Why does your heart beat so fast when you take Trazodone?

Trazodone after taking a fast heartbeat, may be an adverse drug reaction, or itself combined with cardiac pathology, need to promptly seek medical attention.
Trazodone belongs to the antidepressant, after the use of drugs may produce multi-system organ adverse reactions, including the cardiovascular system. Because of its anticholinergic and blocking α-receptor effect, may cause arrhythmia, or through the influence of blood pressure reflex caused by the rapid heart rate, so trazodone fast heartbeat after taking the drug may be a side effect of the drug. However, it cannot be ruled out that the patient himself has a combination of cardiac lesions that produce paroxysmal fast heartbeat symptoms.
In addition, Trazodone is not recommended for use in the early stages of recovery from myocardial infarction, and should be used with caution in patients with all types of heart disease. Trazodone must be used under the guidance of a physician, if you take the drug after the rapid heartbeat and other discomforts need to stop the drug in time to seek medical attention.