Still LOW ejection rate

charlotte · 06-05-2007, 05:45 PM

I have a couple of questions, I hope that I can get help with....

My 2 d echo was 35, a few months ago.... It is now 25-30.. I am taking coreg, digitex, and coq 10... Is there anything else I can do to bring it to a more acceptable level.. I exercise etc.... vitamins, etc.

I would appreciate any/all answers.... I am curently taking absolutey NOTHING.... no more chemo, herception etc....

I have only been on coreg 6.25 mg twice a day for about 5 weeks... Is it too soom to hope for any change.????

thanks in advance for any advice..

Charlotte

Susan · 06-06-2007, 09:20 AM

Hi : I had to discontinue herceptin due to low muga's . I was put on coreg and lisinopril and after 3 months my muga's were back in the 50's. But I wasn't able to go back on the herceptin. I feel great right now, and it looks like my LVF is normal now! I'm off the coreg but still on lisinopril. I tried the COQ10, but I got terrible heartburn on it. Anyway, I'm back to running and my strength is great!
Good Luck with everything!

Ora · 06-06-2007, 01:08 PM

My EF was down to 44 three months ago & bp erratic so they took me off herceptin & sent me to a cardiologist. They started me on 6.25 mg (twice daily) Coreg and lisinopril and slowly built me up to 25 mg Coreg twice daily and weaned me off my other bp meds, so I am taking 50 mg Coreg daily. My EF was back up to 55 and I was able to have my herceptin last week. I also take Co-Q-10 200 mg daily. My cardiologist acted like 50 mg of Coreg was the best wonder drug in the world for my heart. He said it was actually beneficial.