Metoprolol and shortness of breath
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I am on metoprolol and with a slower heart rate it does feel as if you are out of breath after exertion.... due to the slower heart rate and therefore less blood gets pumped/beat. This is one reason you stop taking a beta blocker before a stress test. Not really a true side effect when you consider the reason why one takes a beta blocker.
I was diagnosed with asthma a couple years ago and it seems as if the beta blocker is causing shortness of breath and a feeling that seems similar to how I feel after exercising, a sort of chest tightness I would say.
Is this common for beta blockers to do to people with asthma? I am afraid that the dose will be increased as my blood pressure is still high (last two readings were 132/100 and 140/92). I am going to talk to my PCP tomorrow about it as well.
I have PVCs and they are almost always associated with shortness of breath or "can't breath" for a second. I asked my cardiologist about it and he said not to worry, but it sure is a scary feeling. It is weird how my heart's electrical system is associated with breathing when I have PVCs.
I am 40 years old, fit, but I drink 2-3 drinks a day... I know that's not good for you necessarily, but it is what it is. It actually helps me regulate stress and sleep good.
I felt terrible, chest pains and shortness of breath at rest and lots of headaches. I refused to let that cardiologist anywhere near me again, so they had to find me someone else. Since then, blockages in my arteries were stented and I was able to come off my beta blockers. I stopped them immediately, because nobody believed 1.25mg would cause a problem. WRONG. I had palpitations, and felt nauseous and found it very hard to breathe. My Doctor made me start them again.
How much time would it take to have this checked just to be on the safe side, and gain peace of mind. When in CCU, a man was admitted who had sudden shortness of breath at my local train station and was 100s of miles from home. They discovered his pacemaker was not only faulty, but it had been incorrectly callibrated. This is not the only case I have witnessed over the last two years and all I can do is offer my opinion on the matter. Everything electronic can develop faults as we all know.
I was put on Amiodarone and Metoprolol. I was taken off the Amiodarone in late May. I went to the Cardiologist last week - I have shortness if breath while going up the stairs, walking uphill or exercising. he now took me off he Metoprolol. it has been almost a week and I still see no change. Has this happened to anybody else? Help!
im experiencing palpitations, chestpain and shortness of breath from time to time. these occurs at rest and even at work. Could this be because of my sedentary lifestyle or something serious? there is this one episode when i cant move my arms and i cant really breath and it feels like my heart is being squeezed. The sensation is the same as if im having cramps on my chest.
I had a stint put in on April 7, 2011. Ever since, I have had shortness of breath and a slight pain right below my right collar bone when I do a deep inhale. I take Plaxiz, Metoprolol, and aspirin on a daily basis. Periodically, I feel very fatigued even though I have not done anything strenuous. Any idea why I am constantly short of breath?
s all day long and experience occassional chest pain and shortness of breath. My hands shake and I feel as though I am shaking from the inside out. At this point in time my physicians would like to wait and see if my thyroid condition will resolve on it's own however I am finding it increasingly difficult to cope with an 18 month old baby a job as an RN and the symptoms of this disorder.
In the begining she was ok but after around 28 days she started to get symptoms like shortness of breath, heart palpitations, loss of appetite and weakness. They started to get worse by the day. TFTs tests showed her FT4 and FT3 were very high. The endo decreased the dose to 200 mcg but still she wasn't improving and we had to rush her to ER a couple of times!
I'm 70 years old. Had quad bypass on Oct 4. Developed Afib the night before I was to go home. Also twice more for short periods over the next week in the hosp. They put me on metoprolol, baby aspirin, amiodarone and atorvastation.
Since then my pulse is in the low 40's but with blood pressure anywhere between 110 and 135 at various times. However I've now developed shortness of breath when I bend over or do light exercise. Also tired more than normal.
Depression, diarrhea, dizziness, itching, rash, shortness of breath, slow heartbeat, tiredness.
The chest pains are another issue and could be the result of restenosis of the previous treatment of angioplasty (balloon, stent?). The symptoms of chest pain, excessive sweating , etc. is consistent with ischemia (lack of blood flow) possibly with restenosis or other blockage. It would get an immediate checkup, if it is ischemia there can be permanent damage to the heart cells.
Thank you. It makes me feel a little better to hear I am not the only one feeling these symptoms. It really scares me when my chest gets tight. As much as I say I will be good about keeping a dose in me of advil, I am not good about taking it until the tightness hits and then well its too late. When it is tight it is very tight and all I want to do is take a deep breath to get rid of it and I can't... I get very short of breath and then on top of it I get anxious, which doesn't help.
I get palpitation I am 32 I was diagnosed with abnormal thyroid a low magnesium level I still get palps and shortness of breath even after my blood levels show my thyroid is in normal levels now I still take 50 mg of synthroid medicine along with metoprolol and hydroxyzine for anxiety issues i also take 500 mg of magnesium a day what could be my cause of palpitation and shortness of breath after I sleep a good night my palps tend to taper off a bit. Thanks for any info.
Until recently, that I have been feeling a lot of chest pains, shortness of breath and fatigue. I went to see a cardiologist and she heard a heart murmur and ordered an echocardiogram. I was in the hospital in April of this year for hypertension and since then, I was taking Metoprolol (50 mg) once a day. Now, the echo tech told me that I have a mild leak on my valve. Is it dangerous? Do I need to undergo a surgery for this problem with all these symptoms?
I started Biking doing 60 miles a week after two years of Biking I started getting PVCSI have had them on and off I started feeling bad shortness of breath went to the Heart Doctor first put me on Metoprolol SUCC ER 25 MG did not help I was taking Potassium with Magnesium also still not feeling well went to pick up RX and was told your Doctor changed your Potassium to KLOR- CONM20 he said it was the same as Potassium still feeling bad worst went back to Doctor now he put me on FLECAINIDE50 MG t
I had severe shortness of breath and other symptoms due to severe bradypnea. At my worst, breathing dropped down to 6 breaths a minute. Bradypnea is my worst symptom of hypothyroidism. Bradypnea can lead to hypoxemia (low oxygen) and hypercapnia (high carbon dioxide). I had a false normal pulse oximeter (a sensor device placed on the fingertip) reading due to high carbon dioxide in the blood.
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