Still tired

Hi Everyone
Just found this site today
I had a pm installed Dec. 10, 2015. I went to the heart Doc because my blood pressure kept going up. He put the monitor on me for 24 hours and the next day said my pulse rate dropped to 29 bpm. He wanted to install a pm that night.
I'm 74 and in good health. He said that after the pm was installed, I should feel like I'm 50 again.
The procedure went great, no pain, no swelling, etc.
My only problem is, I have less energy after the pm.
I feel good, but can only walk a half mile and have to stop and rest. At the time of the operation, he put me on 4 BP pills which I'm still taking.
I'm wondering if the side effects of the pills are making me tired or do I need to walk more.
Anyone else felt tired after a pm was installed

6 Comments

My meds

by Mexman - 2016-02-13 04:02:06

My BP was 170/90 before the PM was installed.
After the operation, I was told to take 4 pills a day. Two in the morning and two at night
Morning
20 mg Almetec-co
95 mg Selopres ZOK

Night
10 mg Xarelto
5 mg Amlodipino

My BP is now 130/70
I wear an Apple Watch that's records my heart beat.
I'm going to check my HB after walking up hill.
My resting HB is 70. I don't think it goes up much after exercise
I might need to have it adjusted

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by Grateful Heart - 2016-02-13 05:02:27


If your HR is not going up during exercise/ exertion, you probably do need some adjustments to your PM and possibly your meds.

Discuss it with your Doc.

Grateful Heart

BP meds

by BillH - 2016-02-13 05:02:50

You did not indicate how high your BP was, but starting on 4 different BP meds is unusual.

And some BP meds are can cause fatigue. And also it is possible that your BP has been lowered too much.

Depending on what your heart needs it is also possible that the PM settings meet adjustment.

Time to visit the doctor.

Cannot tell from Info given

by donr - 2016-02-13 05:02:58

There are many BP Pills that cause the side effects you mention. Look at what happened all at once - Got a PM, added 4 BP pills - no way anyone can answer your question.

Especially since you did not tell us the names of the pills.

There is one family of BP meds that cause these symptoms - called "Beta Blockers." They as a group are notorious for causing fatigue. But you just underwent surgery - that can cause fatigue post op, also.

Too many variables, too little info.

Donr

I checked your meds...

by donr - 2016-02-14 03:02:22

...on Google.

They are all available in the US, in slightly different formulations or have different names.
Almetec-co = Olmasartan
Selopres = Metoprolol
Xarelto = Xarelto
Amlodipino = Amlodypine

A significant number of us take Metoprolol; it's a Beta Blocker & I mentioned it in my first comment - it's notorious for slowing heart rate, preventing increased HR when exercising. A siugnificant number of our members report having the problems you mention.

Xarelto is an anticoagulent, & has none of the reported problems you mention - at least as our members report.

Amlodypine is a BP control Med & has none of the problems you mentioned - at least as people in our site mention.

Olmasartan - no one that I have read reports taking it, so there is little to say about it.

Add in that you are a new host to a PM & newly on meds - there are all sorts of reasons for your problems. Those reasons are buried in all that we have written. At least it sounds like your BP s now under control. Also your HR. But there are still issues to be resolved.
Wish you the best in your quest for solutions.

Donr

Don

by BillH - 2016-02-14 05:02:39

"Almetec-co = Olmasartan"

Actually it is a combo of Olmasartan and HCTZ.

HCTZ is a diuretic.

Almasartan is an ARB. They are similar to ACE inhibitors, but work at different place down the chain. Basically similar effects and but slightly different side effects.

Amlodypine is a calcium channel blocker. Which also reduces the HR and the force at which the heart contracts. Similar to beta blockers. But unlike beta blockers they don't limit the maximum HR. So they have less effect on exercise capacity.

Both beta blockers and calcium channel blockers reduce some of the speed at which the electrical signals move through the heart. So they are also used to for people with tachycardia and some with re-entry (feedback) arrhythmia's.

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