? for Rich, other doc's and others

April 4, 2006

Hi all. Yesterday, I had a cardiac " event " that I need some advice as to what

to do about it and see if anyone has had this happen to them.

First of all, with CFIDS/ME I have orthostatic hypotension, so my blood pressure

is normally low (high 80's to low 90's) and is particularly troublesome during

my menstral cycle when, I am sure, drops even lower because I can feel it (this

was the case yesterday).

My family and I were travelling to Chicago from Ohio for a funeral and I was

driving (after sitting for 1 1/2 hours) when I suddenly had a severe heart

palpitation ( I have had these over the years, but never severe) and as I was

having it, I was starting to black out and see stars and it was getting worse

and worse as the seconds went on. I was able to pull of the highway and bent my

head over and the palpitations subsided and my heart rate was back to normal (it

just felt like it was flip-flopping), but it never beat fast. I was not

anxious, even though it was stressful just getting ready for the trip when I

wasn't feeling all that great, so I know it wasn't like a panic attack, even

afterwards, I wasn't scared. I was just trying to figure out if I needed to go

to the ER or what. We made the decision to return home so that I could rest and

not push myself by making the rest of the trip and going through all the

activities of the next day and then doing the trip back. I haven't had any

espisode since, just very wiped out.

I just wanted to hear from any of you who might tell me what you would suggest

I do, or share your experiences with anything like this. I was thinking about

Dr. Cheney and his cardiomyopathy ideas and wondering if this has anything to do

with the ventricle abnormalities.

I would appreciate any feedback. Thank you all!

Dawn V in Ohio

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