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What Should The Ideal Heart Rate After Radiation While Consuming Norvasc Tablet Be?
I have had radiation two months ago and my blood pressure shot up and now my doctor gave me 1/2 Norvac tablet at night now I am tired in the afternoon and it when I took it it was 95/64 with a heart rate of 88 before lunch and then in the middle of the pm it was 118/73 91 heart rate should I be concerned?
Sat, 12 Apr 2014
Dear patient,
The numbers currently look OK. Your blood pressure should be less than 140/90, but higher than 90/60; you may want to ask your provider if you can do a trial off the medication with an ambulatory BP monitor to see if you need the medication or not, that is the best safest and most precise way.
Hope this helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
The numbers currently look OK. Your blood pressure should be less than 140/90, but higher than 90/60; you may want to ask your provider if you can do a trial off the medication with an ambulatory BP monitor to see if you need the medication or not, that is the best safest and most precise way.
Hope this helps, wish you the best,
Dr Brenes-Salazar MD
Mayo Clinic MN
Cardiology
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