COREG Reviews (CARVEDILOL)Average Rating: 2.8 (348 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare COREG with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR COREG | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Idiopathic viral cardiomyopathy | Weight gain (30lbs in 8 months!), shortness of breath, decreased libido | My cardiologist never mentioned weight gain as a side effect, however it only makes sense considering a decreased heart rate won't let me burn fat like I used to. My metabolism is like a snail's. I'm going to have to cut back significantly on calorie intake - I've considered doing Atkins or a similar "diet" but am afraid of adverse effects. Any suggestions or lifestyle changes that worked for you, please pass them along to me!! | F | 32 | 9 months | 5/30/2006 | 4 | coronary artery disease | Take 12.5mg 2xday. Experienced occasional dizziness at the beginning, but now unnoticed. Now experience acid reflux-type symptoms with burning and tightness feeling of the esophagus, and associated coughing reflex to alleviate the feeling, especially after the evening dose. | M | 66 | 6 months | 5/17/2006 | 3 | CHF | Tiredness, fatigue, dizzy at times, moody! | I am not sure how this medicine is going to work. Doctor explained I would feel bad for awhile then later feel much better.. I hope this happens. | F | 39 | 1 weeks | 5/10/2006 | 2 | narrowing of artery in heart | Palpitations,Headache,Neckache,Tiredness | I was on Adalat and thought I was doing fine. Doctor gave me a new test in office and changed my meds to Coreg 3.125mg twice daily.He said I would better! Wrong! I did not have these symptoms when I was on Adalet. Don't know if I will stay on the Coreg much longer? | F | 67 | 30 days | 5/9/2006 | 3 | Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Lack of energy, listlessness, dizziness after sitting or lying down for a while. | Have been taking 12.5mg twice daily. Am waiting for symptoms to pass so I can take 25mg twice daily. | M | 51 | 14 days | 4/4/2006 | 4 | loss of EF percentage over 2 yrs. | Left shoulder painful--similar to unexpected heavy use such as shoveling snow or "throwing your arm out" trying to pitch a ball. Pain seems to be in the top of the shoulder toward front. Recently had similar, but less severe, experience with right shoulder. | Started October, 2005. Have not had new doppler done to see if ejection fraction has increased from 45%. Also on Lisinopril, Crestor, and Coumadin. Can't eat grapefruit now--it neutralizes one of these medicines. | M | 70 | 165 days | 3/16/2006 | 4 | Viral Cardiomyopathy | Just went up from 18.75 mg twice daily to 25 mg twice a day last week. After two days went back down on morning dose to 18.75mg due to severe fatigue. Feeling real good with lower dose in the AM. Nightly dose does not bother me as I am asleep. | I believe that this med is doing wonders. I was told I have viral cardiomyopathy in Oct/05. Next echo is scheduled for April 06 and Dr. is hopeful that EF will show marked improvement. It was 30 EF in Oct/05. Feeling good most days and able to do more every day. | M | 41 | 5 months | 3/5/2006 | 3 | Blood pressure of 244/160 | None, I feel fine taking this product. | I did not have a history of high blood pressure and this came on very suddenly. I am taking the Coreg along with hydroclorithyizine and also 320 Diovan so it's hard to say if the Coreg alone is working but my blood pressure is usually somewhere aroun 135/80 now. | F | 41 | 4 days | 2/22/2006 | 4 | Heart Attack | I experience painful back aches....This is the only medicine I take that speaks about back aches. I do have an eye problem but the eye dr says its from heart plack thats causing the vision problems. | I also take, Altace,plavex,zocor and digixion plus fish oil[makes blood platlets],garlic,mag/cal/zine, folic acid,multi vitamin,cinnamon capsule[blood sugar],niacin captsule[raise good choloestrol],DHEA[ for pecker power]I also excercise everyday except when Its cold...Its hard on my asthma and put in a 60 work week. | M | 61 | 4 months | 2/19/2006 | 3 | congestive heart failure | fatigue, lethargy, difficulty falling and staying asleep, diarhea, lowered libido | I am only on 6.5 2x daily. I know that they want to titrate up but I'm not sure if it is worth it. I haven't noticed any improvement in my quality of life. | F | 34 | 1 years | 2/15/2006 | 4 | bad heart bcpe | hot spots in legs and arms dizzieness | less chest pain if i take it on time every day iam new to this | F | 48 | 32 days | 1/9/2006 | 5 | Idiopathic cardiomyopathy | Dizziness, difficulty catching breath, and loss of appetite during first few months, which improved, but am now experiencing fatigue and lethargy. Plan to decrease dose. | Increased ejection fraction from 10% to 31% very quickly, and have remained stable since. | M | 48 | 11 months | 11/17/2005 | 3 | Weak heart muscle, hypertension | I have been experiencing increased migraine headaches, and vision problems (floaters). Not sure if the Coreg is responsible or other blood pressure medications. | M | 57 | 2 months | 10/24/2005 | 4 | Cardiomyopathy | fatigue; weight gain!; double vision -- has anyone else experienced this? I do have shortness of breath -- sometimes I need to gasp for air. This is a new symptom in the past two months. | I still have palpitations and fatigue. I have other medical problems including neurological problems that may have caused my cardiomyopathy. In eight months my EF has increased from 38-40 to 50. My mother died of cardiomyopathy at 54. I wish she had had this drug!!! | F | 53 | 8 months | 10/23/2005 | 2 | Heart attack | Lightheadiness, short of breath, fatigue, dizziness, nausea, diarreah. | This drug is not good for everyone. | F | 71 | 100 days | 10/18/2005 | 5 | I went to the hospital with heart failure, was put on an assortment of drugs, Coreg being one of them and my heart is 15% stronger than it was!!! | F | 47 | 5 years | 9/29/2005 | 4 | Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Depression and apathy! Can cause a burning sensation in the body. Coreg seems to easily interact with other drugs. | Coreg, however, is a life saver. Coreg significantly increased my EF from 32% to 63% in a period of 2 years. The drug has increased my endurance levels. | F | 46 | 6 years | 9/19/2005 | 3 | Idiopathic congestive heart failure | Severe problems with diarrhea. I went off of this drug 1.5 years ago because of diarrhea, water retention, and weight gain, but my heart is not improving so I'm back on it. | I feel that Coreg has helped my heart as my ejection fraction is now around 45. The side effects are troublesome. I'm hoping that if I can stay on it and work through the side effects, my heart will get better and I can go off of it. | F | 45 | | 9/7/2005 | 5 | Heart Failure | extreme fatigue. I have to take 100 mg a day. But....I have to work so I take my Coreg after work about 6:00 p.m. and again about 3:00 a.m. when I have to use the bathroom. That way I can sleep it off and not waste the day. | I think it saved my life | F | 59 | 2 years | 8/20/2005 | 3 | peri partum cardiomyopathy; CHF | dibilitating lethary and fatigue-worsening with each increase in dosage(currently 25mg daily) , increased arythmia, very low blood pressure, dizziness, extreme short-term memory loss, confusion, no longer able to drive safely | its the only drug of its kind and the cardiologist says I HAVE to take it and its helping but my ejection fraction has only gone from 15 to 26%. i don't know how the cardiologist is sure its working enough to deal with the awful side effects. :( | F | 36 | 132 days | 8/3/2005 |