I am 71 years old I have RBB and sometimes feels giddy, palpitation and the pulse rate goes up to 90 per minute (normal is around 65) Dr. has suggested me to take clopitab 75 mg lifelong Can I stop the medicine as it occurs 3, 4 Times in a year.
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Clopitab is an antiplatlet drug which keeps your blood thin. Its purpose is to stop clots formation which might go arround your body during your abnormal heart beat times and can cause stroke. Mesentric ischemia etc. No issue in taking it. Just keep your platelet counts in check every 6 months.
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get a holter Done continue clopitab as your doctor has suggested has A Fib ever been recorded in your ECG? your palpitations could b due to irregular heartbeat so get a holter examn done
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Hi, as I can see you are worried about your symptoms and rbbb. First of all let me assure you rbbb is quite a common finding especially in elderly patients (age above 65 years), usually it does not require any treatment except for two conditions. 1. If there is some underlying heart condition causing rbbb or 2. You are having frequent symptoms of palpitation, blackouts etc. Treatment is basically pacemaker implantation. So I would suggest you to consult a cardiologist if your symptoms persist. Now coming to your next queries. Yes, you have to take clopitab 75 lifelong only to be stopped if there are some complications like black tarry stool, black spots under the skin or unexplained bleeding. Regarding your pulse rate. Normal pulse rate is 60 to 100. So you need not to worry about having pulse rate of 90. Revert if needed thank you.
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