Palpitations and low pulse rate
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Hi. I have been hypothyroid for a couple of years now and take Levothyroxine 75mcg, 5mg Ramipril for high blood pressure and 3.75mg Bisoprolol Fumarate for an irregular heart beat. After a period of being palpitation-free, I've recently started having them again on a daily basis. I spoke to my GP a couple of days ago and she increased my dose of Bisoprolol Fumarate to 5mg. She also booked me in for a thyroid blood test and ECG, both of which I had yesterday. I haven't started taking the higher dose of Bisoprolol yet because I am a bit concerned. My BP is fine but my pulse rate has dropped to 46 or 47 and I'm worried that if I take the increased dose, it will drop still further. Yet I need to take the medication to stop the palpitations. I am seeing the doc on Monday, but I really don't know what to do in the meantime. Any suggestions please?
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Drasadaf tris132
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the bisoprolol initially lowers your heart rate quite low but below 50 is certainly a cause for concern,I think you need to switch to another treatment choice after considering your age and other risk factors if any.Its better to have an evaluation by a Doctor personally .
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kathleen61417 tris132
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When I was also in hospital which in turn I have put in a complaint about is that they locked my thyroid medication away so they did not know the impact of Bisoprolol on the thyroid medication. Another thing is that when hospitalised for Afib I have also had urine retention and at times had to have a catheter but in turn it could be to do with the mesh TVT that is causing problems. I personally do not think that Bisoprolol is a good idea for thyroid patiernts to take, so pushing it through a complaints process. Was the ECG OK. Have you also had an Eccocardiogramn.
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valrae16152 tris132
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