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slow heart rate
im a 27 year old male about 5'9 170 lbs. and do carpet installation... because of my work i stay pretty fit.... lately this past year i have been diagnosed with hypothyroidism... i have had high blood pressure and have been taking 10 mg of lisinopril for a year as prescribed by my cardiologist... she has done an EKG and an arenal doppler test... everything showed up normal... past few months i have experienced dizziness and shortness of breath... when i take my BP at night it shows my heart rate is in the 40's.. the other night it read 41 bpm... i have just started taking levothyroxine for my hypothryoidism... should i have anything to be concerned about or do u think all is ok concerning my low heart rate?
Any medication involving the thyroid can take time to settle down and it can take a while getting the balance right. The slow heart rate is likely related because the thyroid plays a big part in blood pressure/heart rate. I would just mention this to your cardiologist, make them aware your heart rate is getting low. If your blood pressure is dropping due to this, then you will feel dizziness and shortness of breath. Maybe they should lessen your dosage.
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