lynnconnolly
Well-known member
Hello all, so sorry I've not visited for such a long time. I'm rather afraid I'm a fairweather friend at VR as I seem to only come by when I have a question... and I have a question
Since I was first diagnosed with left sided heart failure - due to mitral and aortic regurg - I've had random episodes where it feels as though my BP is dropping through the floor. The colour drains from my face, I start to shake and get nauseous, my heart does flips and goes very fast, and the only way to make it stop is to lie down.
I then fall asleep within seconds and am exhausted for a couple of days afterwards. These episodes seem to have no common denominator other than they're more frequent when I'm overtired, but they can and do happen at all times of the day or night.
They last only a few minutes but while they're in progress, I can't stand or I'd fall down and often, I feel like I'm about to die, but as I've got more used to them happening, I mostly know I just have to ride it out and wait for it to stop.
So... does anyone know what this may be and is there a name for it that I can go to my doc and say 'test me for X as I think I have it'.
That's the only way to get my docs to do anything. When I mentioned this to my cardiologist, he shrugged and said he didn't have any idea what it was and wasn't at all bothered.
Any ideas very gratefully received folks, thank you.
Lynn
Since I was first diagnosed with left sided heart failure - due to mitral and aortic regurg - I've had random episodes where it feels as though my BP is dropping through the floor. The colour drains from my face, I start to shake and get nauseous, my heart does flips and goes very fast, and the only way to make it stop is to lie down.
I then fall asleep within seconds and am exhausted for a couple of days afterwards. These episodes seem to have no common denominator other than they're more frequent when I'm overtired, but they can and do happen at all times of the day or night.
They last only a few minutes but while they're in progress, I can't stand or I'd fall down and often, I feel like I'm about to die, but as I've got more used to them happening, I mostly know I just have to ride it out and wait for it to stop.
So... does anyone know what this may be and is there a name for it that I can go to my doc and say 'test me for X as I think I have it'.
That's the only way to get my docs to do anything. When I mentioned this to my cardiologist, he shrugged and said he didn't have any idea what it was and wasn't at all bothered.
Any ideas very gratefully received folks, thank you.
Lynn