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Weak Heart, COPD, On Methycobal, Stamlo, Doxifylin, Hematin For General Weakness. Anything To Regain Strength ?
my father is 79 has weak heart and copd and presently very he is taking tablets ---methycobal, stamlo 5, doxifylin 400, and hematin syrup for genral weakness....is there any thing i can give him to regain his strength and normally he keeps on complainin heavyness in head have done scanning n all required test all seem to be normal please suggest sm medincine for this heaviness in head he can not concentrate on on ething for more than 5-10 mins. like while eatring food or if he wants to read..thankinin advance
Mon, 8 Apr 2013
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Generalized weakness, as stated by you is not a disease in itself but a manifestation of underlying pathophysiologies (disease processes).
A weak heart along with COPD, itself, is a good reason for your father to feel weak. moreover since he is taking hematin, i assume that he has anemia which again causes weakness.
The medications he is taking should be rationalized to tackle his problems, as i feel there is a scope for improvement in these drugs. it may be possible that your physician is not using them because of some additional problem. i think you need to consult both your cardiologist and pulmonologist to get this issue solved. there are no shortcut ways to give strength.
sincerely
thanks for writing to healthcaremagic.com
Generalized weakness, as stated by you is not a disease in itself but a manifestation of underlying pathophysiologies (disease processes).
A weak heart along with COPD, itself, is a good reason for your father to feel weak. moreover since he is taking hematin, i assume that he has anemia which again causes weakness.
The medications he is taking should be rationalized to tackle his problems, as i feel there is a scope for improvement in these drugs. it may be possible that your physician is not using them because of some additional problem. i think you need to consult both your cardiologist and pulmonologist to get this issue solved. there are no shortcut ways to give strength.
sincerely
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