Heart Questions (Page 9)

Does sertraline give good and bad days in the begining?

I switched from Lexapro after 20 years to sertraline because it quit working. I am on day 16 of sertraline for GAD. One day I feel it is helping and then the next my anxiety is crazy; pounding heart beat, can’t sleep, etc. I read the positive review on here to help me but it’s such a... read more

Diltiazem and metoprolol anyone?

I take metoprolol twice a day and was just prescribed diltiazem for afib and constant heart palpitations. Everywhere I look it says do not combine the two. But doctors do prescribe them, so has anyone here taken these two and tell me what to watch out for or is it a no?

Spironolactone - When should I take this medication? early in the morning or just before bedtime?

I am 77 and I have been diagnosed with heart failure and heart attack. My doctor prescribed Aldactazide 25mg with other BP drugs for me. What time of day is best to take Aldactazide? I don't want to wake up to urinate in the middle of the night.

How do I treat Hypothyroidism?

What's the buzz on Ozempic and Wegovy?

Adderall XR - Has anyone had hear palpitations, or chest pain?

Hi I just turned 55 and been taking Adderall xr 30mg, then down to 20mg xr, because I noticed my heart would just be pounding really fast at night. So it then caused me to have major anxiety. I swear if it's not one thing it's another so I ended up going from 30 to 20mg but now my... read more

Evenity - How many people reported as having side affects or heart attack or stroke?

How Can I Treat Muscle Strain or Pain?

Morbidly Obese - I have a Dissected Aorta, Congestive Heart Failure, and Naturally occurring AFIB?

... Arterial AFIB condition. I explained to my Doctor the Phentermine does not effect my appetite for a very long time period. One pill ingested in the early AM with my other medications will only suppress my appetite for a few hours. The rest of the day I am left craving food. My Doctor refuses to... read more

A relative was taking 50mg metoprolol tartrate twice a day for a few weeks to lower his blood...

... pressure. Now his heart rate it’s in the 40’s, told to hold on the medicine till heart rate increase higher than 50. It’s been a couple of days and still his HR is in the 40’s. Any advice or have been thru this? Thank you

Wellbutrin and heart palpitations?

They upped my Wellbutrin 150 mg to 300mg. I started that yesterday and later on in the day I had palpitations. Does this side effect go away?

How long will it take for Metoprolol to stop my heart skips?

I have been taking Metoprolol Er Sucinate 25 MG for 3 days now and my heart is still skipping beats?I went to the ER the other night and I was diagnosed with sinus tachycardia with premature atrial complexes and I was prescribed 25mg of metoprolol er succinate but the "heart skips" have... read more

Is Amlodipine a dihydropyridine or non-dihydropyridine CCB, will it affect heart rate?

increasing my dosage from 5mg. will affect my heart rate which I am having problems with already (from Metoprolol that I am taking with Amlodipine). My doctor mentioned increasing dosage for Amlodipine after my blood pressure had gone up following reduced Metoprolol dosage. Thank you.

Does warfarin effect your eyes?

just had a valve implant in open heart surgery, my eyes seem to be blurred,the optician say no eye test while on warfarin nobody has advised me of this except the optician,and a friend was also told this while she was on warfarin thanking you Anne

I have two stent in my heart , Im on plavix .Is there any effect of taking small amount of alcohol?

... like 3 pines of beer while on Plavix 75 mg ? .What if stopped taking Plavix for couple of days