heart problems, tachycardia , help ?

[elena299]

Hello ! I'm 20 years old . 2 years ago I had rapid heart beat , chest discomfort and shortness of breath . I went to the doctor . Did an EGG seem like tachycardia ( the doctor didn't say anything but I do study medicine(2 year) and i compare it in one of egg i have in my books )  and he gave me atenolol . I took them for a period and was ok . Now I've had the same . I feel chest discomfort but it starts usually at nigh  at 8 or night , it irritates me makes me nervous . I feel chest discomfort, even when I  move the shoulders or cough or sneeze  . I went to the doctor again he did me an echocardia this time And said he didn't see anything wrong, did an  egg too and  also went well . He said when i didn't feel well to take atenolol once in a time . But I'm still having problems and I'm scared smth bad is with my heart . Now is it really smth wrong ? Help ?

[elena299]

I have a stethoscope and I've listened my heart with it and the heart heard normal but a bit fast.
My blood pressure is usually 120/130 - 90 .
The doctor insists its from anxiety cause he didn't see anything in echocardiography. He said not to eat to much and to eat regularly. I didn't know if its BC of my stomach position that over eating affect the diagram and pressure the heart or cause the heart can't take that much energy that the food can give .
maybe its just stress and i over react.

[Jerry_NJ]

What is your resting heart rate, I mean a HR you measure at home when fully at rest.  If it is over 100 your are by definition in tachycardia.  Don't over react at 100, I believe many people have a high-end HR.  A HR in the 70s or even 60s would be great.  

Is the heart beat regular, or does it seem to have extra or missing beats? Best to be looking at a watch with a second display.  If you can't find your pulse you may want to consider buying an inexpensive stethoscope such as sold at Walmart so you can give your heart a good 'listen" for better understanding.

If you detect (don't over react to any single or occasional beat) irregularity discuss wearing a heart monitor for 24 hours or longer.  

What is your blood pressure - a measurement out of the doctor's office is good here too.  The stress of being in a doctor office causes some of us to have tachycardia and high blood pressure just at that time.

Keep us posted on what you learn.