What is Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is an increase in blood pressure in the pulmonary artery or lung vasculature, leading to shortness of breath, dizziness, fainting, and other symptoms, a...

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Today is day 2 of Revatio. about 30-40min into each dose i get this terrible headache and pressure .Yesturday My head hurt so bad i wanted to cry .Today still headaches . So far about 1 hr. after each i had to take 2 tylenol to stop headache and leg aches..& terrible heart burn.. will these side effects deminish or is this what happens with every dose ? Also i consider 3 x a day (evry 8 Hrs.) package info says 3x a day ..preferably every 4-6hr. ?? yesturday i did every 6hr... today i am doing every 8hr. just to see if i get more headache releif between doses .. Please any advice???I cant live with these headaches.
Posted on 09/18/09, 06:09 pm
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Reply #1 - 09/19/09  1:31am
" I had the headaches till I got used to Revatio. I take 20mg 8 and 2 and 8pm and I also have to take omeprazole 40mg for the heartburn, but I would definitely tell your Drs how you feel. Hope it gets better. I do alot of praying and reading. Good luck to you, Eiliene "
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Reply #2 - 09/19/09  4:48pm
" Not having a good day at all today .. Legs ache really bad 30-40 min into every revatio dose. I hope this goes away .. The headache was not too bad today .On call cardio says this is nothing alarming, that is maybe due to blood pressure changes ..?? "
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Reply #3 - 09/20/09  4:48pm
" Hi there,
I take 25mg of viagra (same as revatio) 3 times a day but haven't had any headaches. When my doctor first prescribed it I had to take 1 tablet while I was still in the hospital to check that I didn't have any side effects.
The nurse checked my blood pressure every hour and asked if I was hot or cold or if I felt unwell at all. After monitoring me for 4 hours I was allowed to go home and start to take the tablets regularly.
That was last November and the only side effect that bothers me is the hot flushes but its a small price to pay for the improvement that I feel.
I hope that your body gets used to the tablets and the headaches ease off for you very soon - love Sandi x "

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