My father underwent PTCA 6 days back. He was discharged from the hospital two days back. He feels weakness but no dizzyness, no nausea, no chest pain, no headaches nor sweating.
In addition to feeling weak, he felt an increase in heart beat. The heart rate was determined as 150/80. The doctor has prescribed MET-XL 25 mg (once a day) to be continued till the next checkup. Please find below a couple of queries about MET-XL below and advise.
1) What is the use of MET-XL.? Please explain in layman's language.
2) What are the side-effects of MET-XL. If there are any side-effects of MET-XL, please advise how harmful they can be ?