A followup to the statement below. Question: When is a proper tradeoff in medicine when you take a medication, Coreg, that is supposed to cure many ills associated with heart disease, but inhibits your ability to breathe? I had a somewhat pensive discussion with my cardiologist yesterday, face-to-face, where I was advised that I didnt listen to him. I showed him documentation, a warning from my pharmacy, that advised one with asthma should not use the drug. He told me not to pay attention to that junk. I advised him that I had made attempts to contact him over the last 1 1/2 years regarding a breathing problem, and couldnt get past his front desk. When I did get a response from some yahoo, I was told that, he did not support my decision to discontinue the medication. The docs argument was that there were other things that Coreg did that were positive, and those side effects outweighed the negative effects that the drug caused. What positive effects could it have that would outweigh ones ability to breathe? No, I am not a physician. Over time, I have learned that trust but verify applies to your relationship with the medical community. It must be a behavioral science thing, but I check meds through multiple sites, including the Mayo Clinic, et al. One gem I learned when I first went through Emergency Medical Technician training in 1973/1974, was that breathing always trumped circulation.
Posted on: Sun, 09 Nov 2014 14:54:43 +0000
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