Tag Archives: tachycardia

Good News, Bad News….

Posted on February 14, 2009 by Val

So I went to see Doc G yesterday. I first told him about my tinnitus and growing deafness. My whole life, I’ve always had very short bursts of noises in my ears – howls, rustling, whines, whistles, even far-away whispering, … Continue reading →

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Another day….

Posted on January 13, 2009 by Val

…another tachycardia attack. This one started at approximately 3am this morning and didn’t stop until 2pm today. Something of a record for me. So I’ve not done a lot of anything today, aside from lying in bed and staring up … Continue reading →

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Health Update…

Posted on November 17, 2008 by Val

I’ve taken myself off the Verapamil tablets; six months is long enough to try it out, and it really wasn’t doing me a lot of good. The main problem was that it made me fuzzy-headed all the time; I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Health Update….

Posted on June 9, 2008 by Val

Got to see Doc G this morning – had to cancel Friday’s appointment because we went off to Glasgow to pick up a printer. Yesterday, I had yet another tachycardia attack – took an 80mg Solatol betablocker and spent the … Continue reading →

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Another Health Whinge….

Posted on June 5, 2008 by Val

I’m going to have to go back on the betablockers – I’m seeing Doc G about it tomorrow. My tachycardia attacks are getting more frequent and more disabling; they rarely last for less than five or six hours now. Any … Continue reading →

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Bleurgh….

Posted on February 6, 2008 by Val

….yesterday was a bit of a washout for me, owing to another night-time tachycardia attack. I turned over in bed, an internal switch jumped and the smooth, slow bloop-BLIP of my heartbeat went in an instant to a 180bpm BLAMBLAMBLAM … Continue reading →

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