fast heart rate /skip beats/low b/p?medications?any one have fast heart rate /skippin - Heart Disorders Message Board

hopesprings2 · 07-04-2008, 12:41 PM

fast heart rate /skip beats/low b/p?medications?any one have fast heart rate /skipping beats and low b/p?
what meds do you take? Anyone take cardizem for this?
im chicken to take it since it is a blood preasure med and mine is already low?

fancis · 07-04-2008, 02:52 PM

Hi,

I have fast heart rate (resting fast and also PSVT). My bp is usually 90/60 during the day, lower at night. I take 25 mg Toprol 2x a day and it has slowed my hr but not lowered my bp at all (phew). I'm always careful about standing up slowly, etc anyways just in case. I also make sure to drink lots of cold water.

aether4 · 07-04-2008, 04:20 PM

I have postural tachycardia - higher heart rate when sitting up and standing, when standing it can be anywhere from 120s to 160s... maybe higher. My blood pressure is low. I can only get 90/60 or higher if I take medication to make it higher or when I have tach in excess of 140bpm. In my case it is low blood pressure, low blood volume, and vasodilation causing the tachycardia.

Find out why your blood pressure is low. Take measures to correct that - up blood pressure and blood volume and that may help correct the heart rate. Meds that do help with that and are typically first ones tried are fludrocortisone and midodrine. Many people take both a beta blocker and those two meds to off set the lowering effect the beta blocker has.

hopesprings2 · 07-04-2008, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by FLME

Hi,

I have fast heart rate (resting fast and also PSVT). My bp is usually 90/60 during the day, lower at night. I take 25 mg Toprol 2x a day and it has slowed my hr but not lowered my bp at all (phew). I'm always careful about standing up slowly, etc anyways just in case. I also make sure to drink lots of cold water.

That is low
however im so glad to talk to someone who knows what this is all about.Does this medication work for the fast rate?Does the doctor think it is safe for your blood preasure to be this low?

hopesprings2 · 07-04-2008, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by aether4

I have postural tachycardia - higher heart rate when sitting up and standing, when standing it can be anywhere from 120s to 160s... maybe higher. My blood pressure is low. I can only get 90/60 or higher if I take medication to make it higher or when I have tach in excess of 140bpm. In my case it is low blood pressure, low blood volume, and vasodilation causing the tachycardia.

Find out why your blood pressure is low. Take measures to correct that - up blood pressure and blood volume and that may help correct the heart rate. Meds that do help with that and are typically first ones tried are fludrocortisone and midodrine. Many people take both a beta blocker and those two meds to off set the lowering effect the beta blocker has.

They dont seem to tell me why my rate is fast or skipping.Just toss meds and see i guess.You all make me feel better.Im so thankful to talk to you all.Since my b/p is already low im chicken to talk the b/p meds lol
but the skipping and fast rate is not nice either.