Okay I have tachycardia....and something weird is going on?

[dorrisgurl]

I have tachycardia and my heart usually beats from 85 to 140 depending on what I'm doing. But yesterday I had a very weird heavy feeling in the highest part of my abdomen, my heart skipped a beat, I felt like I couldn't breathe, I was terrified. My mother made me lie down and eat a piece of toast thinking it was because I hadn't eaten all day. The toast seemed to help a small bit, and the feeling mostly subsided, BUT now, ever since yesterday, well a little over 24 hours ago, my heart has been beating unusually slow, from 67 to around 77 and I don't know what could be wrong. Does anyone have any idea as to why this is happening? And is this sudden slow heart beat a good thing or a bad thing? Someone please help bc I'm freaking out and thinking that my heart is failing or something. HELPPP?

[dorrisgurl]

I think i am just going to make an appointment with a cardiologist to see what is going on. I keep having dizzy spells that are followed by severe shortness of breath and a choking feeling and all this happens as the same time as the palpitations. Im just afraid and the only thing that will ease my mind is to know for sure.

[dorrisgurl]

Thanks a lot. I really hope that you are right. I just have a huge fear of dying from a heart attack, heart failure, etc. My father, mother, and 2 sisters have never been diagnosed with heart disease, so does that mean that I too have a lesser chance of getting it? I know that my great grandmother on my mothers side had heart disease but not until she was elderly. I don't know if that matters but I try to give as much info as I can. I am just really scared. I have never seen my heart rate drop lower than 85 my whole life and most of the time lying down it would be atleast 100. And this morning it dropped all the way down to 59.

[is_something_wrong]

I have a theory on what this may be.

Your rapid heart rate is probably caused by your low blood pressure, which you are diagnosed with if I remember correctly from your previous posts. Maybe the constant anxiety increased your blood pressure through blood vessel contraction, so your blood pressure "normalized" and so did your heart rate?

Just a theory..

Try to eat regular, stay hydrated and worry less about the heart, that will probably solve a lot of the problems. But if you get further or new problems, you should of course see your doctor.