Hi, my first ever post here.
I've been a missed beat & palpatation sufferer since 2001.
Been under a cardioligist,but nothing serious was found and was discharged from seeing him in 2003.
I thought I was making some kind of recovery from these wretched episodes,but last night really scared the hell out of me.
I had been to work as normal,felt a bit tired,the usual Monday blues I thought.Later in the evening at home as I sat in the bath a my heart rate just went crazy.It was really irregular and high,now this had happened just for a moment or two in the past,but this was uncontrollable,it just would not stop! I told my wife who obviously told me to calm down and take deep breaths.But to no avail,it carried on and I spiralled in panic and fear.
I rang my Dad to come to our home and take me to hospital ASAP.
The longest car journey of my life! Even though it was only 10 mins.
Still had the symptoms walking into the hospital.
Was just so nervous and uncontrollable, that I was taken through straight away and laid on a bed and hooked up to machines and given oxygen to try and calm down a bit.
As soon a the pulse rate machine was attached they saw straight away that I had a problem.The moniter was going metal with my irregular pulse.
I just could not calm down and my pulse was making me feel like imminent death was around the corner
Well the doctor was amazing,overall this lasted nearly 4 hours was a dodgy pulse.He tried all the old tricks to reset the pulse,none worked! grr!Then had a drip put in my arm and a syringe was feeding a drug into me.
Eventually a cardiac doctor on call was sent to see me.He suggested going onto beta blockers and a referred me back to a cardioligist.
So I decide to go to the toilet,and what do you know,as soon as I get up the rate goes straight back to normal!
They were on the verge of keeping me in the hospital,but sent me home with the beta blockers,I took my first one today and have noticed a slight slowing of my pulse and yes I have taken the day off work just to try and rest and come to terms with what happened to me last night,as I say nothing that irregular has happened to me before and hopefully now I'm on medication for it I can try and get on with my life.
Scared the hell out of me though,I can tell you.