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The only time I felt any effects from the bradycardia was when I exerted myself when it was 80 degrees or higher outside. I never fainted, but did feel lightheaded. Had a 14 day monitor and it reported that my heart rate dropped as low as 30 when I was sleeping.
As for my history. I have never had a "normal" EKG as I remember the doctor who gave me my first one asking me if I had ever been diagnosed with a heart murmur. The answer to that was no. Since then all of my doctors have said that I had an "abnormal normal" EKG. I have had PVC's for years, but I never had any of the symptoms that accompany that. I had been on Metorprolol a couple of times, but every time my blood pressure would drop so low that the doctor took me off of that med.
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Definitely sounds like they did the pacemaker too early perhaps. My hr also used to drop to the low 30s when sleeping, and sometimes at rest during the day. My Apple Watch was forever sending me alerts when it dropped below 45 for 10 minutes or more. This was mostly due to the drugs I was on. The weird thing is I’m still on those drugs and now have more added, but I haven’t had brady for a while. Anyway, my doctor said unless I was passing out, it was ok so although I did sometimes get lightheaded or dizzy, I never fainted so I just carried on.
What do you mean by not a normal ekg? Is that Bruce’s of your PVCs. What did they actually diagnose you with?