Just to give an update: I went to my GP today to ask for some medication. I stayed away from them for 8 years and even now didn't want to go on them, but I just feel like I need the extra help.
She gave me an ECG and said all looked fine.
She didn't greatly doubt that my racing heart was caused by my anxiety, but she did think 180bpm was a bit high for that. So she's putting me on this medication, if in a month I feel better but I've had more tachycardia episodes she's going to refer me to a cardiologist just to be sure it isn't SVT (which is also benign, but might be easier treatable).
What medication are you on?
She put me on sertraline
The medical word for a heartbeat that is greater than 100 beats per minute is tachycardia (tak-ih-KAHR-dee-uh). Tachycardia can be brought on by a wide variety of heart rhythm abnormalities (arrhythmias). Not all cases of a rapid heartbeat warrant worry. The heart rate, for instance, often increases during exercise or in response to stress.
Hi I know this is an old post now but how are you getting on because I’ve been struggling for 7 weeks after my hr started pounding and speeding up to 194 sending me to a&e in an ambulance my life has been hell since
The slightest movement even lying in bed and my hr goes up I’d like to think it’s anxiety but it’s getting up 130 just walking to the toilet and I’m terrified. I’ve had more episides of the beating hard and getting faster to a crazy hr too.
The drs have put me on propranolol until I see a cardiologist I decided to go private as it was taking too long for the nhs referral.
I ended up going on Propranolol too. I’ve been on 80mg slow release for almost a year now and it’s been the greatest thing ever! I feel very little side effects of it and I haven’t had a racing heart in a year
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