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My pulse reached up to 195! the other day so i went to the er and they gave me a huge dose of ativan (lorazepam) which brought it down to normal. it shoots up again that high unless i take the ativan (lorazepam) what could be causing this m?
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MANY POSSIBILITIES!: Well this is interesting with such a young person but i would see my own doctor. Not clear if this is cardiac in nature like ventricular tachycardia or atrial fibrillation. Or is this anxiety. Really need a thorough work up and not just er visits.
Answered 5/8/2016
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