When you are experiencing the following;
- Vomiting or diarrhoea (unless only minor)
- Fevers, sweats and shaking (unless only minor)
- It is easy to become dehydrated when you are ill.
- Dehydration may stress your body and certain medications may cause problems.
Medications to avoid are:
- ACE Inhibitors & ARBs: Medicine names ending in "pril" or
- ARB ends in "sartan"
- MRA: e.g. Spironolactone, Eplerenone
- Diurectics: e.g. Furosemide, Bumetanide, Torsemide
- Bendroflumethiazide, Metolazone
- SGLT2 Inhibitors: Medicines ending in "gliflozin"
- ARNI: e.g. Sacubitril Valsartan (Entresto)
Restart again once these symptoms have been resolved.
If you wish to discuss your medications further, speak to your Cardiac Rehab nurse or contact your GP/Cardiologist.