Tachycardia

[123098]

I have bronchectasis and have now got tachycardia pulse over a 100 per min I can hear it and it is very disturbing wondering if any one else has it ?and if it's connected to my lung function thanks

[Puffthemagicdragon]

I'm 100 on average. I often go to 110 up to 124 during the day. I don't let it bother me anymore as it doesn't seem to give me any problems. I'd obviously like it a bit lower though.

It's about 85 at night when I've gone to bed.

[Suzy6]

Hi had a copy letter from my Consultant to my GP here is a section "sinus tachycardia 110 per minute".

Mine can go up to 125 - 130 sometimes and often have a feeling I can hear it.

Suzyxxx

[docmel]

Tachycardia can be a indication that you have pulmonary hypertension. I am tachycardic it was one of the first noticiable symptoms of my lung disease I have usual interstitial pneumonia it is under idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. With out medication to lower my heart rate I run between 120 to 160 beats per minute. Having pulmonary hypertension can lead to right sided heart failure/ cor pulmonal. Ask your GP and perhaps a cardiologist. Best of luck.

[2malinka in reply to docmel]

Hi Docmel

I believe my severe pulmonary hypertension was a consequence of my COPD. My pulse rate is often over 100 but does settle down once I am relaxing. Sometime I am frightened to exercise in case in brings on a heart attack/

Take care

Malinka

[Offcut in reply to docmel]

I also have PH with RLD and AF to help things along.

[freefaller]

Yes, I would definitely see your GP about this. Good Luck

xoxoxoxo

[Gidge]

I agree with Docmel. My husband developed right side heart failure, he had IPF. His heart rate wa lowered with Ivabradine, which lowers bp without causing low blood pressure. Advice to talk to your doctor is sound...althought it was a cardiologist who put him on the drug, the GP didn't seem aware of it. Good luck !

[2malinka]

As well as COPD I also have severe pulmonary hypertension and often have a pulse rate of over 100 &like you I can hear it. It does settle down to about 85-90 when I am relaxing. Maybe you should get it checked out?

Take care

Malinka

[meglou]

First thing I experienced was the tachycardia when I eventually went to the doctors I was diagnosed with copd I was prescribed beta blockers which do slow things down a little but very rare my heart beat is below 100 even at rest. But I have to say no one seems to worry about it but me. You will get used to the sensation after a while but you should have it checked out just in case its not related to your lung disease I was referred to a cardiologist and had an angiogram which was all clear so my tachycardia is just related to copd. X

[Offcut]

100, 110 is not a major issue it is fast but not something to overly worry about. I have a number of heart and lung issues one of which is tachycardia. I had a recent bout where I was 135 to 165 all the time it can easily be controlled by tablets.

You do need to speak to a specialist to get it properly sorted out.

Be Well

[123098]

Thanks all for information going to c the nurse soon so will speak to her not very happy with my go at the moment so probably going to change GPS but the nurse is ok thanks again

[burlingamex8]

I also have Bronchiectasis, and at first thought I had Tachycardia after reading posts here, but my health group lists me as having Pulmonary hypertension and acute systolic heart failure. I found all kinds of usefull info on healthlink.com. Greetings from Portland Ore. the city of roses

[hollyfield1]

I have bronchiectasis, too. In April I developed a fast heart beat of 115+. In June it got so bad that instead of having random episodes, it became constant. I went to emergency and spent a couple of days in hospital. They said I had SVT -super ventricular tachycardia. I asked the doctor if it was caused by my lung condition; and he told me it wasn't and that no one knows what causes it, but that it's very common. They put me on Cardizem D and Flecainide, and took me off Amlodipine for my high blood pressure (hope I'm spelling these right!) Well, it worked and I haven't had a problem since. I hope they will find the right medicine for you.

[123098]

thanks for your reply but no solution the way its going i saw the my rheumatologist on Saturday the appointment had been brought forward a month because of the problems i am having with my fibromyalgia and RA he told me to go to my Doctor on Monday he said i still had a chest infection so i needed more antibiotics and a ECG to check my heart as its far too fast.also i was to phone him Monday am to let him know how i got on I went to the doctors he gave me antibiotics and increased my steroids up to 30mgs for five days.he told me he would send a fax to the ECG department today and told me to phone them later after morning surgery . i phoned the rhumy as he asked me to let him know but it is an answer machine and no one will pick up the messages until Tuesday! I then phone the ECG department but they did not have a fax. but they told me the Gp could have given me a green card which would mean i could go to the drop in a the department for a ECG anytime. anyway i phoned the doctors back explained that the department had not had the fax and they had told me the fax number also about the green card but the receptionist at the gp said the gp had sent the fax. I gave her the right fax number and then waited five minutes to phone the ECG dept back . the fax had arrived but because the gp had put it was not an emergency i was told they will send me an appointment it will take a couple of weeks and no they cannot give me a date so i am back to tachycardia of 115-130 fed up i have to wait! so there we are no nearer to a conclusion. good old NHS not.