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What Causes Tingling Sensation In The Feet Along With Severe Fatigue?
Question: MY KNEES, CALVES AND LEGS ARE WEAK AND FATIGUED. i CAN WALK ONLY A LIMITED ABOUT OF TIME (ONE HOUR) AND MY LEGS GET VERY WEAK AND FATIGUED i GET TIRED EVERY NITE ABOUT 8 O CLOCK BUT THEN WAKE UP IN ABOUT 2 HOURS AND CANT SLEEP. MY EYES HAVE BEEN DRY ESPEICALLY AT NITE. I DO GET A TINGLING SENSATION AT TIMES IN MY FEET, MY PRESCRIBED MEDICATION IS 12.5 MG CARVEDILOL. iS THERE A SUBSTITUE FOR THIS MEDICATION I ALSO AM PRESCRIBED 5 MG AMLODIINE BESYLATE i ALSO AM ALLERGIC TO STATIN MEDICATION XXXXXXX TRINKA 623-853-2525
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
I understand your concern, and would explain that chronic fatigue is a common adverse effect of carvedilol, as well as of all beta-blockers.
Did these symptoms start after starting taking carvedilol? What is your actual mean heart rate?
Before concluding that all your complaints are related to carvedilol adverse effects, it is necessary investigate for other possible underlying causes (probably metabolic disorders).
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a chest X ray study
- a resting ECG
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- cortisol plasma levels for adrenal gland dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- ESR and PCR for chronic inflammation
- kidney and liver function tests.
If all these tests results normal, and your complaints have started after starting carvedilol, you should consider stopping it or switching to another drug.
If you have started this drug for increased heart rate or palpitations, another treatment options would be verapamil or diltiazem.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Wishing good health,
Dr. Iliri
I would recommend as follows:
Detailed Answer:
Dear XXXXXXX
I understand your concern, and would explain that chronic fatigue is a common adverse effect of carvedilol, as well as of all beta-blockers.
Did these symptoms start after starting taking carvedilol? What is your actual mean heart rate?
Before concluding that all your complaints are related to carvedilol adverse effects, it is necessary investigate for other possible underlying causes (probably metabolic disorders).
For this reason, I would recommend consulting with your attending physician for a careful physical exam and some tests:
- a chest X ray study
- a resting ECG
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- cortisol plasma levels for adrenal gland dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance
- ESR and PCR for chronic inflammation
- kidney and liver function tests.
If all these tests results normal, and your complaints have started after starting carvedilol, you should consider stopping it or switching to another drug.
If you have started this drug for increased heart rate or palpitations, another treatment options would be verapamil or diltiazem.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Wishing good health,
Dr. Iliri
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