Did Avandia Cause Patients Heart and Lung Problems?
Dallas, TX: Karen H. says that she is not positive that Avandia has caused her heart problems but it is the only drug she has taken that she says caused a bad reaction. She did not suffer a heart attack after taking but she says she believes she suffered other Avandia side effects. Although there is allegedly a link between Avandia and heart attacks, Karen (not her real name) says that it was congestive heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and a stroke that have her concerned. “I was diagnosed as being a new diabetic, I believe in 2002,” Karen says. “Doctors were trying medications to find one that was best. After I initially started, I was on metformin, but I had some difficulty on it so they decided to try Avandia. I started it but I became ill almost immediately. It made my breasts swell and I got fat very quickly. I was not feeling well overall. Eventually the doctor took me off Avandia and I went back to metformin. About a month later, I was at church and my foot and ankle swelle
