Heart Question

[booskadoo1]

I have occasional spells of fainting with an increased heart rate that lasts all day,  My heart rate is usually at about 48.  It spikes to over 130.  I have had EKGs done, and EEG done, and an ultr sound on my heart.  The results show that my heart is fine.  It can come on randomly.  They thought maybe I had diabetes, that was not correct.  I faint no matter what I do.  It happened while I was laying down, sitting, while driving, and just walking.  I sometimes at night get woken up quickly, and my husband took my heart rate while I was asleep it dropped to 22 bpm.  I dont have high cholesterol. This all started after I had an eating disorder and reicieved the Gardasil shots.  What should I do?? Who should I see? My cardiologist says he cant find anything wrong.

[ed34]

Another test to consider is a doppler of the carotid arteries in your neck.

[Mom2four85]

also, please be very very careful about fainting until they find a cause.

I've fainted since I was 9 and didn't find out what it was until I was 42...two weeks ago I had a really bad spell, hit the side of the tiled tub and severely sprained my neck, luckily nothing was broken and no blood on the brain as they originally thought.

[Mom2four85]

also, please be very very careful about fainting until they find a cause.

I've fainted since I was 9 and didn't find out what it was until I was 42...two weeks ago I had a really bad spell, hit the side of the tiled tub and severely sprained my neck, luckily nothing was broken and no blood on the brain as they originally thought.

[Mom2four85]

Have they mentioned doing a tilt table test? any time there are fainting episodes, a TTT should be done yet many doctors don't do them

Tilt table testing can can rule out many things such as neurocardiogenic syncope, orthostatic intolerance, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome; also have they done a sleep study to see if you have sleep apnea since your HR drops that low during sleep?

here's some info you may find helpful:
http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Neurological-Disorders/Autonomic-Dysfunction-FAQ/show/181?cid=196

http://www.medhelp.org/health_pages/Neurological-Disorders/Diagnosing-Dysautonomia/show/827?cid=196

[kenkeith]

Has a hyperthroidism been ruled out...An EKG may be inconclusive if you didn't have an episode during the test.

Ken