Iam on Atenolol 100mg,Simvastatin 40mg and dispersible Aspirin
I have cardiac pain not high blood pressure and high cholesterol i just get fed up of taking pills
2006-10-15 08:38:17 · 13 answers · asked by Carol B 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
thanks for some of the nasty unhelpfull answers very suportive of you.But to the others who do help,Ido have a nitrolingual spray and all the meds i am on have there side effects ie spray, bang you have a headache but its better than not being able to breath and the pain.And the sleepless nights that come with the rest and the cold sweats as well.I am on the list forNM Cardiac Myocardial Perfusion Scan and have been on list since june thats why im sick of pills and there side effects not being able to do much because im out of puff is really no fun at all .
2006-10-15 19:40:36 · update #1
to steph j as you are a nurse i would hate to be your patient
2006-10-16 07:49:34 · update #2
I'm only on three a day here and I HATE them !
All I can offer is sympathy, and that I do offer truly.
I'm working my **** off here to loose weight and get a medication review so I might drop the Coversyl or the atenalol dosage, or drop one medication completely.
I think the hardest part for me has been giving up smoking after 20 years... Ohhhh that HURT ! Yeah, it's self inflicted but hey... so's everything else we do.
Keep on your med's and ask you GP if there is anything you can do to work towards lowering dosages, or dropping medications in future.
Good luck.
2006-10-15 22:32:43 · answer #1 · answered by mittobridges@btinternet.com 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Wondering whether you had a heart attack. You probably don't have high cholesterol or high blood pressure because you are taking your pills. There are meds that can control the pain. NitroGlycerin in patch form is quite commonly prescribed for chest pain. You need to discuss these matters with your cardiologist.
Don't stop taking your pills. Can be a bore and expensive, but they are necessary to keep you alive and active. Think positive. Think of it as taking my "alive" pills.
2006-10-15 15:53:16 · answer #2 · answered by Baffled 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like you I am on loads of pills for various ailments including heart, lungs and spinal problems and sometimes I get sick of all the pills and inhalors that I have to use so wouldn't it be a good idea if the scientists could come up with say just one or two pills that would work on all ailments? Doubt it will ever happen though.
2006-10-16 08:05:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carol: According to alternative medicine .Doctors prescribe
those pills because if you has an heart problem best to take them as required dosage we know an medical facts. That plain
asprin can reduce the risks of an heart failure yes about 1 out of
1000,000 people die but save with surgery tripple bypass reopening the clogged artries there
2006-10-15 15:57:13 · answer #4 · answered by toddk57@sbcglobal.net 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your life takes a turn and your health is at risk, the medicine will seem like a blessing and you won't be "fed up".
I can understand your feeling now, but I think it would help to consider this problem from a different life. I am serious now...
Think of the people in poverty stricken countries who would beg or plead for medicine to save their lives. Put yourself in their shoes and ask yourself how you would feel about those pills. Taking them is a simple as brushing your teeth.
It is your life. Do you want to save it?
2006-10-15 15:44:38 · answer #5 · answered by lynnemaria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Headache is a pain in the head, scalp or neck. Headaches can be
caused by minor problems like eyestrain, lack of coffee or more
serious reasons like head injury, brain tumors, encephalitis and
meningitis. Taking painkillers continuously can have harmful side
effects, so it is better to modify your lifestyle. More information
available at http://tinyurl.com/q8696
2006-10-16 13:07:06 · answer #6 · answered by DAZY M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right now they are saving you life. Your only other option is to talk to a homeopathic specialist to see if other natural products could replace any of the pills. BUT. I wouldn't make the switch unless my doctor gave the OK, which is unlikely to happen. But if you do the research, you might persuade him.
2006-10-15 15:43:53 · answer #7 · answered by Arnold M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Life sucks, suspect being dead no barrel of laughs either. Your choice.
This is a simple issue of concordance - it is up to you to decide if you want to take the prescribed medication or not. No-one is forcing you? To whinge about taking only THREE meds is frankly annoying - hope you live long enough to whinge about taking TWELVE.
2006-10-15 17:05:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
CAROL, I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, I TAKE 7 PILLS IN THE MORNING AND 4 AT NIGHT. ANXIETY,HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH CHOLESTEROL, IBS, AND I AM TIRED OF TAKING THEM TO, BUT YOU HAVE TO FOR YOUR HEALTH.
2006-10-15 15:44:46 · answer #9 · answered by tinkerbell 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It has to be done :(
No pills, no getting better. It annoys the hell out of me too!
2006-10-15 15:42:21 · answer #10 · answered by Elphaba 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋