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Can Marijuana Intake Cause Fast Heartbeat?

My mom recently drank a WHOLE redline, she has a heart murmur and told me she didn t feel right, that something was wrong. That her heart was beating to fast, I told her maybe if she smoked a little bit of marijuana, that it might slow it down and make it less intense, she s afraid if she does that it could hurt her cause it s slowing down her heart which she says feels like it s beating out of her chest What do we do?
Tue, 29 Nov 2016
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Hi,
Thanks for writing to us,

A heart murmur is seen in medical conditions of the heart when blood flows through a problematic area in the heart. Depending on the cause and extent of this condition an individual would need to take care not to exert or to take drugs that can alter the load to the heart. Redline energy drink has high amounts of caffeine and other products that can tend to increase heart rate when taken in excess which probably lead to the palpitations she experienced. Excess amounts of this drink should be avoided in known heart conditions. Marijuana also has the effect of increasing heart and pulse rate which if taken with this drink would increase the effects further. This should be strictly avoided.

It is advisable to keep in touch with her doctor and be aware of the do's and dont's with regard to this medical condition apart from continuing prescribed medications.

Hope your query is answered.
Dr Anjana Rao Kavoor
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Can Marijuana Intake Cause Fast Heartbeat?

Hi, Thanks for writing to us, A heart murmur is seen in medical conditions of the heart when blood flows through a problematic area in the heart. Depending on the cause and extent of this condition an individual would need to take care not to exert or to take drugs that can alter the load to the heart. Redline energy drink has high amounts of caffeine and other products that can tend to increase heart rate when taken in excess which probably lead to the palpitations she experienced. Excess amounts of this drink should be avoided in known heart conditions. Marijuana also has the effect of increasing heart and pulse rate which if taken with this drink would increase the effects further. This should be strictly avoided. It is advisable to keep in touch with her doctor and be aware of the do s and dont s with regard to this medical condition apart from continuing prescribed medications. Hope your query is answered. Dr Anjana Rao Kavoor