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 | chf | none | felt more energy after first pill. After 2 months on coreg my EF went from 29 to 39 percent. | F | 53 | 4 months | 6/15/2009 | 5 | Viral Dilated Cardiomyopathy - CHF | Occasionally when I stand up quickly I get dizzy, which only lasts for a few seconds. I find that when I exercise heavily (steep climbing) I have to rest often -- the Coreg keeps my heart rate low, thus making it difficult to push myself -- very frustrating!! | In 2006 I went into complete heart failure with an EF of 5% caused by a virus that had attacked my heart. I ended up with congestive heart failure--my heart had extremely enlarged itself. I am thrilled that the combination of Coreg (25 mg twice a day) and Altace (10 mg daily) and exercise has saved my life. My heart has now normalized (EF of 55%), I exercise every day now, watch my salt intake and have lost 15 pounds (now weighing 130). Other than some occasional dizziness and frustration that I'm not able to exercise beyond my normal, Coreg has been a wonder drug for me. | F | 49 | 3 years | 6/15/2009 | 5 | viral | none | i think this drug is working i dont have heavyness in my chest | F | 64 | 1 years | 6/13/2009 | 4 | heart attacks; surgery;CHF; EF 33% | Weight gain; dizziness; slurred speecch; fatigue; sensitivity to sunlight | Started Coreg at minimum dose (July '08) - increased in November '08 as EF had gone to 33% from 45%. ICD was placed in January '09 seems to help energy level but still feel "tired". With increase in dosage; side effects inccreased. Diet and exercise have not helped in taking off 20#s gained! | F | 56 | 11 months | 6/9/2009 | 3 | CHF | Side effects are plenty but what bothers me the most is fatigue, weight gain and sleep problems. | I started out on the lowest dose (3.125 twice a day) but was titrated up to 25 mg twice a day. I've been on this dose for about a year and a half now and I'm tired of some of the side effects. I work out 3 times a week (usually for 2 hours) and cannot lose the weight. My last EF was 13 but I feel like it has improved. I would like to cut my dose in half and see if that improves things for me. I also have an ICD so I feel this may be overkill. My questions are: can I safely cut my dose for a better quality of life? | F | 56 | 1.5 years | 6/2/2009 | 5 | severe dcm, ef 18% | dizzy, lightheaded, fatigue | after two and a half months on coreg cr, my side effects have disappeared! I feel better than I was pre-diagnosis! | M | 52 | 10 weeks | 5/22/2009 | 3 | heart attach | tired dizzy | M | 52 | | 5/16/2009 | 5 | Cardiomyopathy | No side effects. I am also on an ACE inhibitor 20mg and Co Q10 100mg. | EF of 10% went to 40% in 3 months. Heart rate went from 95 to 60. Blood pressure now at 120/70. Doctor expects to start reducing from 25mg to 12.5mg in four months. | M | 61 | 3 months | 5/12/2009 | 5 | Cardiomyopathy (CHF) | Initially, extreme fatigue, depression, cough (I have asthma), all of which have decreased dramatically over the years. Now I experience mild fatigue for the first 2-3 hours after taking a dose. | This drug saved my life! The CHF was caused by virus, EF of 30%, now is "normal" range. I was 49 years old when diagnosed. Now I lead an active, full life. It is important to exercise regularly (I swim 1/2 mile twice a week, walk at least 2 days a week) and maintain a healthy weight. At first it was difficult to adjust to the suppression of the adrenaline uptake (I was an adrenalin junkie!), but now enjoy the tranquilizing effect the drug creates, especially in crisis situations. I've recently lost 20 pounds and have noticed increase in wheezing from asthma, so may ask Dr. about reducing the dose a bit. My BP was 80/50 last time when I saw the Dr. in March, so it may be time to adjust the dose. We are lucky to have this drug. Before it came on the market many people with cardiomyopathy had a 5 year life expectancy. Coreg changed that. | F | 58 | 8 years | 4/24/2009 | 5 | Cardiomyopathy-Heart enlarged 20%e | At first dizzness and get would get very sleepy about an hour afer ingesting.This would pass in about 30 minutes. Must take with food to avoid nausea. | I had 20 % EF and my heart was enlarged midstrenal. Within a year my heart was normal size again and within two years my mitrial value was performing normally ( no regutation with 48% EF ). I have been on Coreg for about 9 years now. Recently however I was found to have 35% EF and scarring on the heart muscle possibly r/t Polycytheremia ( too many red blood cell a genitic condition ). My Coreg was increase to 50 mg twice per day. Also my cardiologist suggested Internal Defibulator. | F | 50 | 9 years | 4/3/2009 | 5 | Diagnosed with Cardiomyopathy 2004 | Initially felt some mild depression after started taking it. Significant hairloss and some weight gain which are both very frustrating and hard to manage. | I believe that this drug has helped improve my heart failure significantly (which was caused by a viral and bacterial infection of the heart muscle). When I was diagnosed with heart failure (back in 2004), my EF was about 30% and now my EF is 60%. I'd also developed severe mitral valve regurgitation back then but now my mitral valve has only trace to mild regurgitation. I also have a prosthetic aortic valve (replaced when I was a teenager) and live at high altitude, so even with these multiple stressors, the Coreg has helped my heart muscle return to normal functioning. | F | 44 | 4.7 years | 3/26/2009 | 2 | Hypertention | Fatigue, Low Libido, Backache, Headaches, Depression, Insomnia and/or Light Sleeping, Weight Gain, Confusion and Irritability, and Muscle and Joint Pain. | I took a beta blocker to also lower my HR as well as BP. Worked fairly well at that; but not well enough to put up with the side effects. I wanted a change from Toprol b/c I was having itching skin and lethargy side effects from it; which it did take several years for those side effects to start. Is there anything out there that works without making you feel like being a bump on a log? | F | 43 | 14 days | 3/26/2009 | 5 | CHF | The first couple weeks I got a little lightheaded, but that went away. Other than that, it does make it hard to lose weight. | I was diagnosed with CHF, severe LV dilation, Sept 08. EF 10-20%. Which is odd because I felt fine, could work out for an hour without difficulty. All that happened was I had trouble breathing at night for a couple nights. Started me on 6.25 BID, now up to 37.5 BID, might go up to 50 BID. No real problems w/ side effects, but hard to lose weight and I'm a bit absent minded. EF is now 40% and I'm waiting to see if any positive remodeling has taken place. This stuff is indeed a wonder drug. I'm walking 3.5 miles in an hour, no stopping, not particularly fatigued even. Stay with it - it really is a great drug. BP went from 155/100 at 90 BPM resting to 120/74 and an average of about 55 BPM. | M | 53 | 6 months | 3/21/2009 | 5 | cardiomyopathy & L V hypertrophy | none now after 8 years | EF WENT FROM 38% TO 71%...25MG BID...DOES ANYONE KNOW IF OR WHEN YOU EVER GET OFF. MY DOC WANTS TO KEEP ME ON FOREVER | M | 54 | 8 years | 3/20/2009 | 4 | major cardiac event, I almost died | dizziness, upset stomach, tiredness, sensitivity to sunlight, lack of sex drive | It has stabilized a serious heart condition and is probably keeping me alive. I'm not happy about some of the side effects and hope that my medication will eventually be changed - but as long as my doctor says I need coreg, I'm taking it. I have adjusted what I do and where I go to avoid the worst of the side effects which seem to be worse the first hour or so after taking a dose. I'm still very active, but have to limit my exposure to sunlight and make sure that I eat before taking Coreg. | M | 67 | 10 months | 3/19/2009 | 3 | CHF Dilated Cardiomyopathy | Extreme depression at first, 30lb weight gain, very very tired, loss of interest in everything in life, extreme hunger, very moody | I was diagnosted with Cardiomyopathy Sept. 2008. I started Coreg at 3.25 twice a day. I had a Bi-ventricular pacing defib pacemaker implanted in Nov. 2008. After the pacemaker, My side effects seemed to vanish!!! Maybe because the blood is circulating better, My ef% was 20. I'll see my doctor again in June then I,ll know if my ef% went up. I feel a lot better but I believe it is because of the combo of drugs and the pacemaker. I am up to 6.25 of Coreg twice a day. I think that is as far as I will go. I thought I was going crazy when I first started taking coreg. God Bless You All! | F | 48 | 6 months | 3/16/2009 | 3 | HT | Fatigue, dizziness, sleeplessness, hairloss, rhinitis, dry perisitent cough that hasn't gone in four months, palpitations and weight gain- can't budge from the 10 pounds gained using this drug. | Beta blocker known to cause all the above symptoms. Trying to get off, but need to lose wgt to lower BP. Ironic that medication that is supposed to help improve quality of life can cause worrisome side effects. | M | 36 | 2 years | 3/15/2009 | 4 | to control hypertension | Some kind of fatigue,listlessness | M | 58 | 1.5 years | 3/3/2009 | 1 | CHF + High BP | Extreme hair loss and extrasystole. Started with 2x3.125 then to 2x6.25 when I noticed my hair started to fall out like crazy. I have had cancer before and my hair grew back nicely after the chemo and irradiation, then I started using coreg and then hair started falling out again, very traumatic especially at age 20. I also noticed a significant increase in extrasystole since I started using it. | M | 20 | 8 months | 2/21/2009 | 1 | horrible red rash on face .I want off | F | 58 | 365 days | 2/16/2009 |