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 Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 7:39 pm |
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I had a strange episode the other day that prompted me to go to the ER. I
was typing an email when out of the blue, I felt a vein on the left side of
my neck start to pound, like I was doing a work out.
Then I checked my blood pressure with my digital bp monitor, which showed my
pulse at 145 and bp at 165/100. Normally my heart rate is 80 and my bp is
105/70, so I went to the ER. They said I had a sinus tachycardia, did some
blood work and gave me a beta blocker. Everything checked out ok and I went
home. This has happend twice now.
Today I had a treadmill test and my cardiologist ramped the treadmill up to
top speed on incline, and my heart rate was 189 then he slowed it down. He
said that I didn't have any strange rhythms and I had good stamina.
Although, I felt dizzy. He DID say that it was taking an awful long time for
my heart rate to come back down (it took a good 20 minutes to get below
100). Why?
Before I did the treadmill test, my heart rate jumped from 80 to 115 just by
looking at the treadmill. He suggested I had some hormonal problems and told
me to take 25mg beta blocker.
I do have high DHEA, low testosterone, low thyroid, low cortisol, etc. and
I'm going to see a new endocrinologist at the mayo clinic next month. I've
had a CAT scan of my adrenals that was ok.
Certainly, without thinking about anything in particular, just anything
startling can send my heart rate up into the 110's. Its not a panic per se,
rather my heart rate just jumps up before I even have time to think! Its
totally automatic.
Does this sound like something familiar? My cardiologist said the beta
blocker should help until the endo has checked me out. I'm not an axious
person btw, but I'd agree something is wrong with my hormones. What could
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