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Palpatations and Hyptertension

I am a 29 y/o female and I recently got diagnosed with double ear infections and heart palpatations which lead to hypertension. I was born with a heart murmur which I have not had problems with before. I have had endometriosis removed during a laparoscopic procedure and later with endometrial ablation but continue to have a 14 day period. I went to the dr and he prescribed Toprol 50mg XL. I was scared to start this medication without any testing so I did not. The next day in the evening I felt chest pressure with slight pain and my heart started racing I felt dizzy with no peripheral vision. I took my B/P and it was 180/100. I got my husband and we went to the ER. The Dr did an EKG and total blood work up. TSH, EKG, Liver and Heart levels were all normal. My B/P was still elevated. They gave me lopressor 25mg and a 1000cc of NACL. They sent me home with instructions no caffeine and take toprol. I have never smoked and do not drink. I do have the normal stressors with being a RN, wife and mother of two but other than that nothing. What could be causing these problems? The Dr cannot find anything but do see the high B/P and palpatations.
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690060 tn?1247841741
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Hi, Kris. I'm guessing that you mention the ear infections because you suspect that a virus was maybe what set off everything else. It was for me, I believe - starting last October. In fact, there a group of people who showed up on the heart disease community with something similar, all mystery cases.

Btw, was your HTN mainly diastolic? Did you also have unusual headaches?
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612551 tn?1450022175
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Please treat the high BP before it causes some real serious problem...take the Toprol, it widely used, and while some people have some side effects, most don't ... at light doses (50 mg or under).  
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