What Causes Fluctuating Heart Rate And Blood Pressure?

Posted on Sat, 9 May 2015

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Sat, 9 May 2015 Answered on

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Question : iguess iem now in a
fib happens abou once a year my heart rate is now 114 iem on coreg or a generic for it my blood pressure is weird to can that be from racing heart can I take an extra coreg to slow down heart

I take 2 coreg in morning and 1 at nite

heart rate normally around 62 to 70 a minute

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Take the blood pressure and pulse and report to me first.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and thank you so much for this query.

I am so sorry to hear about this rapid heartbeat. 114 might be suggestive for fibrillation but it is still some what low as afib would often present with higher numbers. I will not recommend any additional coreg dose for now. However, I will like you to measure the pulse and blood pressure and report to me as soon as possible and I Would evaluate and make recommendations based on that.

I hope to hear from you as soon as possible.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar