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What Causes Irregular Heart Beats While On Valsartan And Labetalol?
I have high blood pressure. I am taking Valsartan 320 one a day; labetalol 200 twice a day; and recently started doxazosin mesylate. I m also on Eliquis. This new med seems to cause irregular heart beats and headaches. Could this be? I had a 3-way bypass 2012.
I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns.
Doxazosin mesylate you've been added to your actual therapy is an alpha-1 adrenergic blocker. It helps reducing high blood pressure. Unfortunately, sometimes, its use is associated with low blood pressure (bp), which is experienced with drowsiness, or fast heart beats. I think this is what you are experiencing now.
I advise to monitor your bp for a few days, record the results to pass them to your doctor in order to change dosage or possible therapy. Make an appointment with your cardiologist and run cardiac tests: - EKG - echo cardiogram - Holter monitoring
in order to determine the right diagnosis and further management.
Hope this helps.
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What Causes Irregular Heart Beats While On Valsartan And Labetalol?
Hi, I have gone through your medical history carefully and understood your concerns. Doxazosin mesylate you ve been added to your actual therapy is an alpha-1 adrenergic blocker. It helps reducing high blood pressure. Unfortunately, sometimes, its use is associated with low blood pressure (bp), which is experienced with drowsiness, or fast heart beats. I think this is what you are experiencing now. I advise to monitor your bp for a few days, record the results to pass them to your doctor in order to change dosage or possible therapy. Make an appointment with your cardiologist and run cardiac tests: - EKG - echo cardiogram - Holter monitoring in order to determine the right diagnosis and further management. Hope this helps.