u/CDiggitty

I’ll try to keep this short and sweet.

Background: Ive never been impacted by anxiety before (I know this is what everyone says at some point until it happens). Over the past 6 months, many personal things all seemingly hit at once. Was dealing with a job loss (still unemployed), sudden loss of my fathers wife (this is now his second wife he’s lost suddenly, first my mom and then now my step mother), he was in a deep depressjon and could barely function, shortly thereafter he broke his hip and needed his kids’ help almost daily (we are nearly two hours away with kids), i was then hacked both personally and financially, my kid broke their first bone, and more. I started getting a racing heart every night before bed to the point i called 911 twice. Heart looked fine. Saw a cardiologist and they diagnosed me with IST (inappropriate sinus tachycardia). Put me on 25mg of metropolol tartrate. For several months it’s worked magnificently. Was back at the gym, able to sleep soundly, etc.

Now: A week ago, out of nowhere i started getting daily super fast racing heart rate. And now its happening with minimal activity (taking a walk outside, walking into a dunkin donuts, I couldnt even walk into to my kids’ school for her art show without my heart shooting up to 160bpm’s before i even got to the entrance.)

I’m now at a point where I dread going anywhere for fear of my heart rate skyrocketing and me having to sit down 10 seconds later and go back home.

Joined this group to ask if anyone has ever been “clean” of anxiety their whole life and then out of nowhere, it just debilitates you. And what you’ve done to help, etc. I have a follow up with my cardio next week and I am not asking for medical advice!

I’ve always been a super social and active person and this is completely foreign to me. As a father, I’m so discouraged at the thought of not being able to take my kids anywhere. Appreciate you all!

P.S. I failed at keeping this short and sweet lol

I was diagnosed mitral valve regurgitation about five years ago and then most recently diagnosed with IST as of 6 months ago which typically happened every night as I was going to bed. Since it was new to me, I went to ER twice as well as three different cardiologists. All tests showed heart looked fine. So, I was prescribed 25mg of metropolol tartrate twice a day.

It worked magnificently. Was able to sleep soundly and rarely had palpitations to the degree I was having them before.

I’d say about a month ago, I started getting heavy palpitations at the gym during leg days. And then up until a few days ago, I’m now getting them once a day from minimal activity (walking, and last night I couldn’t even walk into my kid’s school to see her art show without my rate shooting up to 150bpm).

I have an appt with my cardiologist on Tuesday. I know they’ll give me answers and I’m not looking for them here, just seeing if people have experienced this with IST. Did my body get used to the metropolol after only six months since it’s basically the lowest dosage? Could this be anxiety? Again. Not asking for medical advice. Curious if others have had similar experiences. All I know is I don’t even want to walk into a food store knowing it could happen. It’s debilitating. Thanks all!

I was diagnosed mitral valve regurgitation about five years ago and then most recently diagnosed with IST as of 6 months ago which typically happened every night as I was going to bed. Since it was new to me, I went to ER twice as well as cardiologist. All tests showed heart looked fine. So, I was prescribed 25mg of metropolol tartrate twice a day.

It worked magnificently. Was able to sleep soundly and rarely had palpitations to the degree I was having them before.

I’d say about a month ago, I started getting heavy palpitations at the gym during leg days. And then up until a few days ago, I’m now getting them once a day from minimal activity (walking, and tonight I couldn’t even walk into my kid’s school to see her art show without my rate shooting up to 150bpm).

I have an appt with my cardiologist on Tuesday. I know they’ll give me answers and I’m not looking for them here, just seeing if people have experienced this with IST. Did my body get used to the metropolol since it’s basically the lowest dosage? Could this be anxiety? Again. Not asking for medical advice. Curious if others have had similar experiences. All I know is I don’t even want to walk into a food store knowing it could happen. It’s debilitating. Thanks all!