Heart Questions (Page 8)

What is a normal heart rate an blood pressure for a 76 year old male?

Do probiotics interfere with heart medication?

Do I take ranitidine with food or on empty stomach or after meals?

I have been taking omeprazole for a number of years for heart burn. Recently my Dr. changed to ranitidine. (one tablet twice daily, every twelve hours. directions for taking omeprazole on a empty stomach. This prompted me to look for information as per above question.

Does sertraline cause a racing heart?

I have been taking sertraline for one week 50 mg at night. My heart is racing so bad I can hardly breathe. I also take 150 mg of wellbutrin in the morning which I have been taking for many years.

Seroquel Side Effect - Tachycardia?

Was just diagnosed with Sinus Tachycardia by my general physician, did echocardiogram heart structure and everything was fine. Holter monitor 24 hr showed heart was still beating too fast (sinus tachycardia). I'm concerned it could be the seroquel, but I'm wondering if its not the... read more

How can I change the time of day I take Plavix?

My husband was hospitalized after a heart attack and they started him on Plavix and they would give it in the mornings. Now that he’s been released he prefers to take it at night as it will be easier to remember and be consistent. Our strategy was to take it 15 minutes later every day to... read more

Will one missed dose of atenolol 25mg cause heart palpitations/skipped beats for days?

In the last few months, my doctor prescribed 25mg of atenolol per day to treat my high blood pressure, along with a low dose of buspirone to treat my frequent anxiety problems. In the first 2 weeks of taking the medicines, I experienced days and days of heart palpitations, which I'd never had... read more

How long for one 10mg dose of Lexapro to leave my system?

Hi all. Last night I took one 10mg dose of the generic Lexapro (Escaphram, I think?) Within 20 minutes my heart started racing and skipping beats. I got VERY anxious and had a full blown panic attack. It was so bad that I literally didn't sleep last night, and my wife had to constantly calm me... read more

Buspirone side effects? Low(er) heart rate and hot flashes / quick spike in body temp, sedative?

Today is my 3rd day of taking buspirone. I was originally supposed to take 5mg once a day “as needed” for anxiety. Took it 1st day after doc appointment (for severe anxiety) at 4pm fell asleep at5pm and stayed asleep until 730am the next morning. I felt so happy stress-free and amazing... read more

Has anyone experienced heart palpitations from taking Plaquenil?

I have been taking Plaquenil for about 3 months after being diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. Blood work showed high CRP(C reactive protein... or inflammation). I’ve also recently (2 months ago) been diagnosed with bipolar depression. I’ve had my primary add on Abilify to my med routine... read more

Propranolol - Side effects?

I started off with a low dose of 10mg propranolol in January. This helped calm my anxiety, heart palpitations and prevented suffering from severe panic attacks. After 4 weeks of taking the 10mg the dosage was increased to 40mg three times a day. Since taking the 40-120mg, I’ve now started to... read more

Is it normal for gabapentin to cause racing heart and chest pain?

I never took it consistently until about a month ago. I started taking 300mg, 3x per day, for nerve pain from my back. I started noticing some weird side effects last week and I decided to stop taking it less, not knowing I needed to taper. I quickly reduced to 300mg once a day and started having... read more

Trazodone and Lexapro, did it mess me up?

I took Trazodone and Lexapro (both 25mg) for only 3 days and woke up in the middle of the night to my heart not beating, then suddenly racing. Obviously went to the ER as I thought it was a heart attack. When I was at the ER, my heart did that a few more times but slowly went away over time. The... read more

5 years on lisinopril and now high heart rate, high blood pressure and extreme anxiety?

Could I be having an adverse reaction to lisinopril after 5 years. All of a sudden my blood pressure is high, high heart rate and extreme anxiety. Wondering if it is the lisinopril. I’m also post menopause now and being treated with bio identical cream 3 weeks in. Not feeling any better. On... read more

Heart rate problems while taking clonazepam?

Has anyone had a problem with low heart rate while taking this drug? I only take it at night but heart rate drops to less than 50 and cardiologist is concerned but doesnt think it is the med.