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What Causes Heart Palpitations After Using Flonase?
Question: Hi, I am 35 and I am in pretty good health (I eat decently and exercise 3-4 times per week. I have not been exercising as regularly during the last 2 weeks (holiday break). I have been having missed heartbeats for a couple months and they seem to be getting worse. I also wake up with a racing heart and a shaky feeling. I have given up caffeine, wore a 48 hr heart rate monitor, and have seen my doctor a few times. I do not drink or do drugs. The only meds I take are a nasal spray for allergies. Any idea what's going on? I worry about it constantly which I'm sure makes it worse!
Brief Answer:
Please let me know the name of the nasal spray.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. The first thing that I would like to assure you is that we can often get missed beats and that is not really a cause for concern. But the waking up with a racing heart concerns me. I would request you to confirm the name of the nasal spray that you use. I would also need to ask you whether you are taking them routinely or just when needed. Bronchodilators like salbutamol can give rise to an elevated heart rate.
I would await your response. Based on your inputs I could tell you if you possibly require a 24 hours Holter ECG monitoring to be done.
Regards
Please let me know the name of the nasal spray.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. The first thing that I would like to assure you is that we can often get missed beats and that is not really a cause for concern. But the waking up with a racing heart concerns me. I would request you to confirm the name of the nasal spray that you use. I would also need to ask you whether you are taking them routinely or just when needed. Bronchodilators like salbutamol can give rise to an elevated heart rate.
I would await your response. Based on your inputs I could tell you if you possibly require a 24 hours Holter ECG monitoring to be done.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Hi, I use Flonase (otc for allergies). I use it daily because my doctor said it only works after having been in my system for 6 days. I have had an ekg, which was normal and am going in on Tuesday to get the results from the 48 hour monitor I had on last week.
Brief Answer:
Let me know after you get the report
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the update.
Flonase will not cause any problems. Let me know after you get the report for the 48 hours monitoring.
Regards
Let me know after you get the report
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for the update.
Flonase will not cause any problems. Let me know after you get the report for the 48 hours monitoring.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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