“Tachycardia started by covid?”
Female | 52 years old
Complaint duration: 6 months
Medications: Vit c, famotidine, omega 3, magnesium, b complex acid-a-cal
Conditions: Fibromyalgia many back issues including spinal stenosis
3 Answers
-Check pulmonary function to be sure lungs are working
-If lungs are working, then a cardiac evaluation to see if your heart is working properly
-If lungs and heart are okay, then work up the autonomic nervous system
-Before then, check thyroid for hyperthyroidism, complete blood cell count
-To exclude anemia and I suppose changes in white blood cell counts
This may be expensive, but given the interest in defining complications of Covid-19, it may be available and not so expensive.
G. Dickinson
This is a bit complex. I will start by saying your cardiologist will have alternative options to beta blockers. I think you have post-COVID syndrome, and may even have had an element of heart inflammation called myocarditis, but your doctor must make that diagnosis. It is also helpful that deep breathing mitigates the rapid heart beat. Here is a suggestion. Find a focal point to look at and concentrate on, then take slow, deep breaths in through the nose, out through the mouth. Also, avoid caffeine, decongestants, and other medications that can cause rapid heart beat. Exercise regularly, and you can even consider meditation. Avoid unnecessary stress. There is no guarantee these will help, but they might, and they can't hurt.
I wish you well.
