Nutrition Health Chat: Tuesday, Dec. 8th, 5-6 PM Eastern. Learn how vitamins, minerals, and phytonutrients affect your health. Free live Q&A. Join us!
Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Heart Disease (Expert Forum)
dramatic change in irregular beats
This forum is for questions and support regarding heart issues such as: Angina, Angioplasty, Arrhythmia, Bypass Surgery, Cardiomyopathy, Coronary Artery Disease, Defibrillator, Heart Attack, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Mitral Valve Prolapse, Pacemaker, PAD, Stenosis, Stress Tests.
dramatic change in irregular beats
by Jef__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Jeff on October 22, 1998 at 13:01:28:
I am 27 years old and was diagnosed with MVP three years ago after fainting from an irregular heartbeat. I was placed on 25 mg/day of the beta blocker atenolol, which stopped the fainting, but I still had the occasional irregular heartbeats (about one noticeable episode per day).
Two days ago, I began noticing the irregular beats (manifesting themselves as a short flutter in the chest then a "BOOM" beat) were occurring every 10 minutes on average. Could the atenolol be losing its effectiveness and should I up the dosage to 50 mg? Could the MVP have suddenly gotten worse like it did?
While writing this, I've had two irregular beat episodes. I've read all the literature about these flutters being harmless, but for them to pick up in frequency that dramatically is startling and, by all indications, not common.
Basically, I need some advice as to what I should do.
I am 27 years old and was diagnosed with MVP three years ago after fainting from an irregular heartbeat. I was placed on 25 mg/day of the beta blocker atenolol, which stopped the fainting, but I still had the occasional irregular heartbeats (about one noticeable episode per day).
Two days ago, I began noticing the irregular beats (manifesting themselves as a short flutter in the chest then a "BOOM" beat) were occurring every 10 minutes on average. Could the atenolol be losing its effectiveness and should I up the dosage to 50 mg? Could the MVP have suddenly gotten worse like it did?
While writing this, I've had two irregular beat episodes. I've read all the literature about these flutters being harmless, but for them to pick up in frequency that dramatically is startling and, by all indications, not common.
Basically, I need some advice as to what I should do.
