I have another question, or maybe two.
Does anyone have a problem with their legs (and sometimes arms and hands) falling asleep? The frequency of this seems to be something new and I wondered whether it could be related to the fact that Dr. Gilligan doubled my Toprol. This has really slowed my heart (about 20 bpm drop to the low 70's to low 80's now) and dropped my bp. Specifically, it has decreased to between 110/78 and 80/56 compared with 150/98 to 137/90 before he doubled the Toprol. Could that be causing my legs to fall asleep? Has anyone else noticed this?
About the same time I started having more frequent muscle cramps, especially in my feet and legs. I have had these off and on for years, especially in the evening while sitting or in class while standing for very long, but they seemed to get worse toward the end of the summer. My potassium had been low early last summer, so Dr. G also put me on 10 meq of K+ twice a day. When the muscle cramps worsened, I called my GP and asked him to run an electrolyte check, which he did not long before we returned here. He did not call to indicate that there was any problem, so I assume all was OK there.
So, I have wondered whether there could be a connection between the muscle cramps and the falling asleep and the doubling of the Toprol. Anyone know?
Thanks! Rhoda
Does anyone have a problem with their legs (and sometimes arms and hands) falling asleep? The frequency of this seems to be something new and I wondered whether it could be related to the fact that Dr. Gilligan doubled my Toprol. This has really slowed my heart (about 20 bpm drop to the low 70's to low 80's now) and dropped my bp. Specifically, it has decreased to between 110/78 and 80/56 compared with 150/98 to 137/90 before he doubled the Toprol. Could that be causing my legs to fall asleep? Has anyone else noticed this?
About the same time I started having more frequent muscle cramps, especially in my feet and legs. I have had these off and on for years, especially in the evening while sitting or in class while standing for very long, but they seemed to get worse toward the end of the summer. My potassium had been low early last summer, so Dr. G also put me on 10 meq of K+ twice a day. When the muscle cramps worsened, I called my GP and asked him to run an electrolyte check, which he did not long before we returned here. He did not call to indicate that there was any problem, so I assume all was OK there.
So, I have wondered whether there could be a connection between the muscle cramps and the falling asleep and the doubling of the Toprol. Anyone know?
Thanks! Rhoda
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