My mother-in-law is 84 and has congestive heart failure. She is being treated by a cardiologist and takes medicine. She saw the cardiologist two weeks ago and he said her heart was a bit stronger than at the last check up. He did not change her meds. However, she has days/moments when her breathing is very labored. Her internist said it was normal to have such bouts. Should I be concerned?
Should congestive heart failure treatment/medication stop the heavy breathing?
10
Apr
Pamela
April 11, 2010 at 12:09 am
No there is no need to be alarmed, I mean after all she is 84 years old. Her body is getting tired. And if she is over weight that and bad heart will cause heavy breathing. Chances are she has some water retention and is on a water pill. So that will also add to the breathing problem.
pacemaker
April 11, 2010 at 1:08 am
the good news the doctor says the heart is stronger there will be changes in medications from time to time I wouldn’t be alarmed
Russell m
April 11, 2010 at 1:58 am
What medications is she on?….BP meds, statins, sugar control, triglicerides,etc.
What about B-vitamins?…..People these days tend to eat plant matter and get Neuropathies.
Did you check her blood pressure during this heavy breathing? This is a sign of impending heart-FAILURE! She is breathing heavy because the heart is having trouble pushing the heavy blood due to all the Elevated particles in it like HIGH sugar,cholesterol, triglicerides,etc.. If they do a Blood test you will see her Carbon Dioxide levels are high.
ADVICE: Go to Wallgreens and buy some of this cream….http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/09/090914173010.htm then go to scholar.google.com to find Research articles on how capsaicin works on blood vessels. search CGRP to see what it is and what it does.
I WOULD:
-Have her on a baby aspirin daily for anti-coagulation.
-Garlic for anticoagulation.
-Fish pills to DECREASE TRIglicerides in blood
-Statins to Decrease Cholesterol in blood
-give a couple cayenne pepper capsules/day to Protect stomach from aspirin, exercise heart, Dilate blood vessels, anti-coagulation and anti-aggregation…start with one or test ointment on skin to see if she is allergic.
-If blood sugar is high, get her on some diabetic medications.
-Have her stand or walk more to decrease possibility of blood clot. But, I doubt she’ll get one if you do the above. Blood clots are what kill people either in BRAIN,LUNGS or HEART!!!!!!
When you Decrease all of these things( cholesterol,sugar,fibrin for clotting, triglicerides,etc.) in the blood, you are DECREASING the weight of the fluid HEART has to move. Think about this to move water you need a STRONGER PUMP than one to move air……So the blood is lighter or thinner. You use the adjetive to describe. Lighter blood means heart doesn’t have to struggle that much to PUMP it!
Cayenne pepper or any other HOT PEPPER are like wonder drugs. You don’t hear about it because the Doctors, Drug Companies and Supplement Companies CANNOT MAKE MONEY OFF OF IT SO INFORM YOURSELF ABOUT IT! Try searches like Hot peppers Cancer, Cayenne or capsaicin heart attack, blood pressure, etc.. The Scientists know about it just click on the Sciendedaily Link above to see that Dr. Jones called it the MOST POWER CARDIOPROTECTIVE KNOWN! He couldn’t do that if it weren’t true because his colleagues would laugh at him, and the University of Cincinnati WOULD FIRE HIM!
******search and Learn about CGRP
Capsaicin causes this to be released from afferent neurons throughout your body. CGRP then causes your blood vessels to Dilate(bigger diameter) which will cause blood pressure to hopefully fall….I think this is how if will help during a Heart Attack just read above Sciencedaily Link. NOTE: YOU DO NOT WANT TO DEPLETE YOUR NERVES of CGRP. I don’t know if it is posible in humans, but it is in pigs because there is a study about depleted CGRP in porcine cause heart-attack to be worse when the heart-attack was simulated so no more than a couple capsules, and if Heart attack then ?? 85% of strokes caused by blood clot so capsaicin can help these but worsen those where the vessel is broken you make the call..http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1576053/