When you exercise and your heartrate increases will Nifedipine give you a false reading?
Does Nifedipine have an effect on ones heartrate?
Question posted by tondracek on 13 Feb 2010
Last updated on 1 March 2010 by suzanne66
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suzanne66
1 March 2010
Nifedipine should not give you a false reading when you exercise.It does not usually decrease the heart rate (unless you are taking short-acting nifedipine (Procardia) which can increase the heart rate)
Check with your doctor of you are unsure.
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