Does Tyvaso help with shortness of breath?
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Members shared mixed but mostly encouraging experiences with Tyvaso for pulmonary arterial hypertension, with many reporting meaningful... Read more
Hi Elaine. Have your dr suggested it yet? When I was first on it it was something that was kinda like an inhaler had to use distilled water and changed it up. Was a Big hassle. Now it’s so much easier. Don’t get me wrong I still get out of breath. Don’t bend over or have to walk upstairs with bags😱. I have chairlift and it have truly been a blessing. Sometimes when I shower I get out of breath and don’t be running late. I remember getting up 30mins before I was to leave home for work. Now it’s 1.5 hours for me not to rush and take all this medicine but not to work anymore. All of my dr or at UAB they have a clinic for PH that works with heart dr and rheumatology and lungs. I’ll be praying for you.
My HR did not drop on Opsumit, however, when I first started on it I ended up in the hospital for fluid overload. They stopped it for about 2 weeks and then restarted it. I have not had any issues with it since then
Janette, I did not have a drop in heart rate when I first started Opsumit. I did have a slight drop in B/P but overall a consistent B/P over time.The positive effect was that it really reduced swelling of feet and ankles.
I started on Opsumit and Tadalafil. RHC said no improvement. They added Uptravi, but stopped it due to side effects. Had another RHC last month. No improvement. The bright side, my numbers havent gotten worse. 😄We are trying to get Winrivir approved. I've heard there have been some promising results.