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Suggest Treatment For Ventricular Tachycardia.

Originally, i had A-Fib.......Taking Coreg & Tikosyn........My heartrate then became slow & Doc said to discontinue Coreg.........after a while, I became weak all over & Doc took me off of Tikosyn ,because he said I had developed a more serious condition of Ventricular Tachycardia......After a few days, my weakness & feeling like i am going to pass-out has overcome me again.........am listed to take a 24 hour holter monitor and echo cardiogram nine days later........also, am having 2 decayed teeth extracted in a couple of days..........Can you comment/advise on my condition/situation ?
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If you have rhythm disturbance and are having episodes that you consider to be near loss of consciousness, your doctor should know and you should have the diagnosis pursued initially under hospital observation. Worry about your teeth later.
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Suggest Treatment For Ventricular Tachycardia.

If you have rhythm disturbance and are having episodes that you consider to be near loss of consciousness, your doctor should know and you should have the diagnosis pursued initially under hospital observation. Worry about your teeth later.