Judy said:
Quick background: 2 years ago I had congestive heart
failure brought on by the birth of my daughter.
I would guess that you developed a post-partum
cardiomyopathy (PPC).
Quoted message said:This was my one & only pregnancy. I'm currently 42. For
the last 2 years I've been on Coreg, Lotensin and
Digoxin. My Dr. says I'm very much improved.
About a third of women with PPC will improve, a third will
stay the same, and a third will worsen.
Quoted message said:Before my heart problems I was always on the heavy side.
Uh-oh.
Quoted message said:On the medication my weight was the lowest it has been in
20 years.
It might have been from your heart condition (PPC) rather
than the medications.
Quoted message said:I had a very diminished appetite.
With PPC (and other cardiomyopathies), there is typically
an elevation of substances in the blood stream that
reduce appetite.
Quoted message said:3 months ago my Dr. took me off of the digitalis. I
immediately gained all of the weight back.
Some if not most of this would be water if it truly was
"immediate."
Quoted message said:He assured me that the digitalis had no effect on my
weight.
It can by two ways:
(1) Reduce water weight from increased diuresis when the
heart has increased contractility.
(2) Excessive digoxin can lead to GI upset (and loss of
appetite), nausea, vomiting, and even diarrhea.
Quoted message said:From my experience I knew this could not be right. I found
in the PDR that digitalis is prescribed by some doctors
for weight control (although it is strongly stated that it
should not be done.) So that tells me that the dig was in
fact helping to keep my weight down.
Imho, there are multiple possible reasons besides the
digoxin to explain your weight loss.
Quoted message said:Now for the question: I have been told many times that it
is very important to keep my weight down. I have always
had weight problems and now I am back to being over-weight
and I'm always hungry.
Your being hungry is actually a good sign.
You should not fear being hungry. Nor should you give in to
it while you are over-weight.
Quoted message said:Does anybody know anything about taking digitalis and it's
connection to appetite?
See above.
Quoted message said:Does anybody know of any other product out there that
kills the appetite as effectively as the dig?
Many chemotherapeutic drugs also kill appetite. Having
cancer kills the appetite. So does having tuberculosis.
Major depression will also do
it. Crack cocaine, metamphetamines, nicotine and other
stimulants too.
Quoted message said:And what are the risks in regards to CHF? (I know that
there are links between valve problems and Phen-Fen,
Meridia, etc and I'm not interested in taking medications
that could cause further heart problems.)
Better would be for you to stare down your hunger and ask
your doctor to supervise you on the 2PD approach:
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Ime, this always works for safe permanent weight loss.
Quoted message said:I can't get any of my doctors to tell me one way or the
other what O-T-C options I have or prescription options I
have. All they will say is eat less and exercise (within
moderation because of my heart) more. That's fine and
dandy except that I'm starving all the time!
If you are overweight and hungry, you are not starving.
Truth:
No one has ever died from hunger (there has never been a
death certificate issue with hunger as the cause of death).
People do die from starvation. Folks dying from starvation
are not hungry.
Quoted message said:Any suggestions, comments or personal experiences will be
greatly appreciated!!
You are welcome, Judy.
Servant to the humblest person in the universe,
Andrew
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Dr. Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD
Board-Certified Cardiologist
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