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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 01:20 PM
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Well, my heart rate has spiked again today...
Edited on Wed May-07-08 01:26 PM by jasonc
lately, it has been going up due to activity, and then staying up for long periods.

I cant say what activity made it go up for fear of getting this thread locked...;)

but I can say it was hours ago and it still has not dropped. I took my meds and am relaxing and if it doesn't go down in a bit, I am going to the doctor.

My Fiance is scared and worried and I am not particularly happy about this either.

At last conversation with the doc, they had considered implanting a pacemaker to stabilize my heart rate. Since nothing else seems to be working, not even meds anymore.
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 01:25 PM
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1. tachycardia is no joke. If it doesn't go down, go to the ER.
Seriously, if you wait too long, you can suffer a heart attack or heart failure.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 01:26 PM
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2. Oh man I am sorry to hear that
But on the other hand...I sooo want to make a tasteless cialis joke here...but I'll refrain..:evilgrin:
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:12 PM
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23. one problem though...
Cialis fixes a problem I don't have...

:evilgrin:
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 01:29 PM
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3. Go to the doc NOW. Please!
Go!
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Sock Puppet Donating Member (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 01:30 PM
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4. go to the doctor
That's not good.

And I don't mean to be a jerk, but maybe you should avoid the behaviour that's raising your heart rate until you can figure out how to keep it steady.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:31 PM
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13. Honestly
it wasnt a problem until my Fiance got back from school...;)

All kidding aside, I fear you may be right... :(
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Midlodemocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 01:31 PM
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5. Have you tried the valSalva Maneuver?
Has your doctor mentioned that to you? If you have SPT, it WILL work.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 01:45 PM
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6. I just talked to the doctor...
he is going to meet me at the ER.

Later DU!
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 01:47 PM
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7. Good luck....keep us posted.
:hi:
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grasswire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 04:53 PM
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8. deep breathing helps
Seriously. I have a lot of experience self-regulating tachycardia. Taking half a dozen slow deep breaths can help. Also, as Midlo mentioned, the Valsalva's Maneuver is recommended. That means you take a deep breath, hold it, and bear down as long as you can hold the breath. Last resort at home: submerge face in a bowl of ice water and hold it as long as you can.

But getting your doctor's opinion comes first.

Things that exacerbate tachycardia:

caffeine
lack of sleep, fatigue
potassium deficiency
dehydration...
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:25 PM
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9. I am back and appear to be ok.
They hooked me up to a heart monitor, took an EKG, a Chest Xray, and took blood.

once again, nothing appears to be wrong with me.

I have a completely unexplainable tachycardia...Frustrating as hell.

My hear rate is back down, as is my BP and I appear to be normal.

Even my EKG showed a perfectly normal rhythm.

My fiance was there the whole time holding my hand. The most frustrating part of all this for me is that it upsets her so much. I want it to not happen, or to be figured out and taken care of so it doesn't happen anymore just to alleviate her fears.

Thanks for the kind words, all of you, even the people that don't like me so much.
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:28 PM
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10. My step mother had something similar...
she gave up all artificial sweeteners and it slowed down her racing pulse. Just thought I'd pass that along.

I'm so glad your're ok!! :hug:
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:30 PM
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11. Thanks
I think it may be time to consider those kinds of things...
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:31 PM
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12. Glad your ok
I guess its the stress of thinking about driving on roads with toll booths....


so you might never come to NJ.....


:hug:


really

I am glad your OK.....


maybe you should go for bio feedback or something

I get weird HB's once in a while
and I close my eyes and just breath in rhythm and see my heart beat that way to..

kind of a suggestion to it, reminding it to even out
I do this when I have panic attacks to..

It works for me
I AM NOT saying it will work for you....

just an idea

lost


:hi:
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:32 PM
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14. Thanks
I appreciate your ideas and concern.
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TZ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:33 PM
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15. Glad you are okay
If you drink caffeine..you might want to give it up....
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:36 PM
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17. I gave it up a long time ago...
No more jack and cokes for me...Now, I drink the liquor straight!!!!


Thanks for your kindness. I hope you are feeling better as well.
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nytemare Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:35 PM
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16. Glad you are ok
and that you got checked out.


Hope the docs are able to put a finger on it.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:37 PM
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18. Thank you.
I hope they can figure it out too.
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Cabcere Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:42 PM
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19. That's really scary, jasonc...glad you're OK now
:hug: Still, I hope they can figure out what's triggering it and get it all sorted out so you and your fiancee can focus on more important things. :pals:
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:13 PM
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24. Thank you
I appreciate your kindness.

I hope they get it sorted out as well, I don't want to go without for too long...;)
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malta blue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 06:46 PM
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20. Jasonc...
I am so glad you are okay :pals:

I am sure it is frustrating to get to the ER only to find that everything is "normal" when you were feeling so off. I hope they continue to monitor you and determine what it is that is causing it.
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:14 PM
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26. Thank you.
It is very frustrating. My heart rate was high when I got there, but it came down on its own, and was perfectly normal when I left. Everything else was normal...

:mad:
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End Of The Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:04 PM
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21. Please ask your doc
if he thinks a beta blocker would help (e.g. Atenolol).

I don't know your particulars, and I don't even play a doctor on TV. But I had high heart rate (with high BP), and a beta blocker took care of both. And man, this is one of the cheapest drugs in the world (less than 10 bucks per month), it's been on the market forever (read: safe). So it's worth asking about!
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:10 PM
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22. Right now I take...
Lisinopril, and it seems to be doing a good job, but today my heart rate did not want to come down.
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:15 PM
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27. Hmmm....
what about beta blockers?

tried them?
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:20 PM
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28. No
Lisinopril is the only medicine I have tried.
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:30 PM
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30. Just wondered
its an ACE inhibitor

beta blockers might slow heart rate more

don't want to get into giving medical advice without a license to practice medicine though
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:14 PM
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25. Have you had
dig on board? or any meds like that?

Are you tachy like how high?

pacemaker might be the only answer if it is a problem,

good luck

:hi:
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:21 PM
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29. what is dig on board?
I was diagnosed with a sinus tachycardia, however today the EKG was perfectly normal, no abnormalities at all.

I hope I do not need to go the route of a pacemaker. But I will if I have to.

Thanks!
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SPKrazy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:32 PM
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32. was thinking
digitalis

sounds like there are some options that hopefully lie between you and a pacemaker, but I had a good friend who's resting pulse was 38 and they put a pacemaker in him and he has felt good ever since whereas he felt tired all the time before, of course he wasn't an olympic athlete either with that resting pulse rate.
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:32 PM
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31. Take care, jasonc.
Hope you are better soon.

:hug:
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Pierre.Suave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-07-08 07:35 PM
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33. Thank you.
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