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Ivabradine or not?

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Does anyone take ivabradine? It has been suggested I take it as my resting heart rate has been around 80 - 92 recently. I have heart failure diagnosis and can't take beta blockers. I was previously on Digoxin which I tolerated well - not sure as to why this was not suggested again.

would like to know if there are side affects that you have....

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Hi there - it might be worth asking your GP why they're changing your medications. Ivabradine is a good drug for slowing your heart rate down and reducing its workload, and it's usually tolerated well by most people. You can read a little more in our medicines booklet: bhf.org.uk/publications/hea...

Take care, Chris

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