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Can Amitriptyline And Zopiclone Cause Palpitation?
keep feeling this random flutter in my chest . comes and goes, in ae a week and a half ago, thay said heartrate was high then 140bm, since then doctor gave me atenol 50 mg to slow it down a little, which has worked. then 3 days ago is started again, lasted before for and or so, then same, second day. today it has been on and off throughout the day.
I am curently take ranitidine for gord that i have, and been taking amitriptyline 25 mg at night for last for last 6 weeks, and allso Zopiclone 3.75 mg 2 at night, 13 weeks, doctor said that should reduce amount to 1 a night then gradualy stop taking them. wondering if the tablets an cause irregular hearbeats like i get, can feel it slow then feels like skips a beat and feel it flutter in my chest.
Thanks for any advice you give me.
I am curently take ranitidine for gord that i have, and been taking amitriptyline 25 mg at night for last for last 6 weeks, and allso Zopiclone 3.75 mg 2 at night, 13 weeks, doctor said that should reduce amount to 1 a night then gradualy stop taking them. wondering if the tablets an cause irregular hearbeats like i get, can feel it slow then feels like skips a beat and feel it flutter in my chest.
Thanks for any advice you give me.
Tue, 11 Sep 2018
Hi,
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that Amitriptyline can lead to some ECG changes. For this reason, I recommend performing periodically an ECG to detect those possible changes.
Regarding Zopiclone, it does not lead to skipped heart beats, but can cause addiction and tolerance and also withdrawal syndrome like anxiety. For this reason, I would recommend gradually stop it. Regarding skipped heart beats, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
I passed carefully through your question and would explain that Amitriptyline can lead to some ECG changes. For this reason, I recommend performing periodically an ECG to detect those possible changes.
Regarding Zopiclone, it does not lead to skipped heart beats, but can cause addiction and tolerance and also withdrawal syndrome like anxiety. For this reason, I would recommend gradually stop it. Regarding skipped heart beats, I would recommend performing an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate for possible cardiac arrhythmia.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ilir Sharka, Cardiologist
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