My cardiologist has checked my potassium level 4 times in the last month and says it is still elevated.
I was prescribed Cozaar for hypertension about 1 year ago by him and he took over the zocor my PCP presribed. After the 2nd blood test for potassium the cardio doc said to stop it entirely [zocor]. as a side note: the PCP was handling another hypertension drug called atenolol which was cut in half because I was dizzy and my pulse was sometimes in the low 40′s but usually around 60. [about 2-3 weeks ago]
Been monitoring B.P. which has been consistent since February around 148/78.
Why is the cardiologist concerned about potassium?
Don Burns
The simplest way to put it is that potassium regulates your heart beat, too much or too little can cause irregular rhythms.
Pam Cowley
I am concerned about my heart. My heart seems to skip beats. I always had them but early on they were so infrequent that I hardly noticed them. Last June after driving 30 minutes to meet my husband, my heart did a skip that I almost passed out. Went to hospital. Had blood work done. Doctor came back and said that I was fine and the bloodwork was good. No sign of stroke. BP was good. My heart seems to skip beats regularly now and more so after eating. Not long ago I experienced another near black-out while driving. I want to know what my next steps to take.
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