Problems after PM check ups

Hi everyone,

It has been a while since I last posted and your comments have been very helpful. I am coping relatively well with my PM however I continue to experience problems after I have my PM check ups (every 6 months). During the check up the tech revs up my heart to about 120 BPM and then drops it back to the 60 BPM setting. I always feel dizzy and a bit sick when they do that and for a period of several weeks afterwards I have shortness of breath, fatigue and short spells of increased heart rate. For example, I had my check up about a month ago and two nights ago I woke up at 4 AM with my heart racing at 97 BPM. It lasted for about an hour and then went back to 60. Has anyone else had problems like this?

3 Comments

My old

by Creaky - 2013-09-03 10:09:03

pontiac used to have that happen every time I took it in for service. Changed mechanics. True.
Sorry for the attempt at humor when you have a real problem. Hope everything works out for you.

Creaky

Problems

by Joanna - 2013-09-04 08:09:01

Your symptoms sound a lot like mine! But mine are caused by the weirdest things; so far I've added paper shredders and my kitchen (stand) mixer. I've been feeling quite tired and short of breath the last month. In fact, this a.m. I am going in for a visit with my Medtronic tech to see if my PM setting needs some attention. I am at my wit's end. Sometimes wish I had never gotten this thing.

Tell him to do the test slower

by PacerRep - 2013-09-05 01:09:13

most techs do these tests around 90 as long as your heart is going slower than that. The event you had 2 nights ago had nothing to do with a check-up a month ago.

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