heart question

[testbaby25]

ok guys figured id ask here since many of you get tested often and would know more. Recently for 3 weeks or so my girl has been having a very fast heart beat. Around 120-130. SHe has been to the hospital and they did an ekg and found nothing wrong and have no clue what the problem is. Some days shell get tested and itll be around 70, the next could be around 130. I kno she has a lot of stress right now, more than i could deal with, so maybe thats in there too. But, I am worried, today again it was up at 130. She is onthe pill too, could be totally irrelevant but I have no clue. Thanks

 

[Jayy5921]

I have asthma. Most of my meds make my heartbeat go around that number. Even my resting heartbeat is about 90. I am sure she isnt in the same boat but a friend of mine had that problem and it was due to blood pressure. They put him on meds to control the blood pressure and now his heartbeat is around 65 p. min. Good luck bro. You might want to see about the blood pressure bc I do not believe that her pill would affect heartbeat to that extent.

 

[testbaby25]

bump

 

[testbaby25]

says i need to spread k out before givin to u again but thanks a lot for the response...any more would be appreciated

 

[Jayy5921]

No problem bro. I will ask around. I train with a few docs. send me a pm and I will get back to ya.

 

[DJ_UFO]

If she is stresses that could be the problem. Now somebody will say "I'm stressed too and my heart rate is normal". Well, all of us have a certain degree of Arythmia. That means our hearts don't beat perfectly coordinated like a clock. They skip beats, they slow down sometimes, but some people have some variations in this Arythmia that could be for example PVC (Premature Ventricular Contractions) or Tachicardia (sp?) that consists in the extreme high rate pulse. Most of them are benign, caused by stress, stimulants like caffeine, ephedrine, even cocoa, lack of sleep, drugs. Usually a change in lifestyle take this problem away. She has to be refered to a cardiologist and have several exams done like echocardiogram, ekg, holter, stress test. In that way, after exams, doc can determine if the problem is benign or malign.

 

[BigJoshRn]

If she is stresses that could be the problem. Now somebody will say "I'm stressed too and my heart rate is normal". Well, all of us have a certain degree of Arythmia. That means our hearts don't beat perfectly coordinated like a clock. They skip beats, they slow down sometimes, but some people have some variations in this Arythmia that could be for example PVC (Premature Ventricular Contractions) or Tachicardia (sp?) that consists in the extreme high rate pulse. Most of them are benign, caused by stress, stimulants like caffeine, ephedrine, even cocoa, lack of sleep, drugs. Usually a change in lifestyle take this problem away. She has to be refered to a cardiologist and have several exams done like echocardiogram, ekg, holter, stress test. In that way, after exams, doc can determine if the problem is benign or malign.

Good info DJ.
I would like to add that your girlfriend should:
1.) Cut out all the stimulants in her daily intake. No cokes, coffee, tea, chocolate, ephedrine, meth, crank, whatever...no additional stim. Birth control Pills don't have a stimulatory effect but can increase the risk for a stroke if the woman smokes.
2.) Start a diary. She needs to keep track of what she eats, when she eats, how much sleep, how much fluid intake, any supplements, types of stress and most importantly...how often and at what times she feels her heart race.

This information in the hands of a knowledgable physician may help to diagnose the cause of her recurrent tachycardia. However, if the only sensation that she has is that her heart is racing...ie no chest pain, fainting, shortness of breath, or dizziness...it may be left untreated.

A typical young person with asymptomatic tachycardia is at little risk for it developing into anything else and their body can handle that accelerated rate for a relativley long time...even at higher rates...150-160. So just anticipate that a doctor may tell her to kep monitoring it and come back in for regular checkups.

Hope this helps.

 

[testbaby25]

thanks a lot for all the replies guys...k to all

 

[GoldenDelicious]

2 good posts previous. id like to add, also, that what can happen is that a person will ahve a bout of benign tachycardia, and then become very anxious about it, which in turn will cause more stress and tachycardia.

many doctors in that position will probably trial some sort of anti anxiety medication (since youll know if it works in a day) before they set you up with a cardiologist

cheers

 

[small but working on it]

my mother gets anxiety(panic) attacks and she has her heartbeat shoot up pretty high. Of course she is older and she becomes winded and tired when she gets them. Sometimes there doesnt seem to be anything to be anxious about but she gets them none the less. I guess it could be this too. Just a thought . good luck.