On the other side....

[Amina516]

Im itching already. I had to finagle my bra off this AM without ripping off the monitor. i dont know how Im going to get it back on. LOL.

[FormerCallingCardRep]

It took them 8 years to figure out what was going on with my heart. I have a Printzmetals. My resting heart rate without meds is around 200, with meds is around 85. I am on Toprol and Imdur to calm the cardiac arteries

[Primer]

Back in the late '70s, I was diagnosed with premature ventricular contractions. Apparently nobody thought it was anything to worry about (besides me) as I've never bee treated in any way, but it sure does feel weird when things act up. I have noticed that excess stress does make things worse.

[AccountingDrone]

Yeah, I just have to go back sometime when I'm not having any kind of headache and get it re-checked. No biggie. Although if I continue to have a combo of migraines and BP problems, he said he would definitely recommend a low-dose BP medicine.

I occasionally take frovatriptan for migraines, but they were generally hormonal and I have not had very many post hysterectomy [which I am heartily glad of!] and take toprol, cozaar for my systolic and clonidine for my diastolic. Unfortunately, they also put me to sleep [especially the clonidine, but there is nothing else that works on my diastolic at all]

When you discuss BP meds if it comes to that ... make sure they don't dump a diuretic on you willy-nilly. Every freaking doctor I have seen about my BP tries to shove diuretics down me, and I have NO edema issues [what they do is make me pee my brains out, get dehydrated and drink more water, pee lots more and have a CPPD flare *sigh*]

[Amina516]

Back in the late '70s, I was diagnosed with premature ventricular contractions. Apparently nobody thought it was anything to worry about (besides me) as I've never bee treated in any way, but it sure does feel weird when things act up. I have noticed that excess stress does make things worse.

Its still not something I have personally ever seen treated. As long as they stay occasional, its not a huge thing to worry about. Though Im sure thats not a help to you. I know what you mean about weird feelings though..my palpitations were wha prompted me to get attention in the first place. I can only hope its something benign.

[Amina516]

So, I had my stress/ECHO today....let me just say interesting...Lol. That treadmill was HARD! I have mucho respect for those 70 - 80 yr olds that do a physical stress test. I felt like I was going to go flying off the back of the treadmill b/c of the incline. Whoo. I was all sweaty too.

The Echo part is a heart ultrasound and of course the UltraSound tech cant tell me anything even if she does see anything wrong, so I have to wait til the 22nd to see the doc and for him to tell me the results.

Im stuck between wanting the doctor to tell me nothing is wrong and the doc telling me there is something actually wrong so we actually know why I feel the way I do. I really dont want anything to be wrong with me, but I have palpitations so often and my heart rate is always high. I dont know what it could be. Maybe its just stress..

I guess the enemy you know is better than the one you dont.