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Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
Neurocardiacsyncopy with Raynaud's
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Neurocardiacsyncopy with Raynaud's
by sue, Oct 19, 1999 12:00AM
I need a help finding a medication. I had an EKG, Halter monitor and an echo which all came back negative. I did have a very positive tilt test. Within 30 minutes my blood pressure dropped to 52 over 26 and my pulse dropped to the low 20's. I tried Atenolol 25 mg and was still having problems and my doctor found out I Raynaud's and refered me to a specialist who proscribed Norpace 100mg. I could not take this. I had chest pains and a fluxuating heart rate. I am now on Zoloft at 25mg.
I started at 50mg and it made me sick and the shakes. I am now taking 25mg and still feeling sick and shakey. I need to find some type of medicine to controll. This weekend I did not take anything and had hot flashes in the store and had to leave. This happened three times during the day.
I started at 50mg and it made me sick and the shakes. I am now taking 25mg and still feeling sick and shakey. I need to find some type of medicine to controll. This weekend I did not take anything and had hot flashes in the store and had to leave. This happened three times during the day.
Doctor's Answer
by CCF CARDIO MD - DLB, Oct 19, 1999 12:00AM
It is going to be hard to treat the syncopy with medicines and not aggravate the Raynaud's. You might want to discuss with your cardiologist or a cardiac electrophysiologist the possibility of pacemaker implantation. It may not eliminate your symptoms entirely, but could hopefully convert an episode of syncope to just lightheadedness.
