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IS IT A HEART ISSUE?

for the past 1& 1/2 days i have a throat infection with fever and a hgh resting pulse. i went to the dr and he presribed mixalin 500 i think its KLARITHROMYCIN. anyhow i do have anxiety / heart phobia issues and i hate drugs i took a pill. 1 hour later i was in bed and started feeling slight short of breath, and i could feel my heart beat stronger and faster , i have a bp monitor so i checked it and started going faster and faster and i had sweaty palms,and an urgency to go to the bathroom(sorry) bp went up to 13/7 my usual is 10/5.5!!!i pulse got up to 140. i took half an inderal 40 mg and h rate started to go down gradually. what do y think happened? could it have been a side effect from the pill? now i am fine though.

should i go to a cardiologist?i am 33 fem, have underactive thyroid and had heart echo last year. i hve mild mvp with mild mitral insuffiency.

a heart rate of 140 indicates anxiety or something else ?
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187666 tn?1331173345
I looked it up (it's called Biaxin here). Some normal side effects might be some nausea or diarrhea or headache. But if your heart rate is affected, you should call your doctor. They can prescribe a different medication for you. Glad to hear your fever is gone. Stay well.
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hi, thanks for posting.

i already had an increased resting heart rate of 95-100 since the 2 days i started with fever of 38.5. i  had my antibio, lunch and about an hour later it started to race gradually . anyhow now it's ok and down to 68 (i don't  have a fever now).

i guess if it's the medicine it would be still happening?

what's your thoughts on this?
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187666 tn?1331173345
It can be anxiety or it could be from illness. A fever will raise heart rate. Have you taken this antibiotic before? If you have, then most likely it's not the medication affecting you but the worry and concern you have.
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