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Taking Diuretic Pill With BP Pill. Have Shortness Of Breath And Rapid Heart Beats. Is It Side Effect?
I am taking a diuretic pill each day along with blood pressure pills for over 10 years. I started having shortness of breath and rapid heart beats and then fatigue. These spells became more frequent. i even went to the ER and was there for 19 hours. The heart doctors could not find anything wrong. Then I started drinking water several times a day. I haven't any any spells since then. Should I stop taking the diuretic pills?
Fri, 13 Dec 2013
Hi there,
Thanks for your query.
Your symptoms were apparently due to either, diuretic pill-induced dehydration or, imbalance of electrolytes- particularly Sodium and Potassium in the blood.
Further, these symptoms in a chronic hypertensive patient can also be due to constant strain/overload on the heart (in poorly controlled hypertension), which causes gradually progressive failure of the heart.
If the problems are due to diuretic-induced dehydration, a milder diuretic can be prescribed or, stop it all together. However, your treating doctor is the best judge.
Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me, order required tests, and- based on the reports- will prescribe suitable/modified treatment as advised.
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Thanks for your query.
Your symptoms were apparently due to either, diuretic pill-induced dehydration or, imbalance of electrolytes- particularly Sodium and Potassium in the blood.
Further, these symptoms in a chronic hypertensive patient can also be due to constant strain/overload on the heart (in poorly controlled hypertension), which causes gradually progressive failure of the heart.
If the problems are due to diuretic-induced dehydration, a milder diuretic can be prescribed or, stop it all together. However, your treating doctor is the best judge.
Consult your doctor and apprise him of my opinion. I am certain that he will agree with me, order required tests, and- based on the reports- will prescribe suitable/modified treatment as advised.
In case of any further queries, revert back to me THROUGH DIRECT PREMIUM QUERY (Paid), addressed to me personally. You will receive- almost immediately- my response in great details.
If you find my response helpful and informative, do not forget an “excellent” (5-star rating) to my answer, to ENCOURAGE all doctors- engaged in social service- to render sound advice to the FREE queries.
Fond regards and have a nice day
Dr. Rakesh Karanwal
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