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Re: Is this angina?

From: Lynn D. Montgomery, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 6 Feb 2002 09:56:03 -0600 (CST)

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At Wed, 6 Feb 2002, Nicole wrote: >
>I am 31.5wks pregnant, on adalat 20mgs q4h since i was 17wks ,when i was
>admitted to hosp bedrest with preterm labor. i have a cerclage (11wks
>placed)
>I will ask doc about this a little later when he comes in for rounds.
>problem..lately the adalat ..evry now and then hits me hard...flushing
>,heart racing, some weakness in the extremities..and now..my left arm
>and hand starts to feel heavy and sore, even a little in my
>fingers..sometimes it feels like there is a slight cramp in my heart
>area....i am confused though...i have been laying here so long..and
>mostly on my left side...my laptop is positioned on my left, sitting on
>a bedside table. to type i have to raise up slightly and hold myself up
>with my left/arm shoulder...thats a lot of weight. i am confused as to
>whether my pain and discomfort which seems to peak sometimes when the
>adalat kicks in is cardiac, or muscular. im hardly having contractions
>anymore at all.my cervix gained length when the baby moved out of the
>pelvis at 26wks. i am scared to talk my doc this a.m. about this
>because i don't want to go off of the adalat only to experience
>labor...i am going home in 3wks and don't want to mess that up either.
>please help, nicole.

Nicole, It is unlikely that what you are experiencing is cardiac angina as a result of the nifedipine. This said, I cannot say never and I would certainly mention the issue to your physician... Lynn

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Lynn D. Montgomery, MD
Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Rocky Mountain Perinatal Center
Missoula, Montana

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