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Constantly Increased Heart Rate Despite Taking Buproprion. Help
Question: Hi this week my heart has been beating really fast. For medications i am taking bupropion hydrochloride (xl) 300mg, for my adhd. I have stopped taking this drug for the summer but this week i began taking it consistently. My heart is non stop racing even when i am doing nothing, and i even walk a little fast or i do something that requires some energy my heart is racing really fast and i am out of breath, now i don't know if the medication has any thing to do with it because when i wake up in the morning my heart is already beating fast and i assume that the medication is already out of my system.And there have been many times where i have been on and off and skipped taking my medication daily and this has never happened to me before. This fast heart beat is constant the whole day, the whole day my heart is beating and I'm starting to begin to despair because it feels like it is never going to end. I just finished checking my heart rate and it is at 105 and this is me just sitting down doing nothing, when i check my heart rate it is usually 100+, and this is really starting to scare me because i am 19 years old and i am to young to be having heart problem Doctor. I take my bupropion every morning around 6:45-7:00 am, by the next morning i feel i should be out of my system right? Please help me doctor i am real scared, i don't know if its the medication, or my heart is giving out on me please. This constant heart beating is scary, i don't know whats wrong. Thanks Doctor
P.S. can you please email this to my main email which please I would be great full thank you. and i had my wisdom teeth removed last week don't know if thats important and I'm done with the meds i had to take for my mouth. and I'm 5"8 and weight 143lb and I'm not fat all just normal skinny weight
P.S. can you please email this to my main email which please I would be great full thank you. and i had my wisdom teeth removed last week don't know if thats important and I'm done with the meds i had to take for my mouth. and I'm 5"8 and weight 143lb and I'm not fat all just normal skinny weight
Hi XXXXXXX
Thanks for posting your query.
You are suffering from palpitation (feeling of heart beat) and it is essential to find the cause.
Heart rate >100 bpm is not a good sign.
Palpitation may be due to heart problem or may be due to hormonal problems.
If cardiac and non-cardiac evaluation is normal then you may have panic attacks.
Do you have fever/ increased sweating/ watery shit/ weight loss?
Do you have squeezing sensation/ sweating/ difficulty in respiration/ respiratory difficulties with change of posture/ swelling in feet ?
Have you undergone thyroid profile/ serum electrolytes/ ECG for heart previously?
What was their reports?
You should consult with physician / cardiologist and should go for following investigations: complete blood count, serum electrolytes, thyroid profile, renal function test, epinephrine, norepinephrine and urianry VMA level, ECG, 2 D echo and coronary angiography if needed.
Palpitation may be cardiac problems such as VPCs, APC, PSVT, Junctional rhythm, ventricular bigeminy and trigeminy. These heart diseases may be diagnosed by ECG and holter monitoring for 48-72 hours. If still not helpful then you can go for electro-physiological studies of heart.
Hormonal disorders may be thyroid disorders and pheochromocytoma.
These disorders may be diagnosed by above mentioned hormone analysis test.
If all investigations are normal, then there may be possibilities of panic attacks. In such conditions you should consult with psychiatrist.
There is no chance of correlation between bupropion and palpitations.
As such feeling of heart beat has not been mentioned as side effect of bupropion.
Put your views also.
With wishes of speedy recovery,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
Thanks for posting your query.
You are suffering from palpitation (feeling of heart beat) and it is essential to find the cause.
Heart rate >100 bpm is not a good sign.
Palpitation may be due to heart problem or may be due to hormonal problems.
If cardiac and non-cardiac evaluation is normal then you may have panic attacks.
Do you have fever/ increased sweating/ watery shit/ weight loss?
Do you have squeezing sensation/ sweating/ difficulty in respiration/ respiratory difficulties with change of posture/ swelling in feet ?
Have you undergone thyroid profile/ serum electrolytes/ ECG for heart previously?
What was their reports?
You should consult with physician / cardiologist and should go for following investigations: complete blood count, serum electrolytes, thyroid profile, renal function test, epinephrine, norepinephrine and urianry VMA level, ECG, 2 D echo and coronary angiography if needed.
Palpitation may be cardiac problems such as VPCs, APC, PSVT, Junctional rhythm, ventricular bigeminy and trigeminy. These heart diseases may be diagnosed by ECG and holter monitoring for 48-72 hours. If still not helpful then you can go for electro-physiological studies of heart.
Hormonal disorders may be thyroid disorders and pheochromocytoma.
These disorders may be diagnosed by above mentioned hormone analysis test.
If all investigations are normal, then there may be possibilities of panic attacks. In such conditions you should consult with psychiatrist.
There is no chance of correlation between bupropion and palpitations.
As such feeling of heart beat has not been mentioned as side effect of bupropion.
Put your views also.
With wishes of speedy recovery,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Yes i went to the doctor yesterday and he did an ecg on me and said i was fine, he said it its the bupropion that was causing it and lowered it from 300mg to 150mg, when should i start seeing the side effects go away for the fast heart beating ?
Hi,
Bupropion ahs half life of 21 hours and it will take 2-3 days for resolution of your symptoms.
Thanks,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
Bupropion ahs half life of 21 hours and it will take 2-3 days for resolution of your symptoms.
Thanks,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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