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Have Congestive Heart Failure. Weakness, Cold Legs, Sweating Upper Body, Blurred Vision, Dizziness. Taking Pravastin
My mom was diagnosed with congestive heart failure in May of this year. They never got her BP?
... regulated before she was sent home. Since to is time she is so weak she falls alot, her legs and feet are cold while her upper body sweats. Her vision is blurry, she gets dizzy, and when she stands up her BP drops to nothing, like 87/43 (example) Her doctor has changed BP meds 10 times at least since. She takes 12.5 mg spirolactone, 20 mg furosemide, 12.5 mg coreg, and night time she takes amitriptyline 25 mg (for rest/sleep) and namenda 10mg/morning and night for memory. And pravastin for chlosterol. So far we have been to ER's, heart Dr. Family Dr. Etc. No one has found the problem. She's had stress test, echgrams, CT scan, kidney blockage test. Anyone with suggestions?? Please help!!
has been in severe paineart failure? I had a serious reaction to
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... regulated before she was sent home. Since to is time she is so weak she falls alot, her legs and feet are cold while her upper body sweats. Her vision is blurry, she gets dizzy, and when she stands up her BP drops to nothing, like 87/43 (example) Her doctor has changed BP meds 10 times at least since. She takes 12.5 mg spirolactone, 20 mg furosemide, 12.5 mg coreg, and night time she takes amitriptyline 25 mg (for rest/sleep) and namenda 10mg/morning and night for memory. And pravastin for chlosterol. So far we have been to ER's, heart Dr. Family Dr. Etc. No one has found the problem. She's had stress test, echgrams, CT scan, kidney blockage test. Anyone with suggestions?? Please help!!
has been in severe paineart failure? I had a serious reaction to
Edit my question
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Sat, 17 Aug 2013
Hello,
Thanks for the query to H.C.M. Forum.
Your mother is getting spironolactone + frusemide as both are most potent diuretics and lower the blood pressure as well , so low B P may be due to this reason.
She is also getting amitriptylin this is an anti depressant and causes nausea and vomiting with dizziness.
Same symptoms are also caused by parvastatin i.e. lipid lowering agent.
In spite of many doctor, your mother is not getting complete relief, this is a cause of concern .
As you mentioned that she diagnosed as C H F patient.
In my opinion please upload all reports & so that diagnosis assessed .
Good luck.
Dr. HET
Thanks for the query to H.C.M. Forum.
Your mother is getting spironolactone + frusemide as both are most potent diuretics and lower the blood pressure as well , so low B P may be due to this reason.
She is also getting amitriptylin this is an anti depressant and causes nausea and vomiting with dizziness.
Same symptoms are also caused by parvastatin i.e. lipid lowering agent.
In spite of many doctor, your mother is not getting complete relief, this is a cause of concern .
As you mentioned that she diagnosed as C H F patient.
In my opinion please upload all reports & so that diagnosis assessed .
Good luck.
Dr. HET
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