Cholesterol-lowering drugs.Inflammation can cause cholesterol to build up in the walls of your arteries. That makes it harder for blood to get through and raises your chance of heart attack or stroke. Your genes may make it more likely that you'll have high cholesterol. If so, your doctor...
These medications (Aciphex,Nexium,Prilosec,Prevacid) are used to treatheartburn,ulcers, andacid reflux. They lower the amount of acid in yourstomach, but studies have shown that taking them for a long time can raise your chances of serious kidney problems and possibly lead to kidney failure. ...
It is best if you consult with a functional medicine or another holistic health doctor, who can help you with natural solutions and treating the root cause of your heartburn and digestion-related issues. Here is an infographic that I got fromCore IM podcast. Why Are Heartburn Medications Dang...
Because while we all wish bad stuff happening inside the body would announce itself with loud bells and whistles (or maybe just undeniable physical clues), some common health problems that can harm your heart can have no symptoms at all. Here are some of the heart-harming conditions your doct...
It can be prescribed alone, but many doctors prefer to use it in combination with topiramate, a migraine medication that helps to balance out some of the stimulating properties of phentermine, which otherwise might cause a rapid heart rate, high blood pressure, or insomnia. Interestingly, ...
Stimulants, such as methylphenidate (Concerta, Ritalin, others), can cause the heart to beat faster or unevenly. This may raise blood pressure. A caution on illegal drugs Illegal drugs can raise blood pressure. They may narrow the arteries that supply blood to the heart. This raises heart ra...
(STRONG-HF) trial showed that an intensive strategy of rapid uptitration of guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) combined with close follow-up after an AHF admission was safe, reduced the risk of 180-day all-cause death or heart failure (HF) readmission, and improved quality of life ...
She is quick to stress that not all cancer treatment therapies cause heart problems and, for those that do, there may be ways to potentially minimize the risk of related heart damage. Pamela Munster, MD, an oncologist and senior study author said this trial gives important data for clinicians...
heart attack among patients who had taken higher doses of the drug compared to the risk of patients who had not recently received similar medication. The report showed that even patients taking the standard starting dose of 12.5 mg or 25 mg of rofecoxib had a 50% greater chance of heart ...
Why they impact sleepThese products can increase blood pressure and heart rate and have a stimulating effect, which can causesleep trouble, especially when used frequently, according to theSleep Foundation. “People think they’re buying an antihistamine, but what they’re really buying is an anti...