anyone take beta or calcium chan blockers for fast heart - Heart Disorders Message Board

hopesprings2 · 08-07-2007, 10:37 AM

I was wondering if anyone took these type of meds for fast heart rate?and do they ever cause your to speed up first?
and what is your heart problem and which medications do you take.

ammy05 · 08-07-2007, 11:40 AM

Hi Hopes , I am taking a beta blocker for HBP and fast heart rate . Was taking 50mg of tropolxl but was raised too 100mg because my bp was way too high , now I know beta blockers are supposed to lower your heart rate , but mine is still high . Went in for bp check yesterday and it was 103 . The nurse didn't seem concerned and said hers was higher than mine . I hate the feeling of my heart racing , it pounds so hard I can see it thru my shirt . I also suffer from anxiety and take xanex on a as needed basis . Don't know if my heart is racing from anxiety or if anxiety is making my heart race ! Would just like to know what to do when are heart is racing how can we lower it ?

Thanks , Ammy

hopesprings2 · 08-07-2007, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ammy05

Hi Hopes , I am taking a beta blocker for HBP and fast heart rate . Was taking 50mg of tropolxl but was raised too 100mg because my bp was way too high , now I know beta blockers are supposed to lower your heart rate , but mine is still high . Went in for bp check yesterday and it was 103 . The nurse didn't seem concerned and said hers was higher than mine . I hate the feeling of my heart racing , it pounds so hard I can see it thru my shirt . I also suffer from anxiety and take xanex on a as needed basis . Don't know if my heart is racing from anxiety or if anxiety is making my heart race ! Would just like to know what to do when are heart is racing how can we lower it ?

Thanks , Ammy

I think it is the beata blockers.or caluim chanel blockers.they all say panic,nervous ect ect....i didnt have the panic untill i got the heart beat problem.103 isnt bad,but 140 ect ect........thats not good.does it do it more when you eat?did they give it to you for fast rate or your b/p?
they use these meds for all kinds of things.

Lutheran122 · 08-07-2007, 12:08 PM

I am on toprol xl 2 times a day 50mg for both HBP and fast heart rate. It seems to work pretty well most of the time..sometimes if i eat to much my heart rate is high still but not anymore since I don't overeat anymore at all.

TWA1022 · 08-07-2007, 12:50 PM

Hopes,

I take 10 mg of propranolol 3x a day for palpitations. I know beta-blockers are also supposed to be good for helping with a fast rate. My heart sometimes would sometimes race to 150-200 bpm for no reason and the beta-blocker really helps with controlling that. I have anxiety issues so I take zoloft and klonopin for that, low bp so I take sodium bicarbonate, and I just found out today that I have a hiatal hernia so now I am on protonix! Happiness through chemicals!

Shell