Fatal Heart Attacks…Caused by Your Medication?

My old college roommate, R.G. looked a mess when he came to me. A month after his heart attack he was in my clinic desperate for help.

“If this is what it feels like to survive a heart attack I’d rather be dead!”

His doctor had him on a laundry list of drugs, including statins (cholesterol-lowering drugs), beta-blockers to “protect” his heart and nitrates to keep his blood vessels open.

Doctors often prescribe nitrates at the first sign of chest pain. But this common medication for chest pain actually increases your risk of having a fatal heart attack…