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Epoprostenol for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension User Reviews

Brand names: Flolan, Veletri

Epoprostenol has an average rating of 7.8 out of 10 from a total of 4 reviews for the treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. 50% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 0% reported a negative experience.

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7.8/10 average rating

4 ratings from 4 user reviews.

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  • ihavePH
  • April 12, 2011

Flolan (epoprostenol) "Flolan is great as a cure alone, I felt the best while taking Flolan. Although sometimes the cure is worse than the disease. Flolan comes with a lot of problems. It is tedious and cumbersome, it is given intravenously over 24 hours and that in itself is a major disadvantage. It requires a pump that feeds the medicine all day all night. The pouches that contain the medicine must be replaced every night and a spare must be carried on the patient at all times. They must be kept on ice to retain the effectiveness of the medicine. Flolan also has a short shelf life requiring that every night you switch pouches you must mix the solution for another pouch by hand. "

6 / 10
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  • Tess
  • Taken for 5 to 10 years
  • August 23, 2019

Veletri (epoprostenol) "Without Flolan then Veletri I probably wouldn't still be alive. My lung pressures were 110 when diagnosed. I've been on the med for 10 years. The side effects have been hard to adapt to, severe, debilitating headaches being the worst for me. I also suffer from leg and foot pain, jaw pain, stomach pains including diarrhea and reflux which makes eating difficult. I now have anxiety and depression like I've never experienced before. Sometimes I wish I'd never started on this drug that is now impossible to get off."

7 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • December 1, 2011

Flolan (epoprostenol) "I was given Flolan after a major heart attack and bypass surgery. In the ICU for a month my vitals were failing and lung function continued to decrease. As a last resort Flolan was given (on a ventilator this entire month). Within 24 hrs my blood oxygen was near normal and I was soon off the ventilator. Without this medicine I would have surely died."

10 / 10
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  • Nicky
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • September 11, 2023

Veletri (epoprostenol) "Veletri along with other PAH meds saved my life. My pressure was 125 when I checked into the hospital, and I could not walk two feet. I stayed on Veletri for almost a year, but the port got infected often, so I had to be removed and placed on another medication. Veletri side effects can be the worst - pain in legs, jaw pain, anxiety, tiredness, etc. Seems like I had them all but it did turn my health around. I am happy to be on new meds, but Veletri works."

8 / 10
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