Heart Diseases

I am currently on Triamterene. My doctor wants to put me on 10mg of Lisinopril. I am concerned because the pharmacy said the two combined can cause problems. I don't know if i should just go ahead and take it and trust my doctor. I feel if i call the office they will just be annoyed by me calling. He recently had put me on Adalat, which i had to discontinue because of problems.

2007-02-27 19:39:44 · 3 answers · asked by pinkhoney88 1

im on beta blockers for the palpitation but its just ive read that this can be caused by being bulimic!its meant to be something to do with electroylte inbalance due to lose of sodium and pottasium.im seeing the cardioligist this month and want to know whether i should tell him im bulimic or not ? and if any other bulimic has experienced anything like this i would appreciate to hear there experiences!thanx.

2007-02-27 14:35:26 · 4 answers · asked by pinksparkleshimmer 2

2007-02-27 14:21:34 · 4 answers · asked by Amie C 1

I got blood test done on 2-9-07. Total Cholesterol was 219. HDL was 35. LDL was 154. Triglyceride was 149. LDL / HDL Ratio is 4.4. I am 26 yrs old, Male, 6' 3'', 255 lbs. Non-smoker. You could say I have a high fat diet. I like to eat eggs and sausage in the morning, and cheeseburgers in the afternoon. I get plenty of exercise though. I run/walk a mile on the treadmill before lifting weights at the gym 4-5 times a week. My doctor would not prescribe me statin drugs because of liver function tests coming back abnormal. So I take an aspirin at night.

2007-02-27 14:06:31 · 8 answers · asked by Marcus 2

2007-02-27 13:50:44 · 5 answers · asked by shadydog 1

2007-02-27 10:39:48 · 12 answers · asked by cool11103@verizon.net 1

2007-02-27 10:27:33 · 8 answers · asked by brown89127 2

2007-02-27 10:08:39 · 6 answers · asked by Stigmeister 2

is this bad. please dont be mean either~

2007-02-27 09:16:04 · 4 answers · asked by Susieq2456 1

2007-02-27 08:56:23 · 4 answers · asked by 30 year old 2

I was given a drug during a nuclear stress test to mimic my body exercising. My BP dropped to 80/48 and I was given atropine. Will this affect the results of the test? The target pulse was 140 but it never got that high because the BP went so low. they gave me the nuclear stuff anyway and they took the pictures. They said I had to drink more water and take pictures over because the radioactive stuff was not in my heart. I read online that a side effect or atropine was dry mouth, inability to urinate etc. (in other words it dries up bodily secretions ie:saliva,tears,sweat and so on). I was also given a bag of IV fluids to help bring up my BP. I'm wondering if it affects bodily secretions in that way maybe that is why the blood with the dye was not making it to my heart. I'm grateful for any info...Thanks

2007-02-27 08:19:34 · 2 answers · asked by antreorrere 1

Every once in awhile my heart will just flutter when I'm just sitting around doing nothing.

2007-02-27 08:14:04 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

What disorder might result from scarring of the mitral valve?
List at least two types of heart valve disorders that can produce abnormally loud heart sounds and describe the abnormal heart sounds?
What type of fever is most commonly associated with valvular dysfunction?
Define and discuss atherosclerosis ( please learn: what is it? what cardiac problems are associated with atherosclerosis? what are risk factors – including lifestyle, heredity, etc?)
What are each of the drugs taken by FT used for? What cardiac pathology might this drug combination suggest?

2007-02-27 07:23:37 · 2 answers · asked by ** i Am hiS giRL ** 5

my symptoms
always tired
blurred vision
feeling weak
nauseus when i wake up very early without a good nights sleep

what could this be

2007-02-27 07:23:25 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-27 06:00:21 · 7 answers · asked by craftymom3406 1

I wouldnt think it would be any more strenous then running on a treadmill or chopping wood etc.... is it because of the cold air?

2007-02-27 05:11:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

my low cholesterol is 192

2007-02-27 04:40:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-27 02:16:13 · 5 answers · asked by petals26_2000 1

This is a complicated one and prob only one that a medic will be able to clarify.
My mother-in-law had a heart attack and after she left hospital was told by a medic not to get too cold or warm. About 9 months after this, she was diagnosed with lung cancer, had chemotherapy and was told last month she is in remission.

She has since come home, has the heating on in the house like a furnace (i cant breathe in there), wears 2 jumpers AND a coat in the house and has now started with stomach pains so she has 2(!!) hot water bottles on her tummy as well as all the other stuff.

We have tried to mention this excess heat thing but she tells us not to fuss.
Could she be putting herself in more danger?

We really need honest answers as this could have serious implications.
I thought about talking to her doctor as he is unaware of all this stuff, but not sure he will discuss this with me due to confidentiality.

2007-02-27 00:09:29 · 6 answers · asked by xxfliteratixx 2

2007-02-26 22:55:33 · 2 answers · asked by rajendra s 2

I am worried about my mom. She said her left side hurts when standing for a longer time or walking. Apparetly, the doctor doesn't know the cause. She just rescently (last week) started blood pressure meds but they make her dizzy and feel like fainting. Any suggestions, ideas. She is 65 petite 5'2, 130.

2007-02-26 22:06:24 · 5 answers · asked by chubbycat 2

I have been on a beta blocker for a year now for tachycardia. Dr didn't investigate the cause other than doing a holter monitor and EKG several times. It was also blamed on my thyroid before they took half of it out due to nodules...none of these things fit the cause for the fast heart rate and nothing improves it (not even weight loss). The symptoms I get are heart pounding (palipitations) tingling in both hands, short of breath, clammy- like a cold sweat, confusion and extreme exhaustion. It seems to be happening more frequently too. These symptoms were not all present when I first started taking the beta blockers 1 year ago. One day last week, I forgot to take the med and this happened so I blamed it on that. The next time it happened exactly the same and I had already taken the beta blocker hours before. I also have an autoimmune disease so I thought it was yet another symptom from that but wanted to ask anyway to see if other's have the same symptoms.

2007-02-26 20:11:08 · 6 answers · asked by SoCalMom 2

I have stable/unstable angina due to my small bloodvessels being weak and deterioating before bringing adequate blood supply to my heart. It caused chest pain andpotential heart attack risks.What are good treatments for this disease. My mother apparently had a similar problem and died at the early age of 56. How can I get help?

2007-02-26 18:44:46 · 3 answers · asked by taylor1 1

I recently got diagnosed with one and waiting for my echocardiogram results to come in. I want to know how people can get them, and what can make the murmur worse? I'm really worried.

2007-02-26 16:05:10 · 6 answers · asked by mcbabeefoxx 2

2007-02-26 15:46:05 · 7 answers · asked by Parisienne 1

2007-02-26 14:02:32 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

My mom went to see her cardioalogist due to having irregular heartbeats and she came back with a medical report with her results from wearing around one of those Holter heart monitors for a day. However, the reports have all these weird medical terms that we can't understand. Her cardioalogists did explain everything to my mom, but her English is not the best so she didn't catch everything the doctor said. So if you help me decipher these wacky terms I'd really appreciate it!

ventricular ectopic activity
supraventricular ectopy
tachycardia
bradycardia
ventricular bigeminy
ventricular trigeminy
ventricular ectopy

Also, I've surfed the web and came up with 3 different possibilities for irregular heartbeats, but they all seem like the same thing. If you happen to have further knowledge in the medical field, could you also include what each thing is? Thanks!

Premature Ventricular Contraction
Premature Artial Contraction
Cardiac Arrhythmia

2007-02-26 13:22:38 · 3 answers · asked by gotriceazn101 2

I am afflicted severely but the Rx chemical diurectics fail to make urine in my kidneys. Only caffeine seems to do it somewhat. So please tell me, if you had severe pitting edema in lower limbs, thighs, abdomen, after your diuretic treatments, & fluid restriction & salt limitations, did the water packed in your tissues ever get fully REABSORBED into your bloodstream??? I am told this process is extremely slow to happen. Were you able to avoid hospital and drainage of fluids from lungs, etc. simply by takng diuretics?
I am in severe pain in limbs and have some fluid in lungs and gasping when I breathe. I'm told by Drs that this is basically my fate unless I get new heart entirely. Edema will recur & recur & recur until heart pumps normally. I believe in ultrafiltration as more serious method to remove fluid overload. But the residual water in tissues is still not directly affected. Please - share your experiences with me.
I had MASSIVE MI after car hit me. Been ill since.

2007-02-26 13:00:07 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-26 12:48:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Why do you feel light headed when you get up fast?

2007-02-26 12:41:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous