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How to live after weaning off carvedilol

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I would strongly recommend getting a second opinion regarding your diagnosis and medications. You will see us on MCC always suggesting second opinions on things like this. It comes from personal experiences of dealing what you are dealing and then getting second opinions from experienced medical professionals.

The carvedilol you mentioned is a medication to help with heart arrhythmias, palapations, PVCs, tacacardia. This comes from my Mayo Heart Failure doctor and EP. When you came off carvididol your symptoms got worse is that correct?

Consider getting a second opinion. Do you live anywhere close to a Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, John Hopkins, etc. ?

Ask your cardiologist about magnesium. My EP recommended that to me for PVCs. I think it help some. But what really helped was my EP put me on an additional medication to help with PVCs, tacacardia, and it really helped. The only down fall is that is must be taken every 8 hours. It has a very low toxicity and leaves body fairly quickly thus the every 8 hours. I had asked for an ablation but since my electrical problem was coming from 3 different areas in LV wanted to try it.

We are all different and what one medicaion works for our case may not work for you. My HF, EP, emphasize that stress and anxiety will cause more PVCs, palabatations, etc. It is important to address your stress and anxiety as well. This can be consulations and of course medicaion if deemed necessary. I do a lot of exercise (doctor approved and hobbies).

It is important thus to have a cardiologist you trust, is experienced with not just cardilogy but electrical functions of heart. That is why you will see a lot of us on MCC suggest seeing a Electrophysiologist (EP). They are experts in the elecrtricl function of heart which affect, PVCs, PACs, palapatations, heart arrymthmias, etc.

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side effects of carvedilol.
ide Effects
Allergy.
chest pain, discomfort, tightness, or heaviness.
dizziness, lightheadedness, or fainting.
generalized swelling or swelling of the feet, ankles, or lower legs.
pain.
slow heartbeat.
trouble breathing.
weight gain.

yes, thank you for your support and extended explanations! i will definitely try all that and more. Now i am getting also data on the situation with my lung which probably has a lot to do with my current heart condition and I am starting to think that probably Carvedilol had been weaned off successfully and my problems are on the pneumology side and age of these problems is almost two decades! It's easy to stay under the radar in Spain and the wrong diagnostics happens not infrequently. They even ditch earlier records easily and that's in a paid insured sector!
I will find a different cardiologist too. This guy i had to deal with is a PC-illiterate brute and he won't accept the records of a third-party monitor.
Have a great week ahead and many thanks for your kind concern!