Heart palpitations

[Lecah]

I would first like to Thank the Doctors and staff for this forum. It is extremely helpful to many! Quick background,I have a defibrillator since the age of 20, I went into Torsades and at the time the Dr.s could not figure out why but I believe it was due to drug interaction of Seldane and Erythromiacin.I have had no problems with my heart since until this year at the age of 34. I suffer from palpitations (benign)and bigeminy seems to be my normal rhythm and PTSD. The anxiety varies from day to day. I notice when I have nightmares,I wake with my heart racing and I will sometimes notice 5-6 beats in a row until I calm down my heart will either go back to bigeminy or a normal heart rhythm. I have been having bad dreams for the past few months every other night it seems and twice a night(and am in therapy by the way), but I want to know will the constant rush of adrenaline from anxiety and the bad dreams cause a problem with the heart rhythm? I had an episode of AV Node rentry in April of this year and got 5 shocks from the defib (ventleads not atrial) and had an ablation a month after to fix the foci where the AV node rentry occured plus other foci to cure palpitations. I read that AV node re entry can occur in normal people at any time and are found in anxious people. My Dr. said the latter is false but for an anxious person it still worries me and I wonder will the 5-6 beats or racing heart in general I get when I am anxious turn into tachycardia or that it is bad on my heart because it is occuring so often. Thank you for your answer and all you do.

[tickertock]

Lecah thanks for the response, alot of advances have been made in electrophysiology and also in understanding the side effects of most drugs in the even the last 10-15 years. Best wishes to you.Its good to know you don't have genetic or true long qt syndrome, thats in itself is good news.


Abbeybaby , I sure hope the PVCs give you a break soon , don't know really what else to say but hang in there, it can be one hell of ride at times and very trying on mind and body.Take care.Talk with you soon.

[Abeybaby]

Are you saying that seldane and eurothrymican (sp) can cause heart arrythmias???? I use dto take tons of seldane for allergies ??

[madgeOwens]

DId you have a holter monitor done yet?
Pvc's in some people are asymptomatic, in others like myself they are horrible with all the symptoms.  If I were you and the med is not working I would get appointment to see about further tests and a diff betablocker. I hope you feel better. Bless

[madgeOwens]

I posted to wrong name sorry!

[Lecah]

I read after they took Seldane off the market that it could cause abnormal heart rhythms in some people if taken with certain antibiotics. I believe it was pulled off the market a year after my reaction. Since then I barely take medicine and especially new drugs. I take things that have been around for 10+ years.
Tickertock, I've read your replies to others and your words are very comforting. Thank you for your best wishes.
Madge, I have had a holter monitor about a year ago and I do not remember the results besides a lot of PVC's. I can't recall the number but I did not worry about it. I just need to work on my anxiety, I believe that is half the battle for me and to be honest I am afraid to try another beta blocker since some cause more PVC's if you take them. My Dr. told me another beta blocker I could try but I forgot what it was becaue I dismiss the notion of taking something else. I am just too leary of drugs!!

[madgeOwens]

Hi again. I too am extremely leary of drugs! I told them at cardiology that I thought the metroprolo made the pvc"s worse and they said no it wouldnt. It so you don't know who is right. I think if you have symptoms then you should follow up on it. If you are asymptomatic, well then you don't have to worry about anything(just kidding) thats what they all tell us....concentrate on the anxiety.its my understanding that inderal is also used for anxiety.  I was put on 80 mg time release indral, and I am  really worried, but its worth a shot at it to get relief. I hope you feel better soon.