What’s going on with the rapid heartbeat after taking nitroglycerin?

After eating nitroglycerin heartbeat accelerated for nitroglycerin common adverse reactions, nitroglycerin main pharmacological effect of dilation of blood vessels, improve myocardial blood supply and oxygenation, vasodilatation can lead to low blood pressure, which in turn causes reflex tachycardia.
Nitroglycerin belongs to the nitrate class of drugs, can dilate blood vessels, improve myocardial blood distribution, increase the blood supply of ischemic areas, clinically mainly used for the relief of angina pectoris.
The main adverse effects of nitroglycerin are hypotension and secondary reflex tachycardia due to vasodilatation, and cerebral vasodilatation can also cause throbbing headache. Patients with mild symptoms usually do not need to stop the drug, patients can gradually tolerate, if the symptoms are more serious should be discontinued.
It is recommended to use the drug under the guidance of a doctor, allergy to nitrates, severe anemia and other contraindications to the use of this drug, pregnancy, lactation and other special groups of women should strictly follow the doctor’s instructions. If the adverse reaction is serious, it is recommended to consult a doctor to deal with the way, not unauthorized use of the drug.