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by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on September 25th, 2008
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by hartdaniel on September 25th, 2008
Yes, some decongestants will cause some heart arrhythmia, if its too uncomfortable, ask your Dr for a different medication.
by ACDCRocks on December 1st, 2008
I feel the need to respond to both the original question and to one of the answers.
Firstly some cold and flu remedies also contain caffeine which is known to occasionally cause arrhythmias, e.g. palpitations.
To the guy whose wife has had 200 episodes of atrial fibrillation, even with a pacemaker, I would suggest that this maybe needs checking out, as A-F is precisely what the pacemaker is intended to prevent!
by Phil in the Blank...backandtotheleft on September 25th, 2008
I have heard that it is a side effect of some cold/flu meds. Consider yourself lucky Tom, my wife has a pacemaker and it records any periods of A-fib and she has had nearly 200 episodes since the beginning of this year!
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Is 'loritadine', an anti-alergy (hay fever) drug one of these?
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on September 25th, 2008
Tho rare, yes palpitations are a side effect.
by hartdaniel on September 25th, 2008
That is a real bummer. It works great for the allergies, but it really worried me when I had the "funnies" after taking it for a while. I stopped taking it and they went away. It is over the counter so I didn't even tell my doc about it. A pharmacist suggested that might be the cause.
by Tom 47 is back in his bear COAT on September 25th, 2008