Drugs that cause vasodilation like hydralazine, will cause a compensatory increase in heart rate.
This includes calcium channel blockers like Procardia. I tried
Procardia years ago and it made my heart race too.
Nitrates will do it as well.
So will alcohol in some people.
This effect is not the drug working on the heart directly, it is the body trying to keep blood flow going in the arteries that are
suddenly dilated.
It has been thought that TCAs like Elavil were working centrally to moderate pain in diabetic neuropathies. This new paper is showing that it works in the periphery to help the nerves as well. That is the new information.
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