MULTIPLE MEDS ARE BEING TAKEN FOR CONGESTIVE HEART PROBLEM, COULD THEY CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS?
MEDS BEING TAKEN ONCE A DAY: ALL IN THE MORNING
- ZEBETA
- DIGOXIN
- ALTACE
- LIPITOR
- CUMADIN
- INHALER - SPIRIVA
OTHER PILLS & VITAMINS TAKEN ONCE A DAY: ALL IN THE MORNING
- 81 MG ASPIRIN
- VITAMIN D
- VITAMIN C
- BITAMIN B12
- DHEA
- GLUCOSAMINE/CHONDROTIN
- MULTIVITAMIN
MEDS TAKEN TWICE A DAY: ONE IN MORNING ONE IN AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING
- BUMEX
- SPIRONOLACTONE
- ADVAIR INHALER - TAKES JUST BEFORE BED
HAVING SOME BAD SIDE EFFECTS BUT DOESN'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT -
- SEVERE CHARLIE HORSES IN LEGS AT NIGHT
- NAUSEA
- WEAKNESS
- TIREDNESS - WITH JUST SMALL WALKS
- DARKENED FLEM BEING COUGHED UP
- DIZZINESS
- NUMBNESS IN LEFT ARM & LEG
COULD HIS DIURETICS CAUSE A PROBLEM WITH THE CUMADIN?
Hello DEBRA MICHELZ,
Congestive heart failure is a disease that requires many medications to help manage the disease's progression, so I am not surprised that your loved one is on so many pills. It is not uncommon at all to be on simultaneously all the medications you have listed.
Your loved one is absolutely on the right drugs for CHF. He's on an ACE inhibitor (the Altace), a beta blocker (Zebata) which help control blood pressure. He's on bumex and spironolactone which are both diuretics (or water pills) to help keep fluid from building up in his lungs and ankles.
There are three drugs that he's on that could potentially be causing some of his symptoms. The water pills alter the electrolytes in the blood; when these are not at the right levels, they can cause muscle cramps, fatigue, and other symptoms. Digoxin and coumadin are also both drugs that require regular blood tests to monitor their levels.
An appointment with his doctor to discuss his symptoms is absolutely necessary in this situation to figure out what is wrong with your loved one. As always, do not discontinue any medications without telling your doctor first!
To your health,
Neil MD
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