Heavy legs dont want to walk.

HI
I have given up hope of being right again, struggle daily with my legs feeling heavy and tired. I am on Atacand 8mg and Neblit 1 tab daily and worfin 6 thru the week and 5.5 on weekends.
I have BRADYCARDIA therefore, doc wont change my pacemaker settings my heart rate goes down to 36bpm.Pacemaker is set to 60.

I walk like a zombie after lunch no one can help with this,have tried everything under the sun. Any ifo would be great

3 Comments

Don't give up!

by Grateful Heart - 2013-02-15 11:02:04

I can't address your medications, I am not familiar with them. But I don't know why your Doctor is not willing to adjust some of your settings, unless there is a medical reason. If not, I would suggest you get a 2nd opinion. Find another EP who is willing to look at your settings and see if he/she can help.

The pacemakers/ ICD come out of the box with one setting. It is very common to need some adjustments to the settings as time goes by. Seek another opinion, if nothing else, to ease your mind.

Let us know how it goes for you,

Grateful Heart

PAD?

by Hope - 2013-02-16 02:02:44

Have you and your doctor discussed a condition called PAD? It involves circulation and can be very serious if not caught early. Also, if you read about Atacand, it can cause issues with the legs in some patients. You do need am answer. If you cannot find the cause working with your current medical care, then, as Grateful Heart mentioned, please get another opinion soon. Hope you get an answer shortly and are feeling much better soon. Hopeful Heart

Hi Leoncino

by IAN MC - 2013-02-16 03:02:03

As Hope says Atacand can cause leg problems also Netilet, which is a beta-blocker, can cause cramp-like feelings when you walk. So it MAY be the drugs.

Have a word with your Dr and suggest to him that the drugs may be causing it. Drs are accustomed to using trial-and-error before finding combinations of drugs that suit individual patients.

Re your PM lower setting. Do you know what your resting pulse rate was before you developed bradycardia ? If it was always at the high end of the normal range eg 80+, then a setting of 60 may be too low for you and could cause tiredness problems

Hope you get it sorted

Ian

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