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Diagnosis: Mitral Regurgitation

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Richard Hines posted an update

1 hour ago (July 30, 2026)

This might be a repeat but….. has anyone noticed a drop in energy and stamina with prescription changes? Mitral valve repair was 9/17/2025. Took me a couple months to get my daily walking up to 6000 steps. The 6000 was a snap this January - March. Then Dr changed some... Read more.

Richard Hines posted an update

3 weeks ago (July 4, 2026)

Threw out the defibrillator vest a couple weeks ago. Feel so much better without it. My main concern is the 11 pills I’m taking. In my analysis research, one pill controls blood pressure. Another one slows down the heart rate while another one is prescribed to regulate heart rate. One... Read more.

Richard Munson

3 weeks ago (July 4, 2026)

Well, richard, where to start. I won’t count the otc pills so i take 5. Of course i had mitral valve repair and i am 84 but i also hate pills. I finally stopped eliquis once my a fib stopped. I know because i wear a loop recorder under my... Read more.

Sandy Laine

3 weeks ago (July 6, 2026)

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Richard Hines posted an update

1 month ago (June 12, 2026)

What’s on my mind? Had mitral valve repair last September. For 3 months, I never thought I was going to feel normal (?) again. Then all of a sudden, I felt great. For the first four months of 2026, I was whole again. Then all of a sudden, I’m exhausted.... Read more.

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Susan Lynn

1 month ago (June 12, 2026)

Richard - I'm sorry you're feeling this way. It can be discouraging, but a change in medication can absolutely cause you to feel differently- good or bad. Definitely talk to your doctor. There are many choices in medication that may be better tolerated for you! Hang in there - age... Read more.

John Cook

1 month ago (June 12, 2026)

I always notice a mood change with prescription changes even if they are temporary. I temporarily went completely off beta blockers once and my anxiety shot through the roof for a week with daily panic attacks. It is always worth asking your doctors, “could this be a side effect of... Read more.

Richard Hines

1 month ago (June 13, 2026)

Mood (or attitude) seems to be on a roller coaster with medication changes. I basically went 74 years without pills. Now, 4 at breakfast and 4 more at dinner. Dr scrapped the Defibrillator vest this week and that alone improved my attitude. However, it is good to be able to... Read more.

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