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Energy returns

I am on a roller coaster ride. When I was diagnosed with acute heart failure 4 months ago. No energy, pain, shortness of breath, no nausea. Just the last 5 days, i have had more energy than before my hospital stay. I feel i can do anything. No napping. I walked over a mile Friday.
Has this happened to anyone? What happens next? I'm very confused since I thought I would go downhill quickly. Please share. Thanks. Me

  1. It's great you have more energy! Talk to your doctor ASAP about these changes. They can advise you best

    1. Wow! That is quite a story. Have you discussed with your doctor? What do they think? Thanks for sharing. Morgan (heart-failure.net Moderator)

      1. Welcome to our community and thank you for sharing your journey with us. There are different stages of heart failure and depending on what your cardiologist told you, you would have a better idea of what stage you're in. What happened with me is that when the doctors me, I wasn't feeling any of the symptoms of someone in heart failure. It wasn't until the doctors prescribed me heart failure medications that I really started to feel the symptoms. This is because the Coreg (Carvedilol) slows your heart down so that it pumps better. It's great to hear that you have energy, but I would consult my cardiologist because these things are done on a case-by-case basis. I am linking an article about the stages of heart failure at the end of this comment for you to read and hopefully if will give you a better understanding. Wishing you all the best. -Olivia
        https://heart-failure.net/symptoms-stages

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