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<blockquote data-quote="holwellcourtfarm" data-source="post: 9231797" data-attributes="member: 42914"><p>Agreed. Always discuss your prescriptions with the prescribing medic.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes though they just aren't listening.</p><p></p><p>I was prescribed the NIHCE set of 5 drugs after my MI by the senior cardiology consultant who did my angioplasty (Bisoprolol, Ticagrelor, Ramipril, Apixaban & Atorvastatin) with hardly any health background questions being asked.</p><p></p><p>Despite the first 3 being at ¼ dose I was left with unacceptable side effects, a resting BP of < 80/50 and pulse of <40. I kept falling over!</p><p></p><p>After questioning it all for 18 months and just being told they were essential, I had to get on with it and they would "up titrate the dose" once I acclimatised I stopped the lot.</p><p></p><p>BP at rest now around 100/60, resting pulse around 46, no more postural hypotension, no more breathing issues, no more dry mouth and strong urine, and very active (regular mountain walker).</p><p></p><p>I repeat, I agree that nobody should stop their medication without discussing it fully with their prescribing doctor but, sometimes, they aren't listening and are just following dogma. Then you need a more open minded doctor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="holwellcourtfarm, post: 9231797, member: 42914"] Agreed. Always discuss your prescriptions with the prescribing medic. Sometimes though they just aren't listening. I was prescribed the NIHCE set of 5 drugs after my MI by the senior cardiology consultant who did my angioplasty (Bisoprolol, Ticagrelor, Ramipril, Apixaban & Atorvastatin) with hardly any health background questions being asked. Despite the first 3 being at ¼ dose I was left with unacceptable side effects, a resting BP of < 80/50 and pulse of <40. I kept falling over! After questioning it all for 18 months and just being told they were essential, I had to get on with it and they would "up titrate the dose" once I acclimatised I stopped the lot. BP at rest now around 100/60, resting pulse around 46, no more postural hypotension, no more breathing issues, no more dry mouth and strong urine, and very active (regular mountain walker). I repeat, I agree that nobody should stop their medication without discussing it fully with their prescribing doctor but, sometimes, they aren't listening and are just following dogma. Then you need a more open minded doctor. [/QUOTE]
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