things or concentrate

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Reply 4 months ago on Jul 22, 2009 by jrtastet, #21734

When they couldn't find anything wrong with me through tests, the anziogrham showed I needed stents on both sides. Test compared the left coronary with the right. Since both were blocked they weren't getting a difference.

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