Hi i am new to this and posted a long message on health anxiety and had a lovely message back and also advised to post here-i think. Will try and keep it shortish.
Palps started about 10 months ago in pregnancy had a 24hr tape just showed sinus rhythm and occasional ectopics. Had a horrible pregnancy and birth and palps got worse. Had another tape which said:
"underlying rhythm is sinus interpersed with occasionla pvc and ectopic beats of supraventricular origin. some periods of tachycardia and ventricular bigeminy but none sustained. the symptom of palpitation was noted intermittently on occassions associated with sinus rhytm and also occassions where isolated ectopic activity was present"
My heart onnly feels like this now after exertion. Walking up a steep hill. And heart rate is about 160 and when it starts to slow after about a min i can feel the sensation in my chest/throat and also in my pulse. stop stop start type feeling.
my questions
1. is this report ok and why does it happen after exertion only? Have read this is really bad. When saw the consultant it was happening more often so didnt relate it to exercise.
2. is 160 heart rate whilst walking to fast? could this be causing it?
3. Should i ask for further tests?
4. Gp said its ok because consultant said it was. But he didnt know it was exercise related. Does this make any difference as it still picked up rhytms on the monitor.
it has always been put down to anxiety from pregnancy and traumatic time after and having cbt which has helped with some parts but not this as it is real everday. If i didnt have to walk my daughter to school up a steel hill i would never exercise again!
Thanks for any replies i may get
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