severe palpitations

I am only able to run about 1/4 mile....my progress is going very slow. It's frustrating me to know end.

Anyways, running is fine, other than tiring quickly, but afterwards, my neck veins pound HORRIBLY, and it feels like my head's gonna pop off.

Ya'll think this has something to do with my rate response?

Also I asked my doc if we could turn my pacer off at my next interrogation so we can see what my rhythm is. He shrugged against it and said, "I wouldn't do anything that might trigger you to go into flutter again....leave it alone...."

frustrated,
Angelie

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wow !!!

by Angelie - 2009-05-31 07:05:49

what feedback.....
I'm astounded at the response.
I can do just as well carrying a conversation with my cat.

Severe palpitations

by Vai - 2009-06-01 11:06:57

I find your experience very interesting! It is similar to my earlier experience.

I suppose you have established that the horrible pounding in the neck veins is due to some thumping heart beats or rapid heart rate. If this is so, then it appears to be me that your heart does respond to activity and will increase its natural rate. It then begs the question why you would want to turn the rate response of the PM "on". In my case, the doc determine the rate response should be turned "off".

What is your rationale to turn the PM off? It would probably just show your slow heart beat. With exercise and no PM, it appears from the same reasoning above, that your heart rate will go up naturally so turning the PM off, in my view, serves no purpose.

I am also curious why your doc think that turning PM off will trigger a flutter. As far as I know, PMs do not manage or control flutters. Maybe you have some new PM gadget that does. My doc encourages me to exercise but warned that I cannot push too hard, not beyond 130 bpm. If I push beyond this level, I always trigger an afib episode during the cool down process.

With time and experience, I manage a 1 mile slow run pushing my heart rate to about 120 bpm at the most. Its frustrating but its the only way to get some exercise, break out a sweat and still avoid those dreadful thumping beats or debilitating afib episodes.

I hope this helps.


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