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Why does my stress test show abnormality?
Query: Hi doctor,Shortness of breath and rapidly reaching maximum heart rate has been my concern for many years. I turned 50 this year. It is impacting my ability yo exercise, so thought it was time to investigate. I just had a cardiac catheterization test. No blockages were discovered. However, they were ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi,Welcome to icliniq.com.First, you need to be started on medicines called as diuretics like Torsemide 10 mg once a day in the morning and also Amlodipine should be replaced with Beta blockers like Metoprolol XR 25 mg once a day. Both drugs will help you in relief of symptoms and also other benefit... Read Full »
Can I take extra Metoprolol to control my increased heart rate?
Query: Hello doctor,I am on Metoprolol for CHF. I have got a usual heart rate of 60 to 65 BPM, but tonight my HR is at 90 to 95 BPM. May I take extra Metoprolol to control my HR. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. At first, sit for 5 to 10 minutes comfortably, calm yourself, and recheck your pulse rate. It is not immediately life-threatening to have a heart rate in the range of 90 to 95 bpm with no symptoms. However, if you take an extra dose of Metoprolol, BP may go down as w... Read Full »
Fast heartbeat and stuffiness during and after exam. Kindly help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 20-year-old female. I have been under stress because of exams. During the exams period, my heartbeats were faster and my heart felt stuffed. I consulted a doctor, and he told me it was just anxiety because of my exams and asked me to take Magnesium pills twice a day. I passed the e... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. The likelihood of heart illness is very less because the age and symptom profile is not suggestive of heart disease. It appears to be acidity and reflux disease. Do you have upper abdominal pain, nausea, bloating, burpin... Read Full »
Please suggest what has to be done for raised uncomfortable heartbeat in ECG?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 31 years old. My father died recently. Since then, I am feeling an uncomfortable heartbeat. I am diabetic type 2. I took ECG two times and the heart rate was 88 beats per minute one time and 108 beats per minute the second time. ECG I took in a span of two days. Please suggest me ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It does not seem to be anything worrisome. Increase in the heart rate and feeling it does not mean you have anything abnormal. Heart rate may rise with anxiety, stress, walking on the ground or stairs, and this is entirely normal. So at present nothing needs to be do... Read Full »