Dear All,
I am 26 years, white, male, overweight. I rarely drink alcohol and rarely smoke. I have a high blood pressure (up to 100/140), when in bed it is 75/120.
Since December 2002, something happened. After smoking (approx a pack a day) and lots of coffee, one evening I felt a heart pain and my pulse run very fast (more than 150 beats in bed) and then changed to a very slow one (less than 60 beats per minute) just after seconds, when I was in bed.
Now (stopped smoking and coffee), sometimes, I continue to experience this sensation, especially when I change my position. Example: in bed my rate is 70 beats. In the moment I get up it decreases to 55-60, and then 10-20 seconds after it rushes to 90/100. I also sometimes feel palpitations, which are very unpleasant. My blood pressure also changes, even if I am in bed. Sometimes I feel pain in the chest area as well.
EKG is normal, normal results on the step test, blood tests show low level of cholesterol, normal level of thyroid gland. The holters revealed that I have a sinusal tachycardia (avg heartbeat rate for a 24 hrs of 89) and there are extrasystoles present, but that was it.
1) Please tell me what it might be? When I change position I feel like my heart will stop, my pulse changes significantly (first down then up) and I experience a periods of extrasystoles. I did not have such problems before.
2) Can tachycardia happen because I am overweight?
3) What futher tests should I do?
4) Any connection to stones in the gall bladder (I have stones)?
Thank you very much
Sincerely,
Peter