I'm a 29 year old male who had 5-way arterial bypass 6 months ago.Both radial arteries and both IMA's were used. I had no symptoms, strong family history with a total cholesterol of 505.
My medications are: Low Dose Aspirin,Plavix,Lipitor (40mg),Zetia
My cholesterol is now 190, LDL 119.I exercise at least 3 times a week for 30 minutes.While exercising I keep my pulse between 135 and 165, no pain.
About 8 weeks ago I began having episodes that are hard to describe.An odd feeling comes over me, usually while at rest, that feels like I may pass out.No dizziness or blurred vision, but something just doesn't feel "right".There's no pain with this.I've found my pulse to be both fast (90) and slow (55) with normal blood pressure (118/80) during these episodes.I've had these while laying down, standing, and sitting.I panic when this happens and I get the feeling of "doom".The only thing that seems to make things better is taking a walk or even excercise.I've never had an episode while being active.The frequency of these may be a few a week or several weeks without one.
My cardiologist doesn't seem concerned calling it vasovagal episodes.Not to worry unless I actually started passing out.
I thought maybe caffeine or sugar was causing this since I can usually relate an episode back to me having something sweet or more cokes than usual, but I can't prove that yet. My ordinary diet is mostly fruit, vegetables, and fish. As far as I know I'm not diabetic.
Got any ideas what may be causing this?
Thanks