Fast Heart rate after exercise. Tachycardia??

[gb36]

So after some palpitations a few months back, a 24 holter monitor found 9 NSVT's.  I was put on beta blocker and had visit with an EP doctor.  Did the stress echo, nuclear stress, echo.. all normal.  He wasn't quite sure if these were benign episodes and my cardiologist suggested getting a second opinion which I'm waiting for.  In the meantime, I've been taking the medicine and only feel the skip beats now and then.  

Yesterday i was playing tennis for several hours.  Towards the end of playing I began to feel light headed and went home to relax.  I took a blood pressure reading.. which was normal.. but my heart rate was 105.  This is over a half hour after finishing playing tennis.  My heart rate has been usually 70 bpm while on the beta blocker so was surprised it was still high at rest.  It stayed high for another hour or so.  I took the beta blocker and it did start to go down to 85 bpm.

My question was this a Tachycardia epidsode?  Shouldn't my heart rate come down much quicker after exercise?  I'm a bit worried to exercise again thinking about this.

[Jerry_NJ]

By "definition" a HR over 100 bpm at rest is tachycardia.  Of course the higher the worse, so a HR of 200+ bpm is a reason to go to ER, one of 100 normally isn't.

I believe one's HR should drop back to their normal resting rate in a few minutes, perhaps 10 or 15, perhaps more if the HR was real high from an extreme workout.  Still, there are many contributors to our HR, including emotions.  

From what I read I think you are on the right track. Follow up with your doctor(s) and follow their advice.