Shaking and sinus tach

[patjd]

For the last 3 months I have been having tremors, which I have never had before.  Over the last month I started having sinus tachycardia.  It wakes me from sleep about 140 bpm, with blood pressure around 160/98.  It also happens during the day, sometimes several times.  I have been to the emergency room 3 times for this.  The doctors reassure me that this is sinus tach and I won't die from it.  I started taking beta blockers which control it most of the time. I have pulmonary stenosis and had a cardiac ablation 12 years ago to fix the SVT I have had all my life.  Up until last month my heart has been fine since the ablation.
These tremors come and go as well.  Sometimes they also wake me from sleep and it feels like my back is vibrating.  I have been tested for thyroid, but came back negative.  I am also starting to get irregular periods, shorter,  longer, absent etc.  I am starting to wonder if all these symptoms could be hormonal, or anxiety??????

[Brooke_38]

Hello...

I can relate to feeling like you're in limbo:( It could be related to a shift in hormones. Have they looked into your hormone levels? What about catecholamine levels? If this is elevated it can cause you to have tachycardia...I'm just trying to think outside the box a little.

Sometimes, it takes us, the patients, to do a little digging on our own. Come up with information and then request tests from our Dr's. It is frustrating that we pay enough into healthcare and expect our Dr's to do this for us...but that would be a perfect healthcare system and we all painfully know how fractured that system is:(

It souldn't be left up to you about "what to try next" this is their job. Your symptoms do not have a diagnosis, so it is up to your Dr to not stop until he has turned every stone in an attempt to help you.

Please keep us posted with any updates. Maybe somebody else will read your post and have further insight or a direction for you to follow. Good luck!

[patjd]

My tremors are in my arms, down to my hands and across my back.  I am 41 years old, so this could be hormone related.
The beta blockers have kept my blood pressure quite low about 102/64, which is kind of scary.  My cardiologist thinks that my heart is responding to a problem somewhere else in my body, causing the tachycardia.
I have had an mri, abdominal ct scan and lots of blood work.  Everything has come back normal, I am at a stand still right now.  I don't know what to try next!

[Brooke_38]

Hello...

Sorry to hear that you're being plagued with all these symptoms. When you say tremors, are these in your hands, legs, whole body? Your BP does seem to be quite high, are your Dr's addressing that?

OK, so they diagnose you with Sinus Tach. This is either appropriate Sinus Tach or inappropriate Sinus Tach. If it is an appropriate form of Sinus Tach, this is typically a secondary response or symptom to some underlying issue. What kinds of tests, besides Thyroid function, have they done?

In regard to your menstural cycle, what is your age? If you are premenopausal, this could very well be the root of all these symptoms...