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Originally posted by Tracy9:
OH and it's lowest is in the 80's. [/QB]

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ditto
 

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Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
 
Yes, makes me feel weak too. I'm getting calmer when it happens now and just try to wait it out.

I am not sure that a med would help if I am having episodes that are once or twice a week? What would the med do to my HR at its normal 58 BPM ?
 

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Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
 
Yikes, 58!? WEll, a beta blocker would not be good then!

Have you been treated for babesia yet?
 

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Posted by TerryK (Member # 8552) on :
 
Mine used to regularly be 135+ while sitting at my desk at work That was the beginning and it went up as I got sicker. The higest it ever got was 225 and I was thinking of going to the hospital at that point. I take beta blockers. As I sit here it's 92.

I do develop new allergies constantly if I eat one thing too much. This will bring my pulse up considerably even with beta blockers. I don't know your history but you might want to check for food allergies at some point.

Terry
 

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Posted by Kreynolds (Member # 15117) on :
 
My pulse was way over 125....

I have it constant....

I am on coreg and it has worked brilliantly. My pulse is now under 95!
 

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Posted by Stefan (Member # 19150) on :
 
My quick fix for tachycardia - worth a try!

Vitamin C (like 2 gramms)together with cold water
It absorbs endotoxins from the stomach and furthermore what is even more important - Vit C regulates the stress hormones like adrenalin, dheas and so on down quickly!
Maybee that is why the tachycardia ressolves quickly.
Nearly instant relief in 15 minutes.

Also Glucose works sometimes

[ 03-16-2009, 10:25 AM: Message edited by: Stefan ]
 

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Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
 
Thanks guys, why don't you others with Tachy chime in!

Terry, interesting about the food allergies as I have associated many of my events with having just finished eating something!

Lymetoo, I thought that a beta blocker wouldn't be beneficial to me with a normal resting rate of 58. I could bottom out no?

Stefan, I will try the Vitamin C next time, sadly, I know there will be a next time

Tracy, I'd say that you def. have tachycardia, do you feel odd with a HR in the 100's...it is not very comfortable.

Feelfit
 

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Posted by cactus (Member # 7347) on :
 
Mine is usually intermittent - sometimes acting up more than others.

Right now it is happening many times each day.

I have POTS - so it is definitely more pronounced when going from lying or sitting to a standing position.

Or if I have to bend over, that seems to bring it on as well.

I notice that when I'm symptomatic, it is more constant.

Have just been diagnosed with Addison's Disease - and apparently there is a connection to the tachycardia there as well.

Not that you want to add another piece to the puzzle, but if it continues it could be something to check into.

Addison's can be caused by chronic infection, so I'd imagine we are all at risk.

Are you experiencing a drop in blood pressure along with the tachy?
 

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Posted by JaimieB (Member # 19076) on :
 
Mine happens often like 7-10 times a week. My hr goes up to 140+ just while sitting down. Usually, I get so dizzy with this, I have to sit down before I fall out. Usually, it takes me down to me knees.

Not fun!
 

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Posted by feelfit (Member # 12770) on :
 
No Cactus, no drop in BP...what would that indicate?

I have not had Babesia teatment yet.

Wow Jamie no wonder it brings you to your knees!
 

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Posted by cactus (Member # 7347) on :
 
A drop in blood pressure while experiencing tachycardia - could indicate NMH (neurally mediated hypotension - think I got that right).

It's a type of dysautonomia.

The drop in blood pressure seems to make it more likely that one will pass out - in my own experience only.

Babesia treatment should be helpful.
 

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Posted by TerryK (Member # 8552) on :
 
Feelfit, if you notice it particularly after eating, keep a record of what you eat that causes your hr to increase and see if it always increases with that particular food.

Interesting about the vitamin C. Vitamin C is a natural antihistamine and very helpful for allergies.

So many of us have the dysautonomia. It could be that too.

Hope your doctor can help you figure it out.

Terry
 

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Posted by Dawnee (Member # 15089) on :
 
Yep. Mine has gone up to 165 just from standing up making toast. Went to ER.. they drug tested me, waited for it to go down and sent me home.
I was put on a beta blocker by my PCP..who said I had "sustained tachycardia" but it didn't help. This was 4 years before I found out I had Lyme.

I still have it from time to time.. but NOTHING like I use to have it. A year almost of abx treatment and it's 90% better. Thank God and my LLMD
 

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Posted by astriapage (Member # 17120) on :
 
As most of you know I have had heart surgery to replace my mitral valve that was destroyed.

Before this my heart rate was at a constant high-165 or so. All of the time,even at resting. Sometimes it was even in the 200's.

Now it is still a constant 120. I have asked my cardiologist to put me on a beta blocker, but he adamantly refuses to do this now.

Before the surgery I was on metroporol, and it seemed to help.

It is something that really bothers me, but I have "almost" gotten used to it.

I have been this way for so many years, I don't know how it would feel now to be different.

To show off to family and friends, ha ha, I like to do the blood pressure machine in the stores.

My blood pressure is always really low, 80/20, and then my heart rate is 120?

After my surgery it went down to 90 for a couple of weeks, but that was only temporary?
 

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