Update re my heart rate and BP problems

Right update went online medicines help two days ago and it said that the drug I was given and sent home with will indirect bad with my present medications I take. So last two days stopped what the Dr gave me because it's completely wrong it says to take me off a beta blocker I've been cold turkey should at least two weeks. Now back on my usual medication and my heart rate for first time as gone back to 70 after staying at 100+ since my birthday. Will check blood pressure tomorrow after having two days worth . In hospital in arrival they also gave me a drug that my GP told me never to take because it makes my heart rate faster.. they would not listen . Anyway speak hopefully to go tomorrow to see if we can find out what happened on my birthday

[Labs4me]

Hey bearbear,

Sorry to hear about your difficulties but you are practicing medicine without a license. Suggest that medical information from the internet that’s contrary to your doctors prescription is dangerous. You could wind up with a bad situation. Talk to your doctor before you use something from the web to treat your symptoms. Best of luck

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Was not from web it was NHS thanks

[Blackknight57]

I think you mean interactions!?

The nhs has a drug interaction page, you could check there.

I have a couple that interact with each other, no adverse reactions yet.

Your go has a little green book with the drugs in it. Now most likely to be digital.

My mum was a senior ward sister(matron) she had the book from the 1980s, I put it away so safe I can’t find it now.

[Redfloyd]

Did you try 111 as suggested?

[L8Again]

A prime example of the perils of internet medicine. Doctors and pharmacists have years of training with which to back up their treatment decisions and the balance of benefit against risk will have been considered before prescribing a particular drug.

I do not know who you saw in hospital but if it was a specialist I would be inclined to go with his/her treatment plan. If a GP feels that the treatment plan is wrong then it is up to him/her to discuss it with the specialist.

Bear in mind that the ‘G’ in GP stands for generalist. By way of a simple example. A family member’s Apple Watch detected paroxysmal AF. The GP carried out an ECG which she and a fellow GP said was normal. A 14 day holter monitor a month later detected AF. The results were reviewed by a cardiac consultant who confirmed what the holter monitor had picked up. He commented on the fact that it was an unusual AF presentation that most GPs would not have encountered during their medical training or in practice. My point is that a hospital specialist may have more experience and knowledge in his/her specialist area than a GP or the Internet: more importantly, he/she has access to your detailed test results.

Please go back and talk to your GP.

[maggie80]

Hi, Go into Boots Chemist or Asda Chemist. Ask the pharmacist for advice. That's there job knowing about medication. Take care.

[EdtheDead]

Speak to a pharmacist, ideally the one attached to your GP Surgery. I've lost count of the number of times a Pharmacist has had to intervene against a GP's or Consultants prescription. Dr Google can be dangerous but if you must then Drugs.Com is the only one you should be looking at.