Hello
I am 35 years old, my husband and I have been trying to get pregnant for a long time - under the supervision of an infertility treatment clinic.
For about three months I have had recurrent episodes of jumping heart rate and an episode of arrhythmia has appeared several times. I have always been a "low blood pressure" and thus my pulse was also rather low. For some time my blood pressure has jumped slightly, but it's rather to the book 120/80 (+/-), but something strange is happening with the pulse. Sitting at work, I can have a pulse of 70 and in a moment - without any stress or physical factor - it jumps to 110. Situations are also repeated at rest at night. When my pulse jumps so drastically, a lot of anxiety appears, which often makes it difficult for me to function... In addition, a pulse above 100 - especially the one at rest - causes a terrible feeling of strong "heart pounding" to such an extent that I can hear it in my ears... Twice during these "attacks" I also had a very strong panic attack (breathing problems, a feeling of pressure in the chest) then I ended up in the ER. There I got a prescription for propranolol (the weakest one) to take it ON AN AD HOC BASIS IN CASE OF ARRHYTHMIA. The ECG at one of these episodes came out "very bad", as commented the doctor in the A&E. Finally, I went to a cardiologist or even two to verify:
- I have a SMALL tricuspid regurgitation, as I heard from both doctors, it is within the normal range and I am to be checked by annual echocardiography, but they claim that this should not affect either arrhythmia or heart problems
- After the Holter I heard that yes, there were episodes of tachycardia, but not many and up to a little over 100, so there is absolutely no point in introducing beta-blockers
- I was also suggested to have tachycardia due to nerves, but my pulse does not jump due to stress! On the contrary... first my pulse jumps and the fear comes THEREFORE.... To be sure, however, I also went to therapy, which I continue.
From other results, I have TSH in the upper limit of ALEEE within the normal range - one doctor says that euthyrox is the weakest, and then after a week of use I hear from another that it's stupid and that I should stop because I'm within the normal limit... I don't have anemia, Iron ok, I take magnesium, potassium supplements.... I'm already standing on my eyelashes and trying to diagnose the cause of these "heart rate jumps" but slowly I don't have the strength anymore... I meditate, do yoga for a healthy spine, try to practice breathing techniques regularly and take herbal labofarm sedatives, but these attacks recur and I am slowly winding up with the stress that they will appear soon... (I plan to start running, because the doctor suggested that then – if I raise my pulse by exercising myself – it will be normal or even low the rest of the time)
Has anyone had a similar experience? What else can be done in such a situation? Any additional tests? .... I'm asking for help, because unfortunately the doctors I visited said that it's nothing, and what is happening prevents me from functioning normally
Thank you in advance for your answer,
Best regards.
N.