I AM A 4 YR SURVIVOR OF A HEART ATTACK DUE TO A EMBOLISM AFTER CHILD BIRTH. I HAVE SOME CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY LEFT VENT. I HAVE NARCOLEPSY AND CURRENTLY BEING TREATED WITH PROVIGIL WHICH EVEN AT 200MG DO NOT GET GOOD RESULTS.......STIMULANTS ARE NOT AN OPTION WITH MY PAST HEART PROBLEMS....ANY SUGGESTIONS OR IDEA'S FROM OTHERS THAT HAVE GOTTEN CONTROL OF THEIR NARCOLEPSY WITHOUT USE OF STIMULANTS?
OPTIONS FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART PROBLEMS
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, May 05 2008 03:29 PM
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Posted 05 May 2008 - 03:47 PM
QUOTE (HEART07 @ May 5 2008, 04:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I AM A 4 YR SURVIVOR OF A HEART ATTACK DUE TO A EMBOLISM AFTER CHILD BIRTH. I HAVE SOME CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY LEFT VENT. I HAVE NARCOLEPSY AND CURRENTLY BEING TREATED WITH PROVIGIL WHICH EVEN AT 200MG DO NOT GET GOOD RESULTS.......STIMULANTS ARE NOT AN OPTION WITH MY PAST HEART PROBLEMS....ANY SUGGESTIONS OR IDEA'S FROM OTHERS THAT HAVE GOTTEN CONTROL OF THEIR NARCOLEPSY WITHOUT USE OF STIMULANTS?
Caveat Emptor: This is *not* medical advice!
I take Provigil 200mg twice daily. Without any mitigating medication, my heart goes above 120 at rest. I take .25mg of klonopin on a 16 hour rotation (eg .125mg of Klonopin three times daily) just to knock down the heart - it's not enough to "mellow me out" (but I do feel it
). Maybe you can talk with your doc? benzos work on GABA which can make the heart "go", so low doses or something similar might help you keep your risks low?
