Quick question needs answer - Heart Disorders Message Board

yugokid · 06-18-2004, 05:37 PM

I got a major bout of the head cold, and shivers. I need to know if theres any cold/sinus meds that wont interact with toprol xl 25mg. thanks

yugokid · 06-18-2004, 07:05 PM

ok i spoke to the pharm at rite aid and she gave me Vicks Vapor Inhaler and Robitussin DM for the sinus and coughing. Now as for the aches and pains, as well as the fever, would it be alright if i took Tylenol 8 hour?

heres what i did.

5:30 toprol xl
8:30 Vicks vapor inhaler (30min ago)
then will it be ok if i took the robitussin dm with the tylenol after it?

update edit,

went to go see the pharm again and she said that i can take all of them with no interactions what so ever.

I just took the tylenol (2) and in 5 min im gonna take the robitussin.

any thoughts?

Oh this is important too, does the cold raise the Heart Rate?

zip2play · 06-19-2004, 06:02 AM

Pharmacist is right.
Everything should be fine <except for the misery of the cold.>

If you start couging up a storm, a codeine prescription will work a lot better than DM!

yugokid · 06-19-2004, 06:40 AM

Thanks zip.

I went to my doctor , he has a 24 clinic, i guess its one of those 1 day colds.

He was more concered about my HR being 118. i told him i had a fever of 102 through out most of the day. He also ran another EKG and told me for the 3rd straight time he's not finding anything serious with my PVC's.

Tho, is it normal to sometimes have PVC's every 2-3 beats and sometimes everyother beat?

Ok like heres what i mean by everyother beat. i take my pulse, and i feel one beat, then the skip then another beat then the skip. Did i get the "everyother" thing right or is that known as "V-tach"

NineLives · 06-19-2004, 07:12 AM

I've been told not to take any cold medicines with a decongestant. These tend to raise blood pressure. I can't even take Tylenol Sinus any more which was my drug of choice for sinus pressure. It now causes me to experience angina.