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<blockquote data-quote="holwellcourtfarm" data-source="post: 7532899" data-attributes="member: 42914"><p>It is standard NICE guidance for all heart attack patients to be placed on:</p><p></p><p>Maximum dose statins</p><p>ACE inhibitors</p><p>BETA Blockers</p><p>Anti-platelet therapy</p><p></p><p>I have gone along with it for the first year while they determine my "optimum drug regime" and see how I recover.</p><p></p><p>I feel fine overall and am fitter than before my heart attack but they say I am "severely compromised" in heart function. I am due a heart MRI scan next month to get a better idea just how badly my heart is still affected. After that I will push much harder for my drug regime to change or I will cut my statin dose myself.</p><p></p><p>Truth is, the cardiac team are measured on my cardiac indicators and don't really care much if my neurology declines as a result of the drugs they prescribe. After my heart attack I found it impossible to take really deep breaths. It could have been due to the heart damage but is a recognised side effect some people get from Tricagrelor, the BETA Blocker they had me on. They couldn't accept my suggestion that I tried stopping it for a week to see if it was actually the cause. When they changed me from Tricagrelor to Ramipril for a medical reason after 6 months my shortness of breath stopped immediately. Each team works in a silo and focusses on just their own criteria. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite59" alt=":facepalm:" title="Facepalm :facepalm:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":facepalm:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="holwellcourtfarm, post: 7532899, member: 42914"] It is standard NICE guidance for all heart attack patients to be placed on: Maximum dose statins ACE inhibitors BETA Blockers Anti-platelet therapy I have gone along with it for the first year while they determine my "optimum drug regime" and see how I recover. I feel fine overall and am fitter than before my heart attack but they say I am "severely compromised" in heart function. I am due a heart MRI scan next month to get a better idea just how badly my heart is still affected. After that I will push much harder for my drug regime to change or I will cut my statin dose myself. Truth is, the cardiac team are measured on my cardiac indicators and don't really care much if my neurology declines as a result of the drugs they prescribe. After my heart attack I found it impossible to take really deep breaths. It could have been due to the heart damage but is a recognised side effect some people get from Tricagrelor, the BETA Blocker they had me on. They couldn't accept my suggestion that I tried stopping it for a week to see if it was actually the cause. When they changed me from Tricagrelor to Ramipril for a medical reason after 6 months my shortness of breath stopped immediately. Each team works in a silo and focusses on just their own criteria. :facepalm: [/QUOTE]
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