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Heart Rate - what is normal ?

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No, but going to start having a read of the side effects mentioned in the leaflets that come with my medications.
 
carina62 said:
No, but going to start having a read of the side effects mentioned in the leaflets that come with my medications.
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The more medications you're taking, the more complicated it becomes though - with not only the medications potentially interfering with each other, but also the side effects of the other medications and the underlying issues those medications are treating. I feel so much better in loads of ways now that I've given up 3 out of 5 of my daily tablets.
 
One of my medications is Nortrtptyline which was prescribed for my MRV (migraineous related vertigo) but it is an anti-depressant. One of the side effects is a high HR so it could be this. I'm hoping to come off these in January. Would love to come off my Ramipril and Metformin and statins in the future but that depends how well I do with my weight loss journey. I also take some supplements (probiotics, cranberry, garlic).
 
carina62 said:
One of my medications is Nortrtptyline which was prescribed for my MRV (migraineous related vertigo) but it is an anti-depressant. One of the side effects is a high HR so it could be this. I'm hoping to come off these in January. Would love to come off my Ramipril and Metformin and statins in the future but that depends how well I do with my weight loss journey. I also take some supplements (probiotics, cranberry, garlic).
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I was switched to imipramine, which I find is much better.
 
I was gonna suggest Nortryptyline might just be the culprit, cos the PIL warns about heart thingies and the PIL also says take it with care if you're diabetic - but annoyingly doesn't say WHY. I hate it when they do that - it might be that it just doesn't agree with Metformin or something - but they don't know whether you take it or not, in which case it might be OK. Give us a ruddy clue .....
 
Might be worth getting a medications review at your pharmacy - they are usually pretty well clued up about side-effects and drug interactions and could give you a clue 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Might be worth getting a medications review at your pharmacy - they are usually pretty well clued up about side-effects and drug interactions and could give you a clue 🙂
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Thanks Northerner, I have just phoned my local Pharmacy and will pop in tomorrow to have a chat with them about my medications, thanks for suggesting it 🙂
 
ChrisSamsDad said:
It's called 'ukhealthcare'? But yeah, looking at the search and stuff, it's talking about 'zip' codes and stuff.
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It also says at the bottom it is the University of Kentucky. So that is most probably where UK comes into.
 
grovesy said:
It also says at the bottom it is the University of Kentucky. So that is most probably where UK comes into.
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I'm often caught out by foreign items in news alerts - favourites are NHS (National High School in the US!) and place names that are the same as UK ones, but actually in Canada, USA or Australia! 😱 🙂
 
Went to see my GP about my high HR and basically was a bit disappointed as she said it's probably normal for me. Not really happy with the answer but do you think they're not concerned as I've had blood tests and ECG and all was normal? What do I do now?
 
Hi Carina does your heart rate cause any problems? If not and the GP was happy with the ECG it is hopefully ok. Checking your heart rate can actually cause it to increase. Three years ago I was getting strange dizzy spells, felt awful and had a tight chest several times. My first ECG was considered normal. It wasn't until the second one, when my heart rate was 155 per minute that they considered it as a problem. I was admitted to hospital and diagnosed with Super Ventricular Tachycardia. I have veperamil to control the heart rate - the option that I was offered was surgery. Personalky I wouldn't choose either of these unless absolutely necessary .
 
About two years ago I hypod and an ambulance was called. Went to a and e but was ok by then. Anyway they listened to my heart and told me I had an irregular heartbeat. I was told to see my doc asap so next day went to surgery and they hooked me up and took readings. It turns out I do have an irregular heart beat but as Im nearly 70 they arnt going to do anything. I have been told to tell any doctor who listens to my heart about it and that its ok. Going to be 70 on Boxing day.
 
AJLang said:
Hi Carina does your heart rate cause any problems? If not and the GP was happy with the ECG it is hopefully ok. Checking your heart rate can actually cause it to increase. Three years ago I was getting strange dizzy spells, felt awful and had a tight chest several times. My first ECG was considered normal. It wasn't until the second one, when my heart rate was 155 per minute that they considered it as a problem. I was admitted to hospital and diagnosed with Super Ventricular Tachycardia. I have veperamil to control the heart rate - the option that I was offered was surgery. Personalky I wouldn't choose either of these unless absolutely necessary .
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One of the doctors told me that if my HR ever reaches 150 bpm or over then I should take myself off to A&E. Might have to find ways of bringing it down by losing weight and doing more excercise.
 
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