heart palps

[cloran14]

ive ben plagued with heart issues since july and its driving me potty.had first experience of irregular heart at dentist in june i collapsed after anaesthetic hit a nerve then my heart went crazy for a few mins in july i was noticeing fast and missed beats which came to a head during a night shift ,my heart was over 200 beats per min and felt skipped beats also called ambulance was in hosp for 3 days blood wasa little thick scannes me for clot was all normal as were ecg apart frm fast heart and discharged me wit 40 mg daily propanolol i didnt evev get to meet a dr while there and was and still am totally exhausted and havnt worked since july.my own dr is rubbish im up to 80mg propanolol now still gettin skipped beats dizzy spells and tired if i try to lower dose heart races and skips more so im tied to this horrid nitemare inducing drug i havnt drank tea coffee or alcohol since july ,miss a drink but too scared to evev go there dr says it may have been panic that brought it on but i was literally starving myself for months and wondrin did i do sum damage,dont know maybe itys aan electrical fault,ecg was normal just v fast,anyone out there can help me thanks...

[cloran14]

ive been on propanolol for the last 5 months and now take 120 mg a day to ease my fast and irregular rhythum ,i have felt severe fatigue since becomeing ill and havnt been able to return to work as an early years teacher,if im tired or too bust the skipped and irregular beats get worse ,the propanolol controls the fast rhythum but my heart still beats very hard ,i dont have to take my pulse i can feel it in my lips!i could have these skipped beats every hour or just at some points in the day depending on how much relaxation time im getting ialways feel wiped out as i did when i first got this and tight in the chest areai find it difficult to fall asleep tho xanax does help ,my life has totally changed since i got this one of my ecgs showed up atrial fib and another dr said it wasnt that im constantly dizzy and feel no one is really listening to me i have a 4 year old son and a teen and feel barely able to manage them i would cosider surgery for this thank you for your time ,

[Dr_d_turner]

Could you please send me a mail telling me exactly how often these episodes last, and how long you have been on 80g propranolol and what effects have you had from them so far?  I will need this information in order to assess your situation. Thanks.

[Jerry_NJ]

As we in the USA move to government controlled/managed health delivery I find your problems, I consider them problems, with your medical system very worrisome... that said, and to your problem:
1) I think you should wear a heart monitor recorder for at least a few days, or has that already been done
2) beta blockers can have the side effect symptoms you mention, some people can't take BB medications.  Maybe a calcium channel blocker will provide some relief
3) you must find some way to keep your resting heart rate below 100, meds help most of us with high heart rate and high blood pressure
4) BB and CCB can cause a too low BP in those who take the to lower our HR.  In my case my body adjusted to BB + CCB and my BP is near normal.
5) I suffer from trouble-mares every night, usually several. Not nightmares, just troublesome and I can't say it is due to BB and/or CCB, but I live with the sleep problem so that my HR can run below 60 during sleep and run in the 70s when up and about reading or watching TV.  My HR goes to 90 or 100 with moderate physical activity.  I no longer run for exercise : (