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Topic: Anyone else get a Flagyl herx that includes an elevated heart rate?

koo
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This is at least my fourth or fifth time I have been on Flagyl. The very first time I took it back in May I had such an intense herx that I was ready to head to the ER. I waited it out and felt like a new person afterward! I have been on this drug multiple times since and I have never again had a herx so intense but the one thing I do notice is an increased heart rate. My heart rate doubled after taking my first dose today...up to 128 at rest. No pounding. I took a metoprolol and it has calmed down. The pattern seems to be that this will all subside in a matter of hours. Anyone else get tachycardia as a Flagyl herx?

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joalo
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Up.

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bigstan
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Thats a herx all part of getting better. If your heart is strong and you have had it checked out I wouldn't worry about HR or palps. You have to get through this no matter how long it takes to get better.

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lymeinhell
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Every 28 days like clockwork for several months. I'd wake up with a pulse of 120+.

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Cockapoo1996
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Koo, I was on Flagyl multiple times too and the last time on it I developed palpitations that won't go even though I stopped the Flagyl. I can't be sure it was caused by the Flagyl but I think it was.

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Anonymous2u
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During my initial herxing (doxy & flagyl) I had extreme bp changes (both #s dropped by about 50) and a resting heart rate of around 140. Thankfully it went away within a week, though my bp rebounded and remains high even with the beta blocker.

It definately freaked me out too

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