countrygirl
24-10-10, 20:32
I had prev posted about near fainting and fast heartbeat and ectopics. AFter by my near fainting do on tuesday I had had very bad ectopics every since - not being able to sleep because the thump in my chest every 5-6 beats kept me awake. Dr took bloods on thursday for thryoid potasiium.
Yesterday evening again about 10 mins after I had eaten a big meal I was sitting quite happily with husband when I suddenly got the same horrible feeling in centre of chest - it feels as if either my heart is racing uncontrollably or its fluttering wildy and I go very very faint then my heart seems to sort itself after about 10-15 sconds and I have a very pounding very fast 145bpm heartrate which slowly reduces over a few hours with loads of ectopics.
My husband panicked and rang an ambulance and I got taken to casualty. thankfully I eventually got an english a and e consultant who was great.
He had been monitering my heartrate the two hours I waited to see him! and he said there was nothing dangerous on it just loads of ectopics and it was fast but not dangerously so.
After hearing about the attacks he said he thinks it either that I am getting a very fast haertbeat for about 10 secs that make me go faint and then it slows!!! to about 150bpm which is when I feel it has sorted itself or I am getting a run of ectopics without any normal beats for the 10-15 secs which again would make me feel faint and then the fast heartrate. He didn't think it was a flutter problem as there was no trace of it on my ecgs.
He said he didn't think I was in imminent danger and showed me a couple of things to do like taking a deep breath and coughing and pressing on one neck artery - he said I need to see a cardiologist and have tests - he doubted a 24hr ecg would pick the sudden attacks up unless I had one that day and I need echo etc so have appt with my GP on Tues to arrange all this.
I am finding it impossible to sleep becasue every 5-6 beats is an ectopic which gives me a huge thump in my chest and shoots up to my head and if I am drifitng off to sleep bang I am awake again - if I take a diazepam I sleep but can't do this indefinitely.
I am terrified of being alone in case it happens again or being out and about again what if it happen again. I was so enjoying life in the social sense- moved to new area year ago and made new freidns and have been going out with them without my husband which was brave of me and now I am back to terrified again.:weep:
Yesterday evening again about 10 mins after I had eaten a big meal I was sitting quite happily with husband when I suddenly got the same horrible feeling in centre of chest - it feels as if either my heart is racing uncontrollably or its fluttering wildy and I go very very faint then my heart seems to sort itself after about 10-15 sconds and I have a very pounding very fast 145bpm heartrate which slowly reduces over a few hours with loads of ectopics.
My husband panicked and rang an ambulance and I got taken to casualty. thankfully I eventually got an english a and e consultant who was great.
He had been monitering my heartrate the two hours I waited to see him! and he said there was nothing dangerous on it just loads of ectopics and it was fast but not dangerously so.
After hearing about the attacks he said he thinks it either that I am getting a very fast haertbeat for about 10 secs that make me go faint and then it slows!!! to about 150bpm which is when I feel it has sorted itself or I am getting a run of ectopics without any normal beats for the 10-15 secs which again would make me feel faint and then the fast heartrate. He didn't think it was a flutter problem as there was no trace of it on my ecgs.
He said he didn't think I was in imminent danger and showed me a couple of things to do like taking a deep breath and coughing and pressing on one neck artery - he said I need to see a cardiologist and have tests - he doubted a 24hr ecg would pick the sudden attacks up unless I had one that day and I need echo etc so have appt with my GP on Tues to arrange all this.
I am finding it impossible to sleep becasue every 5-6 beats is an ectopic which gives me a huge thump in my chest and shoots up to my head and if I am drifitng off to sleep bang I am awake again - if I take a diazepam I sleep but can't do this indefinitely.
I am terrified of being alone in case it happens again or being out and about again what if it happen again. I was so enjoying life in the social sense- moved to new area year ago and made new freidns and have been going out with them without my husband which was brave of me and now I am back to terrified again.:weep: