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Does Mirtazapine Cause Irregular Heartbeats?

I have been having a lot of irregular heartbeats; have been checked by cardiologist in the past, was told my heart was in good shape. I am currently taking 11.25 mg mirtazapine, 1 mg lorazepam, 600 to 900 mg gabapentin, either 3 mg lunesta or 10 to 20 mg zaleplon. I also take 25 to 50 mg atenolol, not because I have high blood pressure but for anxiety and the irregular heartbeats. I have also been prescribed Seroquel, anywhere from 6.25 to 25 milligrams for sleep but I don t like taking it so I don t usually. It makes my heart beat much faster; the mirtazapine makes it beat faster too although the psychiatrist says it shouldn t do so at the dose I m on. Could the mirtazapine be causing irregular heartbeats? I think maybe it is, although it also could be that I still don t get enough sleep although I try to. Am also concerned because my cholesterol is higher and I ve heard that mirtazapine can raise it. Thanks for your help.
Wed, 14 May 2014
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hello as per quary mirtazapine does not cause any heart problem or irregular heart beat but it my raise triglyceride level a type of cholesterol and u did not mention that u have which type of cholesterol level high and and even if it is high up to certain level there is no problem as triglyceride causes problems when it is too high
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Does Mirtazapine Cause Irregular Heartbeats?

hello as per quary mirtazapine does not cause any heart problem or irregular heart beat but it my raise triglyceride level a type of cholesterol and u did not mention that u have which type of cholesterol level high and and even if it is high up to certain level there is no problem as triglyceride causes problems when it is too high