Tachycardia

[Sputterduck]

I've been sitting here for a couple hours doing nothing and about 20 minutes ago my heart started racing. It is 108 beats per minute right now. Should I be worried? It is really uncomfortable. Thoughts?

[Marysmom]

If the episodes kept happening and occuring more frequently you might want to go to the doctor. My dh had tachycardia as a teen. He would get up to 220 bpm. Of course he's had surgery to correct for it and now he's fine.

[still_me]

I had it and it was because of dehydration. I thought I was taking in enough water, but I wasn't. I also take Cataplex G for the nervous system and that helps.

Try and take deep breaths (in for 4 counts out for 6) that helps your heart slow down. I would also drink something really cold or splash my face with cold water and that always stopped my attacks.

I had them when I was younger here and there and as I got older, they came a lot. You can pm me if you want to talk more about it. I've dealt with it for 2 years steady now.

[tata]

Hyperthyroidism can cause a racing heart. Have you had your thyroid checked?

[alejorge]

Me and my mother both have the Tachycardia. My mom had the surgery on hers to correct it but she still has it. I on the other hand never had surgery on it but I was on meds for a while but not anymore.

My heart rate would get up to 199-208 BPM it does feel horrible. I also had to wear the heart monitor for a whole month to see how many I was actualy having. Now that really succks when you are a 10th grader in highschool and in the middle of class your heart monitor starts recording and making all kinds of noise to do it. Imagine all the stares I got and the teacher yelling aty me to turn my "pager" off!

I hope that you start to feel better. Maybe you could get in to see a DR. and see what the doctor says.

[TaraBear]

I have tachycardia quite often, twice while in labor with DS. Now that I'm done nursing they want me to start on Atnenol to regulate my heart rate but I haven't had an episode since I was bf'ing so I haven't gone in to get it.

If you have any more episodes I would go in.

[Sputterduck]

I had it and it was because of dehydration. I thought I was taking in enough water, but I wasn't. I also take Cataplex G for the nervous system and that helps.

Try and take deep breaths (in for 4 counts out for 6) that helps your heart slow down. I would also drink something really cold or splash my face with cold water and that always stopped my attacks.

I had them when I was younger here and there and as I got older, they came a lot. You can pm me if you want to talk more about it. I've dealt with it for 2 years steady now.


I am on a mild diuretic, but for something else, not because it is a diuretic. So maybe that is what went wrong last night. I'll drink more and hopefully it won't come back. It felt awful.

[Sputterduck]

Hyperthyroidism can cause a racing heart. Have you had your thyroid checked?


I have a couple times in past years. My mom has hashimoto's and my grandma had thyroid tumors so I thought it would be good to test. They came back normal. Hopefully they stay that way.

[Sputterduck]

Me and my mother both have the Tachycardia. My mom had the surgery on hers to correct it but she still has it. I on the other hand never had surgery on it but I was on meds for a while but not anymore.

My heart rate would get up to 199-208 BPM it does feel horrible. I also had to wear the heart monitor for a whole month to see how many I was actualy having. Now that really succks when you are a 10th grader in highschool and in the middle of class your heart monitor starts recording and making all kinds of noise to do it. Imagine all the stares I got and the teacher yelling aty me to turn my "pager" off!

I hope that you start to feel better. Maybe you could get in to see a DR. and see what the doctor says.

Aww. What did you say to the teacher?

[alejorge]

I just looked at the teacher and told her it wasn't a pager it was a heart monitor and I had to have it record my heart whenever I felt it start racing.