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Unexplained Tachycardia - Help!
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I can sympathize with your frustration. I’m 70 going through a return of Afib after surgery 14.5 years ago. It happened overnight and like a light switch all my heart rate data went up 20-30 beats per minute. I experience the tired/fatigue you mentioned along with increased heart rate just getting up. Sitting in a recliner with a favorite pup in my lap and my HR is 119 while I am typing this. I have my first appointment with a cardiologist since 2011. Per the 24 hr monitor I’m back in 100%. I do also have Tachycardia episodes. Extremely high peaks when I’m working outside, 179 being the highest. I bought an KardiaMobile 6L to take my own EKG’s. Open to any questions you may have.
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Thank you for the reply. I’m so very frustrated with this whole process. The thing I just can’t quite figure out is why the elevated heart rate thing started happening AFTER the “successful” ablation. Sure, my heart doesn’t go up to 230 bpm for three hours, but 120-140 bpm all day every day is almost worse. What do you do with your EKGs? Does your doctor read them? Every time I get one recently, it comes back as “normal. Then I leave the clinic and not 5 minutes later it will start up again.
I hope your upcoming appointment with your cardiologist goes well and you can find someone you trust to do the best thing for you and give you some relief. Seems like they are far and few between these days.