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Question:
Is there any other medicine I can take rather than carvedilol?
Hi, I would like to ask about the side effects of carvedilol that I'm taking. Every day after taking the medicine, I will feel terrible dizziness and fatigue. I can’t take it anymore. Is there any other medicine that I can take without these side effects? My heart is 50% damaged due to a heart attack.
submitted by Azlinah from Singapore on 10/17/2012
Answer:
by Texas Heart Institute cardiologist, George Younis, MD 
Carvedilol is a beta-blocker. There are many medicines available to help after a heart attack, and many can cause dizziness by lowering the blood pressure too much or by affecting other mechanisms. It would be reasonable to try another and I would encourage you to discuss further options with the physician who knows your case.
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Updated October 2012
