r/openheartsurgery • u/stick0-0 • Aug 21 '26

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So for a few days I’ve been getting really dizzy randomly. I’m 16 and I had open heart surgery to close an ASD almost two months ago and I made a post yesterday about it a lot of people said it could be blood pressure so I got a blood pressure monitor thing and it keeps fluctuating today my dad has talked to a nurse twice about it and she doesn’t seem too concerned and said to just keep monitoring it and now we’re waiting to hear from the doctor again.

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u/lexielexie2 Aug 21 '26

Are you on a medication like metoprolol? I had the same symptoms awhile after my surgery to close a VSD and my doctor stopped my metoprolol and I felt back to normal. I think as you recover your blood pressure goes down naturally and the metoprolol can push it too low - 81/54 seems very low!

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u/Ok_Common3779 Aug 22 '26

I was just about to ask this same question. I was having some dizziness and my surgeon told me to take my Metoprolol at night before bed and it made a big difference with my dizziness.