Heart not behaving

[Tullman]

I was put on a course of setraline for pain relief and anxiety. I took the pills for four weeks but started getting lots of PVC's and runs of tachycardia so l stopped them two days ago. I couldn't get to see a doctor till today who agreed that l should stop the meds. But today I've had more PVC's and Tachycardia. I took an ECG on my Kardiamobile and noticed a long/delayed beat. Can anyone tell me what the long beat is and if it's something to be concerned about.

[mav7]

I can't help but will post to hopefully bring to top of board for others with knowledge to opine.

May want to check your Kardia manual and google for more info.

[Tenshun in reply to mav7]

Thanks for that. I sent it to Kardia for review and they said it was a 2 second pause. It's the first time l have had this so it gave me a fright.

[Ppiman]

This looks like you had ectopic beats. These are premature beats that then cause a delay. The pause you show is more than usual after an ectopic beat, so I would ask your GP, but, unless these are regular, I gather they are safe.

Steve

[Tenshun in reply to Ppiman]

Thanks Steve. I will send it to my Cardiologist as l cannot get to see the same GP twice in a row.

[Ppiman in reply to Tenshun]

I often think that a GP can be an excellent source for help with this kind of thing since they see so many people over the long term with arrhythmias. A specialist tends to see more serious cases but only over the short term.

[Tullman in reply to Ppiman]

You might be right unfortunately at my local GP surgery most of the 'older' doctors have retired and we have had a number of younger doctors taking their place.

[Ppiman in reply to Tullman]

I think that might be happening in many doctors’ surgeries (as well as dentists’ and schools, too). The pandemic hastened it. It’s such a shame.

Steve

[Leilani63]

I took it too and stopped for same.

[Tenshun in reply to Leilani63]

Thanks for your reply. It certainly hasn't agreed with me.

[Iamfuzzyduck]

I have that with PACs and ectopics. The EP wasn’t concerned

Pac

[Tullman in reply to Iamfuzzyduck]

Interesting. I'm pretty sure my EP will say the same.