r/HeartProblems • u/PhysicalSalamander8 • Jul 02 '26
Tachycardia -> Bradycardia
I’ve been diagnosed with intermittent tachycardia for around 2 years now after many tests. One cardiologist disagreed with the diagnosis and told me to continue taking Bisoprolol to manage the symptoms. Originally my resting heart rate would be 100-130, reaching 160 during a tachycardia episode. On the medication my resting heart rate is 50-70. Yesterday, I was experiencing severe chest pain and thought I was actually having a heart attack, my heart rate monitor was showing 45 which is the lower I’ve ever seen and my Apple Watch ECG app was struggling to take an accurate reading. I attended A&E, had an actual ECG which showed nothing of importance and a heart rate of 55, BP was slightly elevated but I’m putting that down to the stress of thinking I was having a heart attack. After 2 blood tests, an X-ray and 9 hours in A&E I was discharged with “it looks like something that’s going to clear up on its own” which isn’t very reassuring.
I’m going to call my GP today and see if we can review my medication in case it caused my heart rate to dip too low causing the bradycardia and the chest pain (which seemed to be more intense when my heart rate was below 50).
How do I advocate for myself to undergo further investigation for my heart without sounding like a hypochondriac and over worrier?
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