low blood pressure

[trippinkansas]

I have numerous heart problems and after a recent bout of a fib my meds were changed.  My normal bp is 137/78 hr 65.  Right now it's 87/48 hr 58, and i haven't taken my pm digoxin yet.  ?? At what pressures do i call for a ride to the ER.

[trippinkansas]

Thanks for your response.  Since posting my question I've seen my cardiologist and he discontinued sotalol and I tried a new drug Multaq 400, which I discontinued after the first dose.  You're right on the money, dizziness short of breath headaches numbness in arms and lower legs confusion and an inability to string a lucid sentence together. Two days off meds and the bp and pulse are still comparatively low for my norm, but at least my friends don't think I'm drunk when I speak.  For now I'll live with the angina and pvc's & deal with the afib as it comes.  Again thank you for your reply. Happy 4th to you and your family !

[Jerry_NJ]

Sorry to see you didn't get an answer on July 1.  

If you haven't already gone to ER I'd recommend try to live with the low BP/HR.  Are you dizzy, headaches, short of breath... if not you are doing fine in my "book" with the low HR/BP.  I take bot a BB and a CCB to lower my HR, boy I don't get any results like you state.  Before AFib I had a resting HR in the lower 60s, with AFib and lots of medication I'm doing well to get my HR down to 70 at rest.  Still, I get some shortness of breath, and even lightheadedness , but in my case I think most of that is side effect from the medication - not a too low HR.  My BP runs in the very good range, but I have experienced the low BP you mention, and that caused my doctor to lower my dose of the BB I was/am on.