2 separate heart rates simultaneously?

[Barny12]

Woke up last night with tachycardia but it also felt as though my heart was beating at a normal rate at the same time - as though I had two separate but different heart rates going on at the same time. Is this even possible?

[BobD Volunteer]

Not unless you are a timelord.

[10gingercats]

Could you be pregnant?Then you might hear /feel two heartbeats.

[Buffafly]

I guess so if you have flutter your atria will be going faster than your ventricles (otherwise you’d be dead). I’ve felt that just once with AF - I could feel the atria sort of vibrating at the top of my chest and the ventricles beating chaotically below. It was horrible but fascinating.....

[Barny12]

Ah, yes that makes sense. That's probably what's happening - thanks for your help.

[KMRobbo in reply to Barny12]

A pity - was hoping you were a time lord. I was going to thumb a lift to a

better time!

Best wishes - I hope your tachy clears up soon

[BRHow]

I once was so cold I felt hot.

[marcyh]

So oximeters are not always accurate, especially with very fast beats? I have wondered about this. I use one to monitor my episodes, but with a recent one, mine showed lines that were almost flat with little bumps for beats. Maybe because it wasn't catching them? I registered at about 150 but now I'm not sure what my BPM actually were.