What is Arrhythmias
Cardiac arrhythmia is a group of conditions in which the muscle contraction of the heart is irregular or is faster or slower than normal. Cardiac dysrhythmia is technically more co...
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Hi, I am a just turned 59 yr old lady. I have had tachycardia most of my life. But the last few months the irregular beats are like every day. I GET TERRIFFIED.Mine make me cough or I will cough. M y DR. told me to massage the coroid artery to see if that helps. ALSO I HAVE BEEN ON INDERAL SINCE 1980, IT USED TO HELP, NOT NOW. hE WANTS ME TO TAKE .. PROSSER.. I AM SCARED TO TAKE IT BECAUSE I HAVE SO MANY ALLERYS TO MEDS THAT I HAVE TO KEEP AN EPI PEN AND THERE'S OTHER MEDS I'M ON AND HEALTH PROBS. I'M 25 MILES TO A HOSP. YET I HAVE THE TACHYCARDIA THAT CAN CAUSE DEATH. I HAVE BEEN WEARING ACTIVITY HEART MONITER FOR OVER 2 MOS. THESE IRREG BEATS USED TO GO AWAY FOR AWHILE BUT SINCE FEB. THEY ARE ABOUT DAILY. I SAW MY DAD PASS AWAY WHEN I WAS 5 YRS OLD , SO I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN TERRIFIED. DR. WANTS ME TO TRY THE MED. FOR 3 MOS AND IF NO BETTER, THEN THE SURGERY. I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE.. ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS AS THIS IS RUINING MY LIFE!1 BLESSINGS AND TY. LORAINA
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Do you have an ICD? Is that an option for you? That would give you some peace of mind. It does form me. 
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Im really sorry you hve this problem,I have ectopics and they are dreadful, usually I have them for 3-4 months at a time, thousands a day, then they seem to go away for a few months, this time I started October and I still had then last month so I went onto beta blockers as I couldnt cope any longer, I darnt even drive, they seem to have done the trick so I am hoping they stay away, I dar'nt come off them in case they come back again,if you go onto medhelp.org/forums and click on the heart rhythms there are hundreds of people with the same thing and you can put questions to doctors.
Hugs. Daphne
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Do not massage the carotin artery. The doc who told you to do that should have his/her license suspended. That is not done anymore secondary to the chance that it can cause you to dislodge a plaque in your artery and cause a stroke. find another doctor!!!!
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