Joined: 01 Jan 2007 Posts: 1 Location: Alicante SPAIN
Palpitations, Short of Breath, Poor Sleep But Bp Normal. Posted: 01-01-07 15:27pm
Hello to everyone. I have had athsma
(bronchial with allergies) since I was a
child. About two years ago I started to
have palpitations, I can be sat quietly
reading a book and my pulse rate will go
from 70 to 120 for no apparent reason.
Went to dr and had blood test, urine test,
over active thyroid test, cardiogram+
ecogram. All normal except for slightly
high blood pressure ( average 130 over 85
not bad for 61 yrs) dr sent me to a
cardiologist, lots of questions after
which he said he thought I had sleep
apnea. Sent me for sleep analysis which
came back "severe apnea". Went on cpap,
no effect in fact using the machine makes
me worse as I wake up with breathing
problems. Feel worst first thing in the
morning, very weak , no energy and feel
confused. Gets better as the day goes by
but not much. I am not overweight,
stopped smoking drink very little and eat
healthy food. I dont have any money
worries allthough I did have the stress of
a divorce but that was a while ago. Other
things I suffer from are gerd and a hiatal
hernia. Can anyone point me in the right
direction.
Steve
