Dan, I had tachycardia arrhythmia (sp?) - it just meant my electrical system was playing games, not a problem with my heart muscles.

The cardiologist kept repeating 'It's not heart disease' - obviously heart attack/death is the first thought in a person's mind when their heart starts playing silly buggers, so Dr has to reassure patients they're not dying!

My symptoms were incidents of racing heartbeat - some were very quick, others lasted a few minutes. At my 3rd visit to the Emergency Dept it finally showed on a monitor after 10 hours in an uncomfortable bed. The bed next to mine appeared to be reserved for Drunks-who-have-fallen-over-&-might-be-concussed.

My heart was beating in the normal pattern, then suddenly the alarm rung - it went from beating in the 60/70's (normal for me) to a beat of 165 then back to normal!

So I just took beta-blockers for a year or 2 until the cardiologist said he didn't want to see me again.

sandra

My first visit to the hospital was in an ambulance as I panicked & hyperventilated, second & 3rd I got a taxi, I knew it wasn't going to kill me, even tho no one knew what the problem was.