Will the sinus tachycardia go away...I guess it depends on the underlying reason/cause of the sinus tachycardia. If it's from the anxiety or your COPD, perhaps when those are under control. It's also possible the leaky valve and regurgitation could be contributing to it. In essence, all sinus tachycardia means is your heart rate is above 100 bpm. There are different types of fast heartbeats....both normal and abnormal. Sinus tachycardia is a type of normal fast heart beat (like when you exercise or go up the stairs). That being said...in most people, the heart beat drops during sleep to below 100 (I've seen it as low as 20-30 on some holter monitors).
You are also right that sinus tachycardia feels like a panic attack. When I first started having problems with anxiety 12 years ago, I went to the ER and my heart rate was over 180 beats per minute (of the normal, sinus tachycardia type, not the "abnormal" fast rhythms)
As for the skipped beats....those are very common. Most everyone gets them...some people feel them, some people don't. I get them a few times a day and feel every one I have...where as other people have thousands and don't feel anything. And actually...you don't skip a beat. An early beat comes in and resets the "normal" rhythm of the heart. I see these early beats on babies and on people in their 100s.
I hope you are able to get some answers from your doctor. Let me know if you have any more questions and I'll try to answer.
Interesting info about Type II Diabetes. I'm borderline and my doctor put me on Metformin almost 2 years ago. Since then I've lost 75 lbs and, at my next physical, am going to bring up the possibility of coming off Metformin.
A mix of rain and snow here in southern Ontario. I much prefer the cooler but dry and sunny weather to this wet and warmer weather. I don't like the "in between" melting of the snow. It's very dirty.
I tend to enjoy card games more than board games .... Eucher, Cribbage, Sequence, The Horse Race Game, etc (the last two are actually combo board/card games)
Yoga isn't a competition....and no one is watching you. You don't have to bend yourself like a pretzel either...I certainly can't. It's all about the breathing and doing what you can do....not what others are doing. There are tons of yoga videos on YouTube you could try in your own home if you're not comfortable going to a class at a gym or centre.
While I do have GAD....in the last 18 months or so I have developed Health Anxiety....but it is really only cardiac/CAD related. The ironic thing...I work in the Cardiology lab of a hospital....and thus know WAY too much about the heart and what can go wrong. Every time I have a patient that has anginal symptoms....I associate it with similar symptoms I have as well. Just the other day I had a patient who's angina manifested itself as pain in the upper back. During his stress test, he had his typical symptoms (with ST changes) and he was sent for a repeat angio. Guess what I was having for a few days prior (and the day of) his test? Upper back pain. So what does my brain think? Same thing a couple of months ago when a patient who's anginal equivolent was pain in her teeth. I subsequently had pain in my teeth and...rather than think it was from the weather or something else....I assume the worst.
You would think I would be able to convince myself that my symptoms are not the same and that my heart is fine....especially since I've had 2 nuclear stress tests and I'm only 35 years old.
Oh the hell of living with anxiety.
Sincerly
CardioTech (who can't convince herself that she's fine )
I too have felt extended, heightened anxiety (sometimes for days on end)....and too have been on meds, tried going off them, and then had to go back on them.
I find exercise really helps with my anxiety....it burns off the excess energy or aggitation I feel when I get really anxious. Exercise also helps to keep my overall anxiety levels down. Yoga is also helpful when I'm feeling low to moderate amounts of anxiety. It helps me focus on my body and keeps my mind off my anxiety. I listen to guided meditation videos on YouTube. I really like the videos from The Honest Guys and Jason Stephenson. I also try to do other hobbies (reading, knitting, crafts, colouring) to help occupy my time....that way I'm not sitting with nothing to do and allowing my mind to wander into that deep, dark place where my anxiety monsters live.
Congrats on doing something that makes you anxious. It will get easier.
My day was okay....very busy....but that's normal. Patients/tests/meetings....it's never ending. However, I'm off for the next two days so hoping to recharge my batteries. That being said...I've got a list a mile long of things I need to do at home as well. I need a maid....or $1,000,000.....or both.
Thankfully I don't often have patients die as I am not a nurse/don't work on a nursing unit. Yes...I've had patients die. I've put holter monitors on patients and then to find out when I went to remove them that they've passed away. We've also had patients code in our department and subsequently pass away. It is shocking and will be upsetting, especially if you've known the patient for some time. However, you will learn to compartmentalize and deal with it. Patients will die....they will be in pain. Just do your best for them and you will have peace with it.
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