Living with drugs
Date: 9/12/04 at 10:19PM
Although the valve was repaired, I’m on an anticoagulant (warfarin) while the heart heals from the surgery. I’ve also been put on a beta blocker for the short term duration.I finally looked up the drugs and their side effects. It explains a lot about how I’ve been feeling! Common side-effects for the beta-blocker (from the USPDI):
(These side effects may go away during treatment as your body adjusts to the medicine)…dizziness or lightheadedness;� drowsiness (slight);� trouble in sleeping;� unusual tiredness or weakness
The anticoagulant side effects are scarier, but much more rare. Especially the part about temporary hair loss…I’m evidently still in the adjustment phase, so maybe some of these side-effects will diminish, or in the case of hair loss, never happen!
