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Suggest Treatment For Regurgitation Of My Mitral Valve
I am 57 yrs old, not overweight, was in good physical condition except for a severe regurgitation of my mitral valve. I woke up in atrial fibrillation one morning & my surgeon suspected I had been in afib before so while he replaced my mitral valve with a new tissue valve he also gave me a mini maze procedure. This was Sept 2013. In my first echocardiogram my heart function was only 45% so they put me on carvedilol & lisinopril. Now I am lightheaded, my blood pressure drops when I stand up, out of breath easily, tired all the time, hard waking in the morning & frequent naps. I wonder if this is normal. I expected to feel better after the valve replacement but I feel much worse. I am considering stopping the drugs even though my doctor says I should keep taking them. I don t know what to do but it s interfering with my quality of life. I m planning on returning to work soon but can t imagine working all day. I rarely go 8 hrs without a nap or being extremely tired. My name is Kent Barber.
Your complaints can be related either to low blood pressure caused by your medications or side effects of your medications. Anyway, the treatment should be revised. I don't think it is a good idea to stop the medications at all, but you need to talk to your doctor and discuss the possibilities of changing your medications or decreasing the doses.
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Wishing you good health
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Suggest Treatment For Regurgitation Of My Mitral Valve
Dear Kent Barber, Your complaints can be related either to low blood pressure caused by your medications or side effects of your medications. Anyway, the treatment should be revised. I don t think it is a good idea to stop the medications at all, but you need to talk to your doctor and discuss the possibilities of changing your medications or decreasing the doses. Hope I could help you Wishing you good health In case of further questions don t hesitate to ask Regards,