UPDATE Random Tachycardia episodes when Bending Over. Slow Heart Rate during intercourse.

[Adbxt93]

hello everyone.I haven’t really got to the bottom of my problems but I have had every test possible going.

This involves a test for

POTS - Negative Result 

Echo - Only a slight thickening of the heart 

Exercise Test - no trigger of SVT or Tachycardia 

Cardiac Ablation - was a failure no SVT was induced and body was pushed into Atrial Fibrillation which caused a dangerous rhythm which resulted me in being Cardioverted by electric shock as chemical was also unsuccessful.

Electro Study - no abnormalities found or SVT symptoms. 

After concluding I didn’t have POTS or believe to have Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome Basically my cardiologist and a group of specialists believed I had something called Supra-ventricle Tachycardia which is where the heart circulates more electric from the top of the heart. The plan was to go for a Cardiac Ablation procedure to burn away the extra electrical impulses to cure this proposed SVT.During the procedure they was unable to induce SVT which was confusing to the cardiologist and other specialists. After giving me loads of adrenaline to try and cause an SVT they ended up pushing my heart that much I went into a very strange Atrial Fibrillation rhythm which was very uncomfortable and quite dangerous. They tried to chemically convert me back to normal but my heart would not go back into a normal rhythm…. (This was a very scary moment of my life as your awake when all this happens and it really was horrible the whole procedure, if I was asked I would never have it done again) due to my heart not going back into sinus rhythm they had to put me to sleep and electrically convert my heart back to normal.

 As the Electro Study was a failure the cardiologist said that he’s going to diagnose me with something called Atrial Tachycardia and I may be diagnosed with Atrial Fibrillation in a few years time…. They put me on a medication called Bisoprolol which was supposed to control these tachycardia rhythms but to be honest it’s done nothing and I still have them to this day I have just given up….. Nadolol was the only medication that worked but the side effects were to heavy hitting and out weighed the positives. So currently am taken Bisoprolol for this Atrial Tachycardia which I don’t believe this is the problem and I take Ramipril for my blood pressure. My blood pressure is great now but the tachycardia attacks still happen to this day. They did try Verapimril and Dilitzem and it didn’t work or do anything so Calcium channel blockers do nothing for me just beta blockers but only Nadolol worked up to now. 

My Tachycardia attacks only happen when I bend forward or bend over I learnt that this is the trigger otherwise it doesn’t happen. This is where after speaking to my cardiologist I said I believe it could be to do with my Vagus nerve as when I apply pressure on it my heart slows down and then when I lift off it reacts with a tachycardia beat to try and balance the effect. This also could explain over the slow heart rate during sexual intercourse like my heart was stopping as my vagus nerve could be hypersensitive which sadly has no cure…..Your heart can also slow down and beat heavy and slow when Blood Pressure drops.

The last theory for my Tachycardia episodes could be When bending over, there is increased intra-abdominal pressure and this is transmitted up the esophagus (or a hiatal hernia) which lies directly against the back of the left atrium. This is the most common cause of non-cardiac palpitations as I do have a problem with my esophagus currently which I need surgery for I believe… food getting stuck and heart burn all the time. Honestly I don’t know what it exactly is but the professionals think it’s Atrial Tachycardia so that’s why am having to be medicated for at the moment. I hope I can find out exactly what is wrong. That’s the best updates I can give you guys, I hope you are all well and okay. Sorry for such a long time for an update.

[meadfoot]

Personally I would seek a second opinion on my heart from a different cardiac specialist at a different hospital and would be seeking a consultation with a gastroenterologist, preferably a neuro gastroenterologist. You may have to pay to see one. I consulted a neuro gastro in London, well worth the cost.

[Zbignieva]

I read this to my partner as he has issues with tachycardia on occasion.

Some of the things sound familiar to him, except the high blood pressure. He can slow his heart by lying on his back and curving his chest up.

He says it happens more often when he is really lean, we met because of weight-training/bodybuilding.

I am sorry you have to deal with all of this at such a young age, it sound like you are very well conversed around the subject, which is good. You really need to be an advocate for your own health and well-being.

My angiogram buddy has been waiting 4-6 months now for surgery with all sorts of terrible things going on while she waits.

She saw a cardiologist privately this week, and it does appear to have helped the situation.

[Healthy64]

hi sorry to hear you're having such a time of it.My experience with bisoprolol has been strange I understood that you should not be taking it unless hr is above 70bmp so having a slower hr can cause problems sudden drop in cardiac output and bp this happens to me and alarmed paramedics who saw same . Like you I think Vagus nerve stimulation has a bearing on things however a endocrinologist might check you out for ezymenes that influence heart rate .keep a diary also to see any pattern in daily cycle that might be an indicator of hormonal or digestive nature after all its the regulatory systems at work here

you might use a holter monitor to check out heart over a longer period look for spiking activity when walking or doing mild activity as well. You might narrow down the issues taking such measures I was focused on whether it was a disturbance in heart conduction or operation or an outside influence hence impact of adrenals malfunction

it may take a while but do seek out other opinions where cardiologists and endocrinologists work together across disciplines good luck

[Windmill6]

Hi, have you researched endocrine hypertension? Some of these symptoms sound familiar. What are your kidney function tests like?Best of luck getting some answers.