we are in a similar boat
the meds combination leaves me feeling continually fatigued and worn out.
having said that - the same combination has brought things largely under control from bp of 220/140 with a heart rate around 80 to 120 down to between 70 & 80.
so2 levels were also typically low at between 92 to 96, now 96 to 99 %.
so on one hand the meds are doing as designed and intended, but the constant lethargy has become a source of severe irritation.
i also seem to have developed chronic insomnia, which may be related to the ever present lethargy which perhaps is a cause of me not burning off enough energy during the day.
i have my main annual cardiac exam in a few days (although i have minor check ups every 3 months).
cardiologist is wanting me to be admitted for 2 days for regular tests + post testing 24hrs observation.
Think your history is way more severe than mine. Thing is, prior to having 4 widowmakers I literally had no clue what my BP or cholesterol numbers looked like. After my stent, I was just sent home with a bag of pills and told to try and have a good life, basically. The way I see it, what they put me on was effectively just for maintenance - the heart attack survivor starter pack, if you will - whereas yours seems to literally be saving your life based on what your numbers used to be. They know what the meds are meant to do, know they all have side effects, but just don’t care.
I’ve been off aspirin for over a month now because of my chance erosive gastritis diagnosis and also stopped the omeprazole because the IBS symptoms I endured for 3.5 years on the other PPI started again. As of yesterday, I’m also trialling being off my BP meds, because I think they had the most profound negative effect on everything so far. So, just the statins left, but that’s only half a tablet (2.5mg). To compensate for what the pills were doing, I’m on berberine, ginger, turmeric, garlic and cod liver oil specifically.
Half Candesartan:
Half Candesartan alternate days:
No Candesartan:
BP is pretty much “safe” most of the time. Random days it’s just high, whether I’m on Candesartan or not. Diastolic is always on the high end, though, and even a full tablet has never dropped it. Isolated diastolic hypertension is always lifestyle, though, so need to sort out what I eat (I like sugar…), quit vaping and exercise more. Of course, when you feel like you barely have enough energy to make it through the day, the latter is pretty hard to even start.
