33 year old healthy female, no meds, no hospitalizations, no surgeries, family hx of coronary artery blockage, hypertension, adult diabetes controlled by diet, stroke:
2.5 weeks ago at rest, my heart suddenly was pounding in my chest, heart rate 100-110, SOB and it took a couple or more hours at the emergency room in the hospital to go down to 96 then 84bpm and my blood pressure 176/92.
I was sent home without a blood test and told it was Acute Stress Reaction. I did have stress over a few weeks and had just taken 1/4 of a 1 mg Ativan for the 3 rd time in my life.
5 days later I had vertigo episode, sweating, heart racing while driving with 3 people in the car. Thankfully I was able to stop right away and pull to the side. A couple hours later I was ok. I was also just getting over a head cold and was stuffed up, ate a lot of carbs.
A few days later I started having episodes of skipped beats, palpitations, short of breath upon exertion or talking, tired sometimes, feeling faint at times while sitting up mostly, lightheaded, dizzy spells, intermittent nausea. No chest pain, only constantly feeling like it was fluttering, skipping beats etc. I went to the hospital 2 nights ago (after over a week of this) and they took chest xray (negative), blood work (negative) and sent me home with a Holter Monitor telling me its PVC's and probably from stress or caffeine. My caffeine intake is the usual one to cups of coffee and/or tea a day. My stress was a little high for the past month and sleeping 12:30am or 1:30am till 8am.
I handed my Holter Monitor in and started having a feeling of gas in one point of my heart. The previous day with the holter on, I felt a little burning over my heart area, and a couple little squeezes. I read that SOB, Nausea, Palp's, Pain, etc. are a female warning for a heart attak. I was back at emergency and more blood work (negative), urine sample (negative), monitor (high blood pressure 144/92) respiration normal, o2 normal. etc. Doctor discharged me saying its PVC, take no caffeine and go see the doctor for anti-anxiety pills temporary period.
Waiting for Holter Monitor results (INITIAL results state 200 skipped beats in 24 hours, 8 each hour), otherwise ok:
WHAT IS THIS?
WHAT NEXT STEP SHOULD I TAKE?
SHOULD I BE CONCERNED WITH SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS?