BAD Withdrawal Symptoms from Stopping CARVEDILOL Abruptly
Hi everyone 😊God bless all of you & all of us.
I am very glad to come across this discussion group regarding our withdrawal of the Carvedilol.
I am 46m, I am on Carvedilol 3.125mg (twice /day) after my PFA ablation for my cold drink heart Afib. On this medication (together with blood thinner : Eliquis) for about 7 weeks from 4th May - 17th Jun (stopped cold turkey)
It was all fine at first, then the bad starting on the 2nd-3rd week, i started having lots of side effects such as high anxiety, nose conjection, fatique, dizzliness (to the point I do not have the confident to drive). My doc told me to stop Carvedilol on the 17th Jun immediately. And thats when it opens the whole new level of hell... .. .
After about 12 hours stopping the Carve, I start to experience weird unusual nervousness feeling with short of breath. At first I just thought that it is due to my lack of sleep.
The next day, I felt even worst, I am feeling so nervous, anxious and started taking lots of deep breaths, restlessness, cold hands and feets. And that's when I have to go to an ER. I stayed there under observation for 4 days:
Check include:
Blood tests for troponin, thyroid : normal
Heart Holter for 72 hours : normal
During my stay at the hospital, I noticed that there is some heart rate spike (+10 to 20bpm) when I change my sleep position. Thats scary.
Every morning since, I woke up by my adrenaline surge, feeling extreme nervous, trembling, cold hands and feets, depress.
Today is my 9th day since stopping Carvedilol, I am still not feeling 100% better, still having some nervouness and anxiety, certainly better that the 1st 7 days. Still no confident to drive yet. I hope all this hell feeling will goes away soon!
To aid my sleep, I took 3mg Melatonin, magnesium glycinate 200mg and chamomile tea. I did a 15min mediation before bed which helps too.
Anyone here have the similar experience? Anyone got out of this Cavedilol's hell effects? Any tips to face this better?
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Why did your doctor take you off Carvedilol without replacing it with something else?
Are you keeping him current on what you're going thru?
My cardiologist had me on Carvedilol 12.5mg, twice a day, for 25 years and I suspect it may have caused high blood pressure over the years, resulting in an aortic aneurysm. I am now on 3.125 mg twice a day with another cardiologist. Its helping to stabilize my blood pressure and aneurysm.
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Doctors suspect that I have allergy towards BetaBlocker. They did not replace with other meds as my heart rate and blood pressure are stable throughout my 3 days stay there.
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