Hope everyone happy and healthy
I’m a retired physician and my anxious wife is beset by chronic recurrent PVCs for 5 years but worsening. Despite intermittent periods where her beta blocker Toprol has seemed effective, there is a clear progression of symptomatology wherein she experiences palpatation and sense of impending syncope. She throws up to 6 a minute on a bad day with a few bigeminals but no coupling. Read more of this post
My blood pressure was quite high but now is normal since medication. I am going on a cruise and wondering about using hot tubs and snorkeling… not scuba diving. Are there any problems with this? Read more of this post
I always thought it was the same thing but I was reading a question in a highlight of 2009 booklet and one asker listed them separately so I was wondering if there is actually any difference? Read more of this post
I’m a 15 year old guy, I had a heart transplant and now i have been diagnosed with depression and anxiety; possibly caused by the stress of it all. I’ve attempted suicide lots of times and i was just wondering if a zoloft overdose while im taking cyclosporin can have a *bad* affect on my body… Read more of this post
Tachycardia(heart beat over 100 bpm) and pregnancy?
i ve started to suffer from tachycardia during my pregnancy, i m only 3 months pregnant and it’s already making my life difficult, i m out of breath all the time and my heart begins to really bang in my chest if i try to play an active game with my 2 year old!
did this happen to you or do you know about it, and if so did it get easier as the pregnancy went on or did the tachycardia just get worse as the baby got heavier? Read more of this post
They are saying that gaining weight and conserving all of my energy is the best way to raise my heartrate. So basically I sit around all day, am very uncomfortable, am always 100 percent full, and I have to stuff 3000 calories into me. Read more of this post
can you get any sorta heart problems from getting kicked in the back kinda hard when you least expect it? (As in surprise kicked). i got mad at my mom one day and i kicked the car seat she was sitting in and now she says her heart hurts 
(( is there such thing as getting a heart attack like a week later or something? Can she get any heart problems? i really hope she’s ok Read more of this post
During an amniocentesis procedure blood was drawn. Could this cause a hemorrhagic stroke?
Anyone heard of WelChol? Are meds absolutely necessary for cholesterol?
My health is excellent, but…my cholesterol is high. It has been high all of my life. The HDL is 60, but the LDL is 191. Triclycerides are 166.
My diet is good and I am NOT overweight. I do not eat fatty foods or foods high is cholesterol. I walk almost daily, except when the weather doesn’t allow. I do not smoke, and I do not have high blood pressure. Read more of this post
I recently been thinking that on the odd rare occasion, i get the feeling that my heart is beating strangely and it feels like its ‘fluttering’ (Almost like theres a butterfly flapping around in there trying to get out – i no that impossible so no jokey remarks on that bit please! its just thats how it feels) Im not overly concered about it as if it was something bad, im sure something would have happened to me by now! Read more of this post
Is “bayer women’s low dose aspirin” the same as regular aspirin pills?
they say to prevent future heart attacks in the future drink an aspirin daily…i just want to make sure if they have a difference….thanks
What should I do to lower my blood pressure?
I haven’t been feeling well these past few months, I have been feeling dizzy or “vertigo” as I researched on the internet. It only last for a few seconds, about 10-15 times a day if not more. Some days are better then others, I just haven’t been feeling like myself. Every thing is normal, same eating habits, period on time, and everything like that. What is wrong with me? Read more of this post
PLEASE RESPOND! What could cause a massive headache for about 53 days?
Okay, so I am 13, I just turned 13 in November. I have had this really horrible headache! It kept me out of school for 5 days because of just that. It is on the front of my head. I have glasses and they are the right prescription. when I try to wear them though with my headache I can’t. What should I do? I have a cough and a sore throat also but not to bad. Oh and pain medicine doesn’t work!
i get migraines but am pretty sure this isn’t one! because I have a special medication for them and it won’t help. Read more of this post