Breathlessness

I've had my PM/ICD 3 months today. All has gone pretty well until last Sunday when I was working outside & had to rest to catch my breath (I wasn't working that hard!).Monday I walked on my lunch hour & again, felt breathless. Last night at dance lessons (ballroom classes - we're having a blast!) I felt like I had run a marathon. WTH?!?! I reached my target level of 25 mg Coreg 2X daily 2 weeks ago and take 5 mg of Lisinopril daily. I've wondered about congestion like when you have a cold but I don't feel like that's it. I don't notice any swelling around my ankles. I go in next Wed for a pacer checkup. How long does it take for your body to respond to a change in meds? Could the Coreg be the problem? I don't want to call the doc for every little thing but this is something different for me. My original need for the PM/ICD was HF. I'm not feeling too good about this right now.

5 Comments

coreg

by lb151 - 2008-10-23 09:10:17

Coreg can cause sob,,make a list of questions for your doc and dont stop until you are satisfied with the answers. Always remember,its your ass on the line.

I think I've figured it out

by Gonnie - 2008-10-23 11:10:01

It's allergies causing my SOB. I took a Claritin D this afternoon & went dancing tonite & got along much better. I thought that was odd that it just started on Sunday. I hadn't given allergies a thought (guess I'm so new to this pacer life that I blame everything on it) but someone mentioned ragweed today & I had an Aha moment. I've only developed allergies to pollen in the past 2 or 3 years so it just didn't register with me. I'm feeling much better now.

Breathlessness

by LindaScarberry - 2008-10-23 12:10:12

I'm 5 months post ICD implant; before the implant my doc increased my Coreg monthly. When I reached 25mg 2 x per day I was SOB and had this bad tickle in my throat that turned to severe coughing and choking. We had to back my meds back to 12.5 mg. 2 x per day and the problems went away. Now 5 months post implant, I'm having problems with SOB and coughing. Don't know what it is. Anxious to hear responses.

Poor Doc

by ElectricFrank - 2008-10-24 12:10:08

Good diagnosis and treatment. You not only avoided needing to visit the doc, but also avoided getting some more meds with their side effects.

Allergies are a far more common cause for various symptoms than we realize.

frank

Something to consider

by PARNASUS - 2008-11-27 01:11:52

I have an incredible intolerance to coreg when it gets above 6.25 mg twice a day. Every time I try to take it up I either have incredible fatigue and shortness of breath or severe dizziness. I don't now what all of your cardiac issues are but I have been instructed by my docs to avoid the "D" Claritin and stick with the regular because the decongestant can affect your heart adversely. The two times I took the Claritin D the outcome was not good.

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