Hi All,
I recently discovered that i no longer need to be on as much Atenolol now after my myectomy. My usual dose of 100mg had never been adjusted downward following my surgery and in fact was causing quite a few problems of late. I'm delighted by the news, but have a few questions:
* Why did it take seven months post-myectomy for this to become an issue? (That's about when i started feeling crappy in January). The only thing i can figure is that maybe the heart is still repairing and improving its function even after all this time, and it took that long for it to start suffering the effects of too much beta blocker?
* For those who have had a myectomy, about how long afterwards did you have your meds re-evaluated and/or tapered off?
* Is this a continuing process? At what point post-myectomy have you finished 'healing'?
* Have any of you found that you no longer need any meds at all?
I know these may sound like insignificant questions, but it's important for me to understand this and make sure i address this issue properly with my docs in the future.
Thanks much,
Jim
I recently discovered that i no longer need to be on as much Atenolol now after my myectomy. My usual dose of 100mg had never been adjusted downward following my surgery and in fact was causing quite a few problems of late. I'm delighted by the news, but have a few questions:
* Why did it take seven months post-myectomy for this to become an issue? (That's about when i started feeling crappy in January). The only thing i can figure is that maybe the heart is still repairing and improving its function even after all this time, and it took that long for it to start suffering the effects of too much beta blocker?
* For those who have had a myectomy, about how long afterwards did you have your meds re-evaluated and/or tapered off?
* Is this a continuing process? At what point post-myectomy have you finished 'healing'?
* Have any of you found that you no longer need any meds at all?
I know these may sound like insignificant questions, but it's important for me to understand this and make sure i address this issue properly with my docs in the future.
Thanks much,
Jim
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