And it gives me a irregylar heart beat as if my heart stops than starts again. There is a small but potential risk to your heart to have continued fast heart rate and it is obviously elevating your blood pressure as well. The long term effects of high blood pressure include stroke, heart attack and kidney failure. For all of these reasons I would stop taking this drug. I hope you find this information useful.
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