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Is It A Concern Of Having Rapid Heart Rate On Taking Pravastatin?
Hi, I am taking pravastatin to clean out corraid arteries NO high cholesterol two nights my blood pressure went high and I do not have high blood pressure either!!! My heart just starts racing and this happens after I I take pravastatin!! Is this causing my problem !!!
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, this is not the medicine that causes such problem but it could be due to some underlying cause of cardiovascular disease and this need to be ruled out here hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.
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Is It A Concern Of Having Rapid Heart Rate On Taking Pravastatin?
HI Well come to HCM I really appreciate your concern, this is not the medicine that causes such problem but it could be due to some underlying cause of cardiovascular disease and this need to be ruled out here hope this information helps, take care and have a nice day.