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Is Fatigue And Excessive Sleepiness While Suffering From Heart Failure A Matter Of Concern?

My Grandmother (87) recently has been hospitalized with two severe UTI s, and while in the hospital taking antibiotics contracted C. Diff. In addition, she was diagnosed with diastolic heart failure and began taking Coreg on 1/4/17. Today, she is unable to get out of bed and says that she feels fine, that she is just very tired and just wants to sleep. This is HIGHLY unusual for her, as she is a person that gets up at 7:30 every morning to begin her day. Should we be concerned? (Well, we are concerned, but should we be ambulance or ER concerned?)
posted on Mon, 6 Feb 2017
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Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

I passed carefully through your question and would explain that her symptoms are related to Coreg adverse effects. You should know that this drugs may lead to chronic fatigue, muscle weakness and low physical performance. For this reason, I recommend discussing with her attending physician on the possibility of reducing the dose of Coreg.

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Is Fatigue And Excessive Sleepiness While Suffering From Heart Failure A Matter Of Concern?

Hello and Welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. I passed carefully through your question and would explain that her symptoms are related to Coreg adverse effects. You should know that this drugs may lead to chronic fatigue, muscle weakness and low physical performance. For this reason, I recommend discussing with her attending physician on the possibility of reducing the dose of Coreg. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.