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Posted 10/11/2014 7:14 PM (GMT 0)
My blood pressure is so erratic. sometimes its 280/130 sometimes its 200/40 sometimes its 70/60. my heart rate is anywhere from 60-150 or even higher.

ive worn a heart monitor for 2 weeks and everything that came up was mostly benign. lots of PVC and PAC sinus tachycardia. On the tilt table test my BP fluctuated and at one point my P waves were absent. They said the results were normal and no cause for alarm. I'm only 25. They gave me Propanolol and anti anxiety meds.

what does lyme do to your heart exactly? How concerned should I be about this? seeing those numbers cause stress.. How would i know if I was having heart block or carditis or....? I guess I don't know what my question is.. All i do know is how crappy I feel and it sucks to worry about your heart.

sooooo, whats the deal wise forum people?
Posted 10/11/2014 11:11 PM (GMT 0)
HI IHL,

Yes the heart issues suck. It took my heart awhile to normalize. I thought it would be one of the first things to go and alas, it was one of the last though it did calm down. I'm glad at least the tests came back 'normal' for you. Please try to keep that in your mind when you are upset about it. That helped ease my anxiety. I was diagnosed with POTS and also had a lot of the PVC's sinus tach etc. Although my blood pressure was not too bad.

For me treatment actually made it a bit worse before it got better. Then I started taking more magnesium and high doses of hawthorne tincture. Not sure the magnesium did a whole lot but the hawthorne helped immensely.

how long have you been in treatment for ?
Posted 10/11/2014 11:23 PM (GMT 0)
2 weeks maybe almost 3 is all.
Posted 10/11/2014 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Ah okay, well you are on the path to wellness! That is pretty new I would say my worst heart stuff was probably 3-4 weeks into treatment. Although with the Propanolol you should NOT take Hawthorn. But if the propanolol isn't working you can always talk to your dr about going off of it and try it then. It is terrifying but just keep telling yourself with time it will get better. Look into hawthorne online though and magnesium. Epsom salt baths are good too.


http://umm.edu/health/medical/altmed/herb/hawthorn
Posted 10/11/2014 11:54 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with opugirl - hawthorne, magnesium, and I find that taurine helps as well.

http://www.lef.org/magazine/2013/6/The-Forgotten-Longevity-Benefits-of-Taurine/Page-01
Posted 10/12/2014 2:40 AM (GMT 0)
I have Hawthorne I took it for 6 weeks without any difference. I'm concerned with heart block and the progression. How does it start? How do you know?
Posted 10/12/2014 5:03 PM (GMT 0)
It is capsules. Not sure of the brand but it's a brown glass bottle. I just feel all the sudden like it has got so much worse. When all the tests were done I wasn't nearly as sick. I'm not sure if my symptoms like chest pain shortness of breath and puking are just because I am sick anyway or directly from my heart. But when I feel like that and take my blood pressure it's bad sometimes. Mostly normal, but some days are worse than others. Like the frequency has picked up. I know heart issues even if they are benign cause anxiety by themselves. I guess I should just call my doctor and voice my concern. I'm embarrassed to come of sounding... anxious and scared haha. This is a really complicated thing to be sick with... ugh. I'm still such a novice.
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