Symptoms related?

Posted By karen on June 14, 1999 at 13:54:32
Hi~ I'm a 28 year-old female who exercises daily.  I was diagnosed this year with bradycardia, which the doctor is unsure if it's caused by fitness or whether it's sick sinus syndrome.  He put me on 400mg Theophyline/day to try and raise my rate, as it does cause dizziness and fatigue.  My normal resting rate is in the low 40's, and sleeping it drops into the low 30's. I do wake up every morning with a raging headache, which a sleep doc told me is from lack of blood flow to the brain.. Increasing salt intake has helped manage the dizziness.  A stress test, echo and holtor monitor all came back ok, although on the stress test my rate dropped from the 160's back into the 50's within about 50 seconds.
Lately, for about a month now, I've been experiencing daily headaches, along with increased fatigue and lightheadedness.  I feel like when I move my eyes or head it takes a second to focus, which generally leaves me feeling sort of woozy and sometimes nauseous.  Also, I got a pretty bad nosebleed about a month ago which is recurring daily when I blow my nose (usually in the morning).  The fatigue is the worst part - working out has become nearly impossible since I don't feel the energy to get my legs going let alone sustain them long enough to get my heart rate up.  The doctor does not want to pursue a pacemaker since I am so young.
My question is - if the bradycardia is indeed sick sinus, how long would it take to get worse and are these the kind of symptoms I'd be seeing?  Thanks.










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