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Chest pain conflicting diagnosis
Heart & Blood Health | Last Active: May 28, 2017 | Replies (23)Comment receiving replies
Hello @vthatch,
I'd like to echo Teresa's thanks, and welcome you to Connect. We have to be advocates for our own health, and it seems you've done exactly that, and found some relief.
For @beahind, and other Connect members on this discussion, here's some information from Mayo Clinic, about coronary artery spasm:
http://mayocl.in/1niap3N
@vthatch, would you be comfortable giving us a brief overview of your treatment plan?
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It has changed a lot but currently I tak Ranexa 500 mg twice a day/ Lovaza 4000 mg a day/ D3 /coq 10 /amlodipine 2.5 mg /
Aspirin 81 mg/ reapath once a month infusion. I am on other meds for other things, but this are my heart meds. I had to wear a nitro patch at night for quite awhile and was on higher doses of amlodopine and Ranexa, but have been able to wean off nitro patch and lower Ranexa and amlodipine once spasms got under control.
I have a rescue Med bag with various forms of nitro, morphine, tramadol, and amlodipine if spasms get bad or increase. I haven't use any of those meds for several months.
When Mayo tested me, nitro didn't work completely, fentanyl didn't work completely, but Verapimil finally released the spasms.?his was determined during a special test the did for endothelial dysfunction. I think it was called aceticholine test. Not sure I remember correctly.