suffered “exercise induced” stable angina some 4 years ago. 80% blockage RDA and 60% LAD.
Doc immediately stuck me on bisoprolol, 75mg aspirin and atvorstatin.
Bloods etc shows cholesterol at 2.1 total, bp 120/80. Stented both of these and had ramipril
added to the mix. fast forward a year and another angina session … 75% blockage in LCX as well.
Stented this too.
Cholesterol now 3 total and bp 95/60 with dizzies every time I stood up – ramipril was a knee
jerk to my stress (hate hospitals at the best of times) induced 140/85 post stent op #3.
Took my self off the ramipril and monitored back to 110/70 – 120/80 kind of range but have
spoken to the doc about this – he’s cool with it.
The beta blockes got stopped by me as I was getting cramps all the time – no issues since
and the doc said that the initial reaction wa just because of the symptoms and really should have
been re-assessed after the angioplasty :)
noticed increasing bouts of itchy skin/rashes/lethary and no, I don’t generally do the
whole searching for side effects so really had no idea until my wife checked up on the
statins ! given mine was quite low I stopped taking them but have had regular checks to keep
an eye on it. itcing/rashes/sweats no stopped and cholesterol 2.9 total when last checked.
52 when it first happened and now heading towards 57 – still riding as hard as the feebly
little pins will let me which equates to a max hr of 176 at the moment.