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Do Medications Interact To Cause Dizziness And Shortness Of Breath?
I have variance angina, my Dr put me on the nitro patch today, shortly after I felt faint, dizzy, and short of breath, I got frightened and took the patch off. I am also on a lot of heart meds, and wonder if they interacted, I have three stents.I am 80 femaleMedical history is long.Onestent in r artery,2 stents in left artery irrregular heart beat variable angina type 2 diabetes Meds: avapro300mg once daily,metformin1 am and metoprolo50m 1&1/2 75mg, lovastatin40mg dailyranitidine150mgam and pm promitzazapine30mg bedtimesyntroid 0.25i dailynitro spray as requires. Surguries I have had Colon resection,gall bladder, plates and screws in ankle partial histoectomy I am 5' 3ins 145lbs
Mon, 4 Jul 2016
Your right some time medicine can cause these symptoms...specially nitro patch which is vasodilator and can lead to decrease in blood pressure and lead to decrease transiently blood circulation in brain and lead to dizziness... either u have reduce nitrate dose or other blood pressure medication after checking Ur blood pressure when u have dizziness
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