I was diagnosed with vasovagal syncope and given a PM after a 5 second pause on the tilt table test.

My EP states that the LOTREL high blood pressure medicine I was taking made the probablity of syncope episodes more likely due to the dialation of blood vessels.

Well I did and still due have high blood pressure. He has me on 20mg of coreg (beta blocker) and 240mg of Verapamil (calcium
channel blocker).

He said that if these did not work to lower my pressure he'd add Clonidine (Alpha Blocker)

Current blood pressure avg 145/95, Had Pacemaker for 7 weeks!

Any thoughts?

 

does everyone who has a pacemaker take warfarin? I do and am concerned that i do and not sure i should be concerned.

Also, what vitamins should we take? and i do so enjoy reading your messages. abs

 

My EP wants to disable the Sudden Brady Response. AFter wearing the Holter and having Palpitations, he recommends disabling the feature.

Any thoughts?

 

Hi Guys

Wondered whether anyone has heard of this. As you know in France and went to the doc to get something to help me sleep, mum not well in england and a few other probs.

He prescribed 1000g of paracetamol before I go to bed and then if I wake take another 1g leaving 4 hours in between. he did not want to prescribe anti-depressants.

Well took the first 1000g of paracetamol, the strongest tablet I ever take is 300g of Aspirin. Anyway, OK but didn't work. Next night took again and woke about 3a.m. and did as instructed, woke next morning feeling slightly muzzy. Anyway, though lack of sleep. Again took the tablet before bed last night and woke early hours of morning feeling really nauseated. This has...

 

Hey there ya'll,
Before I ask my doctor I thought I'd ask ya'll to see if ya'll have had this as well. I'm one month post implant. Everything is going well. My life is slowly getting back to normal, and I'm walking 2-3 miles a day. The only clincher is that I've been getting horrible night sweats. I usually stay on the cold side, and have never had this problem before. Is it possible that my pacer is causing this problem. I wonder if it's keeping me revved up too much while I'm sleeping. Who knows? Has anyone else had this problem?
Just wondering,
Angelie

 

Hi TreacyE
please read more info under my old posting'lryegbert

 

Does nyone find they feel ok start something like clean the bath room, bp ok hr goes to 110 to 115 bpm you finish go sit down and it takes an hour before the hr comes back down.
Is this the pm or how bad off my heart is in real life should I push and let it race or do something about it with the doctor need info.
thanks

 

Thanks for the input so far sometimes when the dr office puts me off I need outside info.
Thanks

 

Hi, ok
can't sleep can't rest???? when I amat home say working on the pc I can read 119/90 hr 90 watch tv don't feel well check and I might be 120/95 hr 92 then i get up to go pottie the walk to and back obout 20 feet 132/97 hr 105 Like I said I cant rest when I go over 85 in hr I feel pressure in the chest and what I think is hr pounding.
Now is this a pm adjustment or how bad off my heart is.
Lenny

 

In my case, things are kind of an experiment. I think it's a mutual feeling between my docs and I. I have had arrhythmias for 8 years, had 3 ablations - the last one my phrenic nerve was froze with a -82 degree cryoblation cath, and I have tried every medication known to man. My cardiologist suggested pacemaker with beta-blocker therapy. I was headed for an AV Node Ablation if the Tikosyn that I was trying didn't work. Well, after the 2nd day of Tikosyn, I was on the lowest dose with a long QT, and my arrhythmia returned. I suggested to my EP, my cardiologist's idea, and we all agreed it was worth a shot. I have a pacemaker capable of dual chamber pacing, but for right now we're just pacing my atrium with one lead. For right now, we're try...

 

Has anyone had side effects from Beta Blockers such as dizzyness????

 

Agree - event monitors are a pain to wear but they do show any irregularities and any pattern when they happen and provide a good clue for Doctors on how to treat the problem.

I had to wear one (Cardionet) for three weeks and yes it was a pain. The best part and I'm being sarcastic was at 4:00 AM!! the monitor beeped loudly. Got up thinking I was blocking the signal and read the screen. It said your monitoring is now complete. Okaaay - wakes you up to tell you that? Good Grief!!!! to quote you.

So on my customer satisfaction form they include with the testing, I said reprogram your computers so they don't wake you up when it's hard enough to sleep wearing all the wires.

Unfortunately we as pacer recipie...

 

Has anyone since pacemaker implant had to wear a 30 day event monitor? I'm 3 weeks post implant for tachy-brady, but for now, because of my age I guess, only have a single chamber pacing my atrium. (My home town cardiologist was surprised that I only had one lead in my atrium......don't know why exactly. He said they're keeping it simple for now because I'm so young and that they'll probably have to insert another lead sooner or later.) It's all sort of confusing to me.
Anyways, I'm still experiencing rhythm irregularites, and the nurse was not sure that my pacer was recording these episodes. So.....30 days of wearing these wires. I've been dealing with this for 8 years. I thought since my pacemaker implant that my 30 day event monito...

 

Please read the comment I left under more ???? for you
Thanks

 

HI,I have a call in to the doc. but a return could take a day. So i will turn to you agin at noon i took my bp 114/90 &80hr then at 4pm 103/75 &78 hr then with a little work and I do mean little it was 124/75 & 98 hr would you say this is all over the scale or is it in my head I always feel bad and am looking for help.

Thanks lenny

 

Before getting my pacemaker(6 weeks ago), I suffered from what I would call severe PVC's and then once the pm was put in they seemed to calm down. Now they are starting to act up again and I was wondering if maybe certain foods may have something to do with them. Does anyone else out there suffer from pvc's? There are days when I just want to scream because they won't let up and then other days when I don't have any. I just had french toast with syrup and now I have an irregular heart beat and wonder if that is the problem? Any comments?

 

Wow! Do I feel like I have missed out on a lot when I have not been on for a while. I have so many questions for everyone. I just got out of the hospital which it did not take me long to move and fine myself already needing to go into the hospital.
The doctor who saw me believes that I am or will be going into heart block. This is something different for me so I was hoping some of you wise people would be able to explain how you get this after pm? He messed with all my settings and decided to turn my ventricle pacing back on. I don't completely understand the only thing I know is it is a very different feeling.
I also got diagnosed with pneumonia while being in the hospital and would have never guessed that one. Had n...

 

i'm currently taking BB--atenolol, CCB---verapamil and warfarin
My electro cardiologist wants me to drop the CCB and start on propafenone, so i went and got a 2nd opinion from a general cardiologist who suggested drop the BB and go on propafenone . So now what?? I'm so totally confused ;)

 

Good afternoon, I have had Atrial Flutter and Fib since 1992. It wasn't until 2006 before anyone actually tried to fix the problem, but by then it was a little too late. The inside of the Atriums are full of scar tissue, so they did a Sinus Node Ablation and made me completely dependent on a pacemaker/ICD. I have been told by the US Government that Atrial Flutter and Fib are only symptoms of a disease, that it is not a disease and/or disability, but I do know that both of them have been assigned a diagnostic code. I am not sure of the diagnostic codes assigned to them and I am trying to see if any of you know what they are and/or where to find them. Also, I hope that someone reading this can shed some light on if they are an actual di...

 

Has anyone else become obsessed with taking their pulse and/or blood pressure? I am constantly taking both my pulse and blood pressure to see if it is within normal range. I feel like I am going crazy or something, and my friends think I am super paranoid. The thing is, I do it because more often than not, my pulse is still quite slow, sometimes going down into the 40's. I am constantly dizzy (pretty much 24/7) but the doctor keeps telling me that's an inner ear issue. I feel like I am being misled or something?! Any input?? Also, does anyone experience a feeling sort of like you have a hollow chest? Or that your heart is barely beating or something? Sorry, that's the best way I can describe it?!