What is carvedilol?
Carvedilol is a medicine known as a beta blocker. It’s useful in the treatment of CHF because it decreases the work your heart has to do. The brand name for carvedilol is Coreg. Should all people with heart failure take carvedilol? Carvedilol generally isn’t used in people who have had severe heart failure, severe liver disease, some heart arrhythmias or asthma. People who had a bad reaction to carvedilol in the past shouldn’t take it again. How and when should I take carvedilol? Always take carvedilol with food. Take it two hours after you have taken other blood pressure medicines. Never stop taking carvedilol without talking with your doctor first. Your doctor will start you on a low dosage of carvedilol and increase the dosage slowly every two weeks. This way your doctor can watch out for any side effects. In some people, symptoms of heart failure may get worse when they first start taking this medicine. If I have side effects, should I call my doctor? Yes. If you feel dizzy or fain
