Can someone give me some insight?
I was diagnosed with pericarditis end of March. At the very beginning of the year, I got sick with pneumonia, then bronchitis, and then Influenza A. I eventually got better but my heart rate was elevated still and they couldn’t figure out why. I had a ton of blood tests, ECGs, and a Holter monitor, but everything was coming back normal so they just chalked it up to my natural heart rate rests higher than normal. I was prescribed some metropolis to keep it low and that was that. About a month later, I started taking some phentermine prescribed by my doctor (he felt safe giving it to me since i was on metropolol and my heart rate had stayed low). The next morning I woke up with really bad chest pains and thought I was having a heart attack so I called 911 and ended up going into the hospital ER. They did more blood tests and ECGs but everything was still coming back normal. Eventually I ended up opting in for a CAT scan, an that’s when they found the fluid around my heart. It was such a small amount that it wasn’t able to be picked up on the ECGs. I’m now taking colchicine, metropolol, and omeprazole. I’ve been on it now a month and a half and haven’t had any more chest pain since the day I went to the ER. But this morning I woke up at 3 am with them again. I’ve been super on top of taking my medication because obviously I want this gone. I obviously know what it is now so I didn’t freak out but I haven’t been able to fall back asleep. I’ve messaged my doctor but it can take up to 4 days for a response so I thought I’d ask here, too. Is this normal to experience while being on medication?