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I'm worried about my heart monitor results that show tachycardia
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i had been experiencing rapid heartbeart for over a month now. where i live in northern NH healthcare is really bad. scary bad. within the last month, i had bloodwork which showed my thyroid was overactive so meds were too high but dr only reduced meds from 150 mg to 137 no difference. he did order me to cardiology to wear a 7 day heart monitor but both him and cardiology tried to tell me it may take up to 14 days to get approval i was anxious and stressed about that on top of my racing heart. i called administration. i had the heart monitor the next day. i got the results yesterday. pcp said it showed tarchacardia and that he referred me to cardiology so i should already have a appt. ah, no. no call, no appointment. luckily my new pcp 2 1/2 hrs away just received my records so i said to heck with up here im going to him today. then this morning i saw my results on the portal. it said superventicular tarchacardia. ok officially freaked out here. friend from NH that i actually met on these boards but in the GI section as yes i have GI problems as well as hard my gallbladder removed. she said to ask to be sent to a cardiologist and demand a echo. i still dont know what this all means. im only 54 and have a adult son with autism who needs me. my husband himself has atrial fibrilation as well as a decreased heart muscle. my son requires 24 hr supervision. he cant lose us. yes i think i need a serious med to calm my nerves. on top of all this yes we are getting the heck out of here. a year with crappy healthcare is enough. we are listing our house for sale on saturday. greatful to have a awesome realtor. unfortuently we can find a place as close to the dr as i would like. where we will be willstill be about a hour away but itss better than where we are now. if anyone has any advice please do share this is all so new to me. is it truely a heart condition or is it possible to be related to my thyroid? thank you.
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curious what is considered rapid heartbeat?
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Gosh, I would explore the idea that it is your thyroid meds. I am sending you a private message.
I have had SVT along with afib and apart from the clot risk from the afib, docs told me it was not life-threatening. That may depend on the cause.
A beta blocker or calcium channel blocker can help but if the tachycardia slows, then your heartbeat will be slow. This just happened to my daughter. She had to go off the beta blocker but it was necessary to taper.
If the primary reason for this is your thyroid meds, then the beta blocker is a medicine prescribed to address the side effects of another medicine, something that happens a lot. Did your doc suggest a further decrease in the thyroid meds? What do your thyroid tests tell you?
My endocrinologist says it takes 8 weeks for a change in thyroid medication to show the effects of the change, for what its worth. Its definitely not a good plan to take a med only to deal with side effects of a different med, when that med can be adjusted.
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My family has heart and heart rhythm issues. My mother was diagnosed with SVT in her 30’s and passed at the age of 91! She was babysitting grandkids and great grandkids into her 80’s and enjoying her life. Her Cardiologist and EP kept her on the right balance of meds for her, and she also followed a healthy lifestyle. I am 68 and I have multiple heart and heart rhythm issues. I keep working on improving my health through diet, exercise, sleep, and less stress because I am raising my grandson and he relies on me for support. It took time to find the right Cardiology team for my heart issues, but now I have an awesome team at Mayo and at home to support me. My EP started me on Flecainide and Eliquis twice a day, and Metoprolol Tartrate to use if I have an AFib episode. These are the right medications for me. I feel better!! I hope you will feel better soon.
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1 ReactionThat's a great testimony and yes with the right team life can be completely normal. The key is the team I too am so thankful for the team I had that led me to Mayo and the great team I have now.
It Really depends on a lot of factors so it's more about what other symptoms you have when it's fast. Usually at rest if it over a hundred for any length of time I would consult a Doctor. Now for me I had a condition called VT which basically my heart would go into a quiver action and if you felt your puse it could be as his 200. But mine had a tendency to happen even at 120. So I would put a number as this is fast because when your working hard or exercising it can get well up in the 160s. But with me I would also get short of breath and this was because when in that quiver state now blood is flowing and it feels like your not getting any air.
Are you concerned about a higher heart beat? I know typically when a doctor sees it over 100 they will recheck it after a little time and see if it comes down. At rest I know they like it to be between 70 and 80 I'd memory serves. Does that answer your question?
Yes I too had my thyroid removed and I'm on Levothyroxine and it did take a few months to get it adjusted. But I cant say it ever affected my heart rhythm but im not a Doctor and once I got on a certain level, even tho the test me a couple times a year, it never changes.
I have not had my thyroid removed. I have nodules. My numbers have been steady for years. I take my Synthroid and coffee with milk first thing in the morning. Supposedly not the “right” way but it has been fine for me for years and years, and okay with my PCP. Any changes should be given at least 8 weeks to take effect.
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1 ReactionO usually give it a half hour until I have coffee, they say it's really only for eating but my wife likes to point out that milk in my coffee is considered a food. So I just try (not always successful) to give it a half hour
thanks but i dont have a fib so no need for eliquis. i have alot of stress unbelieveable s i will probobly drop dead before i even get to see the cardiologist. again another person who is trying me to believe im worst than i actually am.