Indonesia

A 29-year-old female asked:

do medixon (methylprednisolone) may cause bradycardia? i already took it as much as 16mg x 2 for 7 days. now my hr 45-50 bpm + pounding heart beat.

1 doctor answer • 4 doctors weighed in

Dr. Harinder Gill answered

Cardiology 39 years experience

Steroid: Y are you taking steroids? Steroid use does not typically cause bradycardia , metoprolol, bisoprolol can cause bradycardia.

3249 viewsReviewed >2 years ago

Dr. Alan Ali

Dr. Dariush Saghafi

Dr. W. james Chon

Dr. Alan Ali and 2 doctors agree3 doctors agree

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:

Ask doctors free

Personalized answers

Free

Talk to a doctor

24/7 visits

$15 per month

Related questions

A 19-year-old male asked:

I have a very slow heart rate (44 bpm) and it beats irregular. Should i worry?

2 doctor answers • 2 doctors weighed in

A 42-year-old female asked:

Cause of severe migraine with heart racing and pounding- 120 BPM lying down. Ver nauseated and tired.

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 35-year-old male asked:

Could bradycardia may caused by endocarditis? Or endocarditis causes always thaquicardy? My heart rate is 56-64 by resting. Im not athletic.Headaches

1 doctor answer • 3 doctors weighed in

A 29-year-old female asked:

Drank wine and ate bad before bed, pizza and cookies, than woke up in middle of night with pounding heart rate, 85 bpm. Did food and wine cause this?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

A 22-year-old male asked:

Does a normal ECG rule out heart block as the cause for my sudden consistent bradycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more. Get help now:

Ask doctors free

Personalized answers

Free

Talk to a doctor

24/7 visits

$15 per month

Last updated Mar 7, 2015

People also asked

My mom has familial hypertriglyceridemia and bradycardia (36 bpm) when she eats/sleeps flat). The heart beat will increase with exercise.Any ideas?

2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in

My Holter Monitor showed 1596 Bradycardia events (under 50 bpm) in 48 hours and 2356 pauses between 2.02-2.5 seconds. Lowest Heart rate was 27 .

1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

Do Medixon (methylprednisolone) may cause bradycardia? I already took it as much as 16mg x 2 for 7 days "for alergy". HR 45 BPM + pounding heart beat.

1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in

Is a resting heart rate of 58 bpm okay? I'm taking Lexapro (escitalopram) 5mg and have taken it for a week now. I don't feel any bradycardia symptoms.

3 doctor answers • 5 doctors weighed in

My baseline ecg was 60 BPM and QTC 380. My heart rate can drop to 50, is it safe to take Azithromycin, read about it causing long QT in bradycardia?

1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in

Connect with a U.S. board-certified doctor by text or video anytime, anywhere.

Talk to a doctor now

24/7 visits

$15 per month

Disclaimer:

Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.