Tachycardia instead of afib

[Sfhmgusa]

Tachycardia after a strenuous walk up a hill in cold weather this morning I thought I might trigger my paf but something has gone wrong my Kardia tells me tachycardia I am very nervous about this as I don’t know if I need to go to a and e or not my heart rate is regular at 132 and I’m not hurting but a bit panicky any tachycardia sufferersviut there got advice ?

[Jalia]

I was in your positioñ 2 months ago.....woke up with fast regular heart rate in 130 s. Would not return to usual 70s so phoned GP the next day for advice. His was to get checked out at A&E which I was most reluctant to do.

Are you taking a beta blocker ? If this continues my advice would be to contact your GP for advice.

My tachycardia lasted for over 7 weeks continuously and I believe acted as a catalyst for AF for which I was cardioverted at the end

[Sfhmgusa in reply to Jalia]

Thank you so much I was nervous of the regular rapid beat as opposed to the chaos of afib 2 hours ago took flecainide as my pip and Just taken a bisoprolol and normal afib seems to be returning. I’m happy to sit out that for a day or so but want sure if tachycardia needed immediate urgent action your reply is super reassuring thanks

[BobD Volunteer in reply to Sfhmgusa]

To be honest unless you have chest pain or are passing out, emergency treatment is not really appropriate. Best ride it out with your normal medication for a while and see if it settles. 132 may feel unpleasant but it is not dangerous. Have you tried the Valsava manoeuvre ? Take a deep breath, hold your nose and close your mouth and try to blow out as hard as you can. Usually works for me.

[Sfhmgusa in reply to BobD]

Thank you i really appreciate your thoughts I thought similar but other viewpoints are good I am seeing my EP on 16 March just another question/ worry to add to my list .

[engvey00 in reply to Sfhmgusa]

I would not wait it out and go to the hospital on the weekend. I did that and I think I was the only person in the hospital, that had ever heard of the AFIB like condition. A knowledgeable doctor came on Sunday about noon and changed my pills and set up cardioversion for Monday which fixed my problem.

[Shcldavies]

Personally, having suffered for 23 years I would go to A&E after the first hour. There you will be monitored, and maybe a blood test. Nearly always you will not get any treatment as it will revert in time especially if you do some deep breathing or some of the other manoeuvres. If it does not revert then your in the best place to get it reverted. What will happen is that your visit will be recorded, you will get confidence that your condition has not degenerated significantly and you will likely move up the ladder to get the treatment you need be it the correct drugs or an ablation.

[LindaDaisy]

I went into AF on 17th Dec and it’s turned into Atrial Flutter. I thought it was tachycardia but my EP says it’s Aflutter. I’m stuck at 105 bpm and it won’t go up if I need a bit of extra umph so my activities, even walking are restricted. Now waiting for a cardioversion but there is a waiting list. I would get some official diagnosis so you can get on the waiting list for a cardioversion. I’ve lost a month in waiting time because I waited till January before getting an appointment with my EP. If you revert then you can just cancel.

[jrd210]

I have had both PAF and Flutter for over 30 years with Sick Sinus Syndrome and pacemakers (many) but have had ablations for the flutter as well as for the A Fib, any constant higher rate like that is just annoying and in the long run not good for the heart so it needs to be slowed down either by Beta-Blockers or Ablation. Even a constant rate of 100 if you are used to a base rate of 68 becomes very tiring and annoying. So at 132 constant---A&E I would think.

[Bowcat]

I'm the same mine went up to 149bpm yesterday and it was 160 on Tuesday. Me personally I'm just riding it out until I see my EP in March. Because everytime I go to A&E, they say its not something they can treat but tell me to make sure I attend my appointment.

I'm not a medic or anything!

[Sfhmgusa in reply to Bowcat]

Thanks my thing morphed into normal afib and now has gone to a 95 bpm condition higher than my usual but breathing deeply and trying not to panic gradually it seeens to be easing down. The a and e info was my guess I read the internet dry and short term it seems tachycardia isn’t something they do much about