Atorvastatin 80mg Daily (Top voted first)

56 YO Male, taking this after a stint. I also take Atenolol, 100mg daily, Losartan 100mg 2x daily and Clopidogrel 75mg daily. Since the stint and the new meds, I am constantly dizzy. I do not believe the stint has anything to do with it, since it saved my life. I have read blogs where people feel uncomfortable with this "metal thing" in their body. I have no such feelings, I am eternally grateful for the "metal thing" and the miracle surgeons that put it there and saved my life. But back to my dizziness. Any suggestions??

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It's difficult to say, because all of the medications you're taking have the potential to cause dizziness and it's possible that it's compounded due to that fact.

The blood pressure/cardiac medications, Atenolol and Losartan also have the potential to cause orthostatic hypotension, which would be a sudden drop in blood pressure, when you sit up or stand up suddenly.

They may also be lowering yours a bit too much, which could be causing it.

Do you check your blood pressure regularly?

Have you asked your doctor about it?

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I also had a stent fitted and take similar heart pills, the Arvastatin was increased from 20 to 80. I was so tired, but couldn't sleep because of leg cramps, also had dizziness very lethargic. I stopped taking the Arvastatin and was a different person, back to my normal self. AFter discusing with GP, he prescribed 40 mg but the symptoms have come back again, so I am going back and have stopped taking them again. There must be other options

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