I have high blood pressure and take Toprol for it. My doctor is concerned about the possibility of Provigil causing heart palpatations. Is it safe to take Provigil if you have high blood pressure? I'm going to get a sleep study done soon. Even if I come out negative for sleep apnea, could I still benefit from taking Provigil?
2007-07-29 08:26:31 · 3 answers · asked by danman4472 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
No it is not safe, for high blood at least I don't prescribe my patients because it causes toxicity of liver, it is claimed to relieve sleep apnea, followings are the side effects:
Cardiovascular System
In clinical studies of Provigil, signs and symptoms including chest pain, palpitations, dyspnea and transient ischemic T-wave changes on ECG were observed in three subjects in association with mitral valve prolapse or left ventricular hypertrophy. It is recommended that Provigil tablets not be used in patients with a history of left ventricular hypertrophy or in patients with mitral valve prolapse who have experienced the mitral valve prolapse syndrome when previously receiving CNS stimulants. Such signs may include but are not limited to ischemic ECG changes, chest pain, or arrhythmia.
Modafinil has not been evaluated or used to any appreciable extent in patients with a recent history of myocardial infarction or unstable angina, and such patients should be treated with caution.
Blood pressure monitoring in short-term (<3 months) controlled trials showed no clinically significant changes in mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure in patients receiving Provigil as compared to placebo. However, a retrospective analysis of the use of antihypertensive medication in these studies showed that a greater proportion of patients on Provigil required new or increased use of antihypertensive medications (2.4%) compared to patients on placebo (0.7%). The differential use was slightly larger when only studies in OSAHS were included, with 3.4% of patients on Provigil and 1.1% of patients on placebo requiring such alterations in the use of antihypertensive medication. Increased monitoring of blood pressure may be appropriate in patients on Provigil.
NOW IT'S UPTO YOU.
2007-07-29 08:59:46 · answer #1 · answered by Dr.Qutub 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Loving_Heart, Thank you.
It is finally great to see someone giving out correct and pertinent information to those with real problems. I am glad there are others who know what they are talking about.
2007-08-02 08:07:36 · answer #2 · answered by BigJRules 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
dont play with yur heart .lol. pl consult a heart speacialist for all yur health problems,medication &diet
2007-07-29 08:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by aaron 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋