Amiodarone, Valsartan, Carvedilol

Hi. Has anyone out there experienced legs feeling like lead and unable to climb stairs? Implant was done Nov 2018 and I still have not returned to work as a mail carrier. The cardiologist and the EP keep changing my meds and I am wondering if my new combo could be causing my feeling of “heavy legs” and my inability to climb stairs without being severely winded and exhausted. I was fine before the heart failure, is it the meds causing my situation or is it the pacemaker?

Any advice is greatly appreciated  Thank you

 


4 Comments

It's highly unlikely that it's your pacemaker

by AgentX86 - 2019-03-25 08:25:26

However, it can be tricky to get pacemakers set up properly for every situation. Even though I walk 20mi a day, stairs cause problems. One flight isn't an issue but the second gets to me and forget about a third until I've rested.

I'd be looking at your drugs. Look them up online. Valsartan, for instance, can cause muscle weakness. Ameoderone is just a about as toxic of a drug as you're likely to come across. It can (will, eventually) damage just about every organ. It damaged my thyroid, though I wasn't on it long and the damage wasn't permanent. ALWAYS look up drug side effects,  so you know what to look out for. Drug interactions are more difficult but a good pharmacist can help here.

Meds

by VasKing - 2019-03-25 17:03:42

Watch out of Amiadarone! It causes problems with the theroid. It is a known fact. Doctors know about it.

First hand experience!

 

Amioderone

by donr - 2019-03-25 19:59:52

Probably the END of the line in meds for PM hosts - you work your way up to it as you exhaust other alternatives.

Affects thyroid, lungs, liver... you name it.  Lung damage is usually non-reversable.  Also takes a LOOOOOOOOOONG time to rid the body of it.  Half life in body is somewhere around 50-60 days.  takes 5 half lives to rreduce a med to near zero.  that's darned near a year. the stuff is soluble in body fat, that's why it's so tough to get rid of.  That's also why you take such a loading dose before it starts helping the heart - you have eo fill up all the body fat before there is any available to help the old ticker.

Also could be the reason for the lead-legs!

Donr

Amioderrone

by Revco - 2019-05-08 02:42:24

I was on amaderoine for 6 months, came off in November last year, takes months for that shit to leave yr system since i was put on that pill, i have suffered lung problems, stomach dizzy spells sleepness nights  shortness of breath, still told that they are unsure on what is happening or causing these symptoms, I am pretty fit walk about 80 km a week as a lawn mowing contractor ,only other comment they tell me its an age thing - cant say what my reply was , they are now looking a little deeper - see what happens - Its a shocking thing to take judgeing by my personal experiences

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A properly implanted and adjusted pacemaker will not even be noticeable after you get over the surgery.