Fainting/Blackouts
Mon, 10/27/2014 - 10:41AMMy husband has had his VAD for about 6 months. Is anyone else dealing with blackouts and fainting? And if so how is your physician handling it? Early on they blamed it on him not getting enough fluid affecting his flow. Now they say it is a drop in blood pressure upon standing. They prescribed Midodrine and then recently increased the dosage to 10 mg 3x a day but he's still having them. They said there's nothing more that they can do.
My husband was having the
Wed, 10/29/2014 - 12:02PMMy husband was having the same issue. They increased his pump speed and he needed a little more salt in his diet to keep his blood pressure from bottoming out. Now he is doing a lot more better. I hope this helps.
Thanks for your response.
Wed, 10/29/2014 - 3:34PMThanks for your response. They recently increased the pump speed to 9200 which hasn't helped. They want to start him on Florinef which helps hold salt/fluid in the body. He's been told to drink at least 2 liters of fluid a day and move his legs and feet around before standing. We'll see if it makes a difference. Thanks again.
I'm sorry that didn't help.
Mon, 11/03/2014 - 10:32PMI'm sorry that didn't help. My husbands had to be moved up to 9600. They had to back off on some of the meds too, good luck. I hope u find a balance soon.
My husband is doing better
Tue, 11/04/2014 - 8:24AMMy husband is doing better now. I think in part because I'm reminding him to drink more and be consistent as well. The Florinef is beginning to hold onto some fluid as his legs were slightly swollen this morning as they want. Keeping my fingers crossed that this will be the solution. We move to rehab today to help strengthen his leg from a fall. Thanks for your input and support.
Fainting
Wed, 04/29/2015 - 8:55PM