Anybody else get rapid heart beat?

I get an increase in my heart rate when I stand up.

Not really high - it goes up to 100 (which is still too high)

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We don't think I have Babs - I do have Bart.

It could be one of the POTS symptoms - which I believe could be neuro-lyme.

Well - I don't really put it to the test as I'm not really able to exert myself physically - due to body pain and stiffness.
I exercise almost daily - my routine is anywhere between 5 and 20 minutes. It is light exercise though.

No more running, playing tennis or bike riding until I am better.

I don't have really bad fatigue - am lucky that way...but maybe it's because I'm never really doing much physically.

No, POTS usually will manifest with increasing heart beats when you stand. If you get this while lying in bed or on a chair, then the condition is probably called a reversible heart block, it is quite dangerous but fully reversible with treatment in almost all cases. Take a look here:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2644885

"AV block associated with Lyme carditis is due to effects of the host inflammatory response directed at the spirochetes in cardiac tissue". It produces cardiac nerves conduction abnormalities:
cid.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/07/01/cid.ciu411.long

Because of this I was close to a heart attack a few times, before knowing i have Lyme and receiving treatment. You need to be very careful with your heart when you get to these very high bpm you can crash, so if left untreated and in some serious cases it can be fatal. But as the research papers say, it will go away with proper treatment.

Make sure to do an EKG and Echocardigram just to exclude some physical heart damage (muscle, valves,etc). And do a test of your electrolytes in the blood. If they cannot find anything and the doctors are clueless about the causes of your tachycardia/arrhythmia, then it's because of this heart block.

I suggest you take it easy, take your Lyme treatment and make sure you add CoQ10 (at least 100mg/day) and Chelated Magnesium, these will help your heart muscle do its job better.

Dear Leah.

If you have a normal Ecg and ecogram THat do not show Tackycardia this is what the racing is
I have this as part of my lymes abnormal ecogramea and lots of abnormal ecgs. The cardiologist did think of doing tilt table test on me.however it was not possible he decided due to my severe muscle weakness in arms legsAlong with skipped beats isolated beats, arthmias bradacardia.
UK infectious diseases nhs concultant kept batting me back to cardiology.
As he said lymes is known to affect the heart.

I have read the label/side effects on Azithromycin for the Antibiotc you have started.
SEE your doctor and possibly stop taking Azithromycin.
LOOK AT THE SIDE EFFECTS ON LEAFLET it states this one can cause changes in electrical impulses to the heart,And cause heart rthm abnormalities alter the rthm to the heart.,It states this on list of side effects
The german then said not to use this one. when i adviced him about my wonkey rthm

I no this as the german lab doctor wanted me to use this one, For a coinfection.
I always read labels of any antibicotcs As Because of my abnormal heart rthm I do not tolerate cold remedies.antihitamines .antidepressents.alcohol
All of these bring on an attack like you describe in me

I think its just the antibiotcs so do not worry that you have a heart rthm problem underneath
As if you did you would have had these syptoms and other rthm problems before.ongoing
it will be just the antibiocs
Contact your doctor
i hope this helps and you dont mind my emailing you?
it just i read on this one,though you should no
let me no what outcome is with this pill
drugs can cause other things in the body
i remember a stomack pill the doctor gave me
I ended up have another Brain MRI AS I WAS PRODUCING BREAST MILK
in end it was the pill that caused the pituatry gland to act like id gave birth
when i stoped the pills. the pituatry in mris went back to normal.the breast milk stoped
i also had mamogrames because of the milk

Just a example of how some drugs cause other problem

kind regards
elaine
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I have cardiac abnormalities now with my lyme and I cannot take Zithromax it makes it unbearable. I'm teallybsorrybyou are going through this I wouldn't jump and say you're close to a heart attack that could be a little overboard. However listen to your body and not when in doubt go to the ER to be safe.