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Stent Placed In Lad. Taking Medicine. Feeling Dizzy While Walking. Side Effect Of Medicine?

Posted on Wed, 3 Apr 2013

Question: Getting full-blown side effects of prescription meds 2 months after stents placed in LAD. Can I get weaned off them? Hardly able to take 20 steps without getting dizzy

Answered by Dr. Anantharamakrishnan (20 minutes later)

Hi friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic

Sorry to hear this...
It is not always due to the drugs / there could be other reasons, which may have to be looked into...You may need a few investigations...
Some drugs like beta-blocker or clopidogrel have been proved to protect for at least one year /some like aspirin for life.
Do not stop any medicine without consulting your doctor. Even if the doctor decides to stop, drugs like beta-blockers need to be tapered over a period of time and should not be stopped suddenly.

Take care
Wishing speedy recovery
God bless
Good luck

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