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I have had 2 heart attacks and a quadruple bypass and am on 50 mg of losartan and 6.25 mg of carvedilol 6.25 twice a day = 12.5.and additionally on a blood thinner and aspirin.
As the others have said, I’d definitely contact your cardiologist. My dad was prescribed 25 mg and was getting headaches, dizziness, and orthostatic hypotension, which are all side effects. My mom is an RN and she switched to taking his BP and if it was below a certain cutoff, she didn’t give it to him.
Carvedilol (Coreg) is a beta blocker, similar to Metoprolol. I have been taking Carvedilol for a few years as part of my therapy for hypertension and atrial fibrillation. My dosage is 25mg in the morning and the same in the evening, so your dosage is a smart introductory amount. It might turn out to be increased if your doctor gets concerned ...
At my last check (Feb 2016), and after wearing a 24 hour BP monitor, my cardiologist suggested I start Carvedilol 6.25 1x per day (quite a low dose) for the spikes and to keep the heart from getting too excited. I agreed that maybe it was a good idea and started over two months ago. Other than stimulating rapid bowel movements, I did not notice ...
As Martin explained, Coreg (Carvedilol) is a beta blocker, used alone or together with other medicines to also treat high blood pressure (hypertension). High blood pressure adds to the workload of the heart and artery, and can increase the risk of heart attack. This may be less likely to occur if blood pressure is controlled.
A typical taper off of carvedilol would include taking the usual dose once a day for one week, then taking every other day for one week, then stopping. Some people will wean down more slowly or extend the taper if they are experiencing the withdrawal side effects. A longer form of the taper could be to take the usual dose daily for a week, then ...
I had some bad side effects on this medicine. One is always thinking that I am not alone when I awake. I even called out for my sister, I live alone. I now have a balancing problem when I walk. The clinical pharmacist said that Carvedilol would not cause this problem. Its been 26 days since I been on the medicine.
Minoxidil works as a vasodialator (widening of the arteries) and as a treatment for male hair loss. Carvedilol is a beta blocker used to adjust heart rate and pulse pressure. My nephrologist and I cancelled Minoxidil because it caused my hands and feet to swell (a common side effect).
With a dosage that large, Carvedilol often gets blamed for side effects that are attributable more to sharp reduction in dosage, either deliberately or accidentally. Doctors (and the drug manufacturer) always warn against abrupt stoppage or reduction of dose because side effects almost always occur.
Moreover, the black box warning placed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for this drug states, "Don’t stop taking this drug without speaking to your doctor first. Stopping carvedilol suddenly can cause changes in your heart rhythm, worsened chest pain, or a heart attack."