As my ID indicates, I am at wits end with researching my Husband's condition. I pray that a fresh pair of eyes sees this post and can offer us some insight.
Background:
My Husband, African-American, 28, was admitted to the hospital in March 2007 for the first time with Heart flutters and Chest pain. He had many tests: EP study, EKGAtrioventricular block, ekg tracings
Ecgs, Exercise stress test, many chest x-rays, 2 Stress Echo test. halter monitor, CT scan, Everything "normal" Diagnosis: Anxiety/ High blood pressure/ Hyperthyroidsm Treatment: metoprolol 25 mg twice a day, Norvasc "amlodipine" 10mg daily, Tapozole 15mg daily .
Symptoms:
He sporadically has "episodes" where he gets VERY dizzy, has chest pain daily (described as "squeezing/stabbing pains"), varying pulse, Heart palpitations/Flutters, extreme shortness of breath, left arm pain (not always), nausea, irritable, restlessness
NOTE: This does not seem to be stress related. Also, this happens when sitting, standing and lying down.
This illness has brought us to the Emergency Room numerous amount of times (atleast 30 times in the past 3 years) in fear of something is wrong at the time. Again no answers, we have gotten answers such as Anxiety, Angina, Maybe Arrhythmias (but didn't catch it on the monitor) and even none at all just to follow up with his doctor.
Also, he has been to 3 different Cardiologist in the past year all indicating that it's not his heart. Although, his current cardiologist suggest maybe it's the side effects of the medication he's been taking Metoprolol. Starting to give up on answers but it's an every day thing. We cant even enjoy our lives outside of this, and with a baby on the way we need something to help his condition. Does anyone else have any of these problems and don't know why? Please anything will help.