Help Digoxin/SVT

[danni29]

Help! I need to know if it is safe to stop taking my Dig. My dr. recently lowered it but I think I need off.  My bp has went from 120/90 to 80/57 an.d that isn't even when I am asleep.  Which I really can't sleep. I feel like I stop breathing and my heart is going so slow. I have awoken and passed out completly many times and right before I experience one or all of the folllowing will also occur;diarea, vomit,cold hands & feet, pass out completly.  I did a little research and think I may be suffering from hypoklemia.  This is freaking me out I still can'tgo to bed because I am waking to make sure I breathe. Can I stop taking Dig and if so are there side affects to that? What should I expect? Please help me!

[is_something_wrong]

Correction: Hypokalemia combined with.. (the point was correct but mis-spelling)

[is_something_wrong]

You should NEVER trust advice about medications you get on forums. If you ask this question to a cardiologist on expert forum, he will probably answer that he won't give advice on meds, and neither should lay people like us.

I 100% second Ireneo and her opinion on letting doctors handle your meds.

It seems you have some kind of bradycardia (slow heartrate) and your BP is low. I don't think hypokalemia causes low BP and heartrate, anyway, hyperkalemia combined with low heartrate is possibly dangerous, and you should figure this out ASAP (if there is a reason to believe you are low on potassium). Most likely there isn't. Every electrolyte imbalance should be corrected as soon as you can, though.

[ireneo]

You should never stop taking a heart medicine abruptly or without your doctor's knowledge and approval. It sounds like the medication is not agreeing with you and so have a talk with your doctor about alternatives. There are so many other heart meds available; no need to feel so miserable.

A simple blood test will let you know if your potassium levels are low. In the meantime you could try eating a banana a day and see if that helps. If your levels are way low, the doctor can take care of that as well.