My wife just rushed to hospital, resting heart rate at 130, red skin, out of breath, misremembering things and stumbling. We’re both unvaxxed and under 35. I’m home watching our son, trying not to freak the fuck out! Any prayers or words of comfort are appreciated; this woman is my entire world, I’m scared shitless and don’t know what to do and have no where else to turn….I just want help. We’ve tried so hard to push through all the bullshit but now this happens—I’m so close to breaking frens, help me please.
Update: still in hospital. CTs, MRI, EKG, US all negative for any clots or embolisms. Doctors still aren’t sure what’s causing it- best working guess so far is POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) which is an excessively reduced amount of blood returning to the heart when moving from laying to sitting to standing. BP and heart rate still spiking anytime she has to get up. Pumping fluids and electrolytes and looking into starting a beta blocker until her OBGYN can assess hormone levels. Heart monitor hooked up for next cpl weeks. Home/bed rest until then. Not a whole lot of info or treatment for it so we just have to wait and see for now.
Fren, what is your wife's first name? You can be sure that they have calmed her heart rate down. It sounds like a not uncommon rapid heartbeat thing maybe combined with an anxiety attack. That fast heartbeat has anxiety as a symptom. The right med does control this in people. Can someone come watch your son so that you can go to the hospital ? It is great news that you are both unvaxxed. Expect a peaceful and good outcome, I think you'll get reassuring news very soon. You are both in my prayers.
Rachel is her name. She has been fighting anxiety for a long time and lately it just seems to be catching up to us, lots of other personal/family struggles recently, I’m hoping that is all it is but I’ve never seen like she was. We don’t rally have any family close by and no real friends- her mother drove down and took her and will swap with me soon if she’s not better.
I understand you on the addiction from fear of failure/preemptive refusal to try. Luckily she’s always been better in that regard, but we both def have to clean up our diets and minds. I will look into those supplements you mentioned. Thank you fren.
Update: she’s still in hospital (should be out this afternoon). CTs, MRI, EKG, US all negative for any clots or embolisms. Doctors still aren’t sure what’s causing it- best working guess so far is POTS (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome) which is an excessively reduced amount of blood returning to the heart when moving from laying to sitting to standing. BP and heart rate still spiking anytime she has to get up. Pumping fluids and electrolytes and looking into starting a beta blocker until her OBGYN can assess hormone levels. Heart monitor hooked up for next cpl weeks. Home/bed rest until then. Not a whole lot of info or treatment for it so we just have to wait and see for now