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Suggest Remedy For Heart Palpitations
I m a 50 year old male, 6 , 225 lbs with no history of medical problems. I recently returned home (Texas) from a trip to EG, Africa. During the trip I was prescribed Malarone. I took my final dose last night. I was on malarone for 23 days. I have experienced heart palpitations (side effect for malarone) for the last 3 day. Its possibly the palpitations are more frequent today but maybe I m just more aware and paying closer attention. Should I be concerned or will they go away now that I m finished with the Malarone?
Thu, 27 Jul 2017
Hello!
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I agree with you on the fact that your palpitations could be related to malarone adverse effects.
But, I would recommend going to the ER for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for other possible causes of cardiac arrhythmia:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!
I agree with you on the fact that your palpitations could be related to malarone adverse effects.
But, I would recommend going to the ER for a careful physical exam and some tests to investigate for other possible causes of cardiac arrhythmia:
- a resting ECG
- a chest X ray study
- complete blood count for anemia
- thyroid hormone levels for thyroid dysfunction
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalance.
Hope you will find this answer helpful!
Kind regards,
Dr. Iliri
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