Junot
13-10-14, 14:04
Today I took my BP and pulse upon waking up, as usual. In the first reading my heart rate was 46 bpm. I measured it two more times right after and it was 62 bpm and 58 bpm, respectively. It's the third time that a similar situation happens in a timespan of about two or three weeks. I'm not sure anymore whether these are errors in the reading or not.
The patient information leaflet of the beta-blocker that I'm taking says that the dose must be decreased if the resting heart rate goes below 50-55 bpm.
I'm getting worried. I've never had such slow heart rates before (except during sleep). Can daily physical exercise, diet and weight loss combined with the beta-blocker be causing this? Apparently, the more fit one gets, the lower one's heart rate is.
I've tried to reduce the dose to a quarter of a pill (I'm on a half now) but I experienced a tachycardia two days after. I don't know whether it was caused by the dose reduction or by the extreme state of anxiety I was in due to a friend of mine who is a medical student having told me the night before that beta-blockers could cause hyperkalemia (a serious condition).
I don't know what to do. An appointment with the cardiologist who prescribed me the beta-blocker would require a rather long waiting time (about a month). The only option left is to see my GP/family doctor by scheduling an emergency appointment. Should I do it?
---------- Post added at 14:04 ---------- Previous post was at 11:14 ----------
Anyone? Would you schedule an emergency appointment with your GP to clear things up? I'm imagining his frowning face when he sees me again, like "there comes the heart maniac again"...
The patient information leaflet of the beta-blocker that I'm taking says that the dose must be decreased if the resting heart rate goes below 50-55 bpm.
I'm getting worried. I've never had such slow heart rates before (except during sleep). Can daily physical exercise, diet and weight loss combined with the beta-blocker be causing this? Apparently, the more fit one gets, the lower one's heart rate is.
I've tried to reduce the dose to a quarter of a pill (I'm on a half now) but I experienced a tachycardia two days after. I don't know whether it was caused by the dose reduction or by the extreme state of anxiety I was in due to a friend of mine who is a medical student having told me the night before that beta-blockers could cause hyperkalemia (a serious condition).
I don't know what to do. An appointment with the cardiologist who prescribed me the beta-blocker would require a rather long waiting time (about a month). The only option left is to see my GP/family doctor by scheduling an emergency appointment. Should I do it?
---------- Post added at 14:04 ---------- Previous post was at 11:14 ----------
Anyone? Would you schedule an emergency appointment with your GP to clear things up? I'm imagining his frowning face when he sees me again, like "there comes the heart maniac again"...