# Carvedilol **URL:** \ **Category:** Life with Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis\ **Created:** [April 11, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/carvedilol/5727 "2026-04-11T02:20:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jace0221](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jace0221](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/jace0221)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/carvedilol/5727/1 "2026-04-11T02:20:48Z")
Anybody here familiar with this medication? My son’s heptologist has prescribed this because his spleen is slightly enlarged. ---
**Author:** ![JeffDC1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/jeffdc1/32/402_2.png) [@JeffDC1](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/JeffDC1)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2026, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/carvedilol/5727/2 "2026-04-12T23:20:06Z")
I have been told for years that my spleen will always be enlarged. 8 years post. No medications have ever been discussed. With already being on enough meds and supplements, I am ok with not being on another on if I don’t have to be. ---
**Author:** ![fcmmark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.livingwithpsc.org/fcmmark/32/2189_2.png) [@fcmmark](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/fcmmark)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 2:09am UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/carvedilol/5727/3 "2026-04-13T02:09:21Z")
I totally agree. My medication is in what I call a medical tackle box. A lot of pills for us transplant patients. Hope you are doing better Jeff. Mark ---
**Author:** ![BarbF09](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e8c25b/32.png) [@BarbF09](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/BarbF09)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/carvedilol/5727/4 "2026-04-15T17:55:45Z")
Yes. My husband was on that. It’s a beta blocker typically use for high blood pressure or heart conditions. It helps with the blood flow. Not sure if your family member has high blood pressure. ---
**Author:** ![jace0221](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c68b51/32.png) [@jace0221](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/jace0221)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/carvedilol/5727/5 "2026-04-15T18:14:07Z")
Not at all. Dr specifically said it was being prescribed to deal with the enlarged spleen. ---
**Author:** ![MBLand](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MBLand](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/u/MBLand)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.livingwithpsc.org/t/carvedilol/5727/6 "2026-04-17T22:59:57Z")
Yes, I’m on a low dose of it, started about a year ago. I think there’s some evidence that it can help with portal hypertension. Maybe not a game changer but my portal hypertension hasn’t gotten worse AFAIK, and such a low dose that there’s no side effects