I have had 11 heart attacks?

Question

I got exposed to a toxic chemical which lead to extremily elevated cardiac contraction force and tachycardia. This was so severe that there was slight parathesia and cold sensations and ever pre-syncope.
This took 5 hours to dicipate.

It left lasting damage consisting of fluttering, ectopic beat and arrythmias tendencies. This arrhymias is stimulated by stomach rumbling and churning.

There has been 11 attacks consisting of...

Ectopic beats inducing elevated cardiac contraction force with tachycardia to the piont of presyncope, and then a drecrease in cardiac force and increasing tachycardia, followed by normocardia.
This attack lasts about 1-2 minutes.

Doctors claimed that these were anxiety attacks.

I agreed to have propranolol hydrochloride for cardio-psychosis on the basis that this is used to treat arrhymia, after 6 palpitation attacks.

I had 3 several week sustianed moderate palpitation periods after 11 palpitation attacks.

I got given a raised dose from 80mg to 160mg after the 1st moderate sustained palpitation period.

How can I still be alive? Will I still die?

I have had to manage this condition with no medical treatment for 4 years and 11 months.

The propranolol just modifies the effects of this condition and does not stop it.
Arrhythmias can still be severe.

What treatment should I get?
How should I go about getting it?

No evidence of cardiac arrhythmias is evidence on the ECG

Answer 1

Such important information should not be asked of the people here, its specialist information and you need answers from your doctor.

Answer 2

It does not sound like you have had 11 heart attacks (myocardial infarctions). I have never seen a patient who survived 11 heart attacks, even in the best conditions.

If you have even 1 heart attack, then there is permanent and definite evidence on EKG.

It does sound like you may have panic attacks, or even a benign (but very scary) arrythmia. The propranolol is a beta-blocker prescribed everyday by cardiologists to help with arrythmias and other heart problems. It should help, regardless of the cause. If not, adding an SSRI (a class of drug) can help with anxiety and help with your irregular heartbeat. The SSRI may take several weeks to work, so be patient. I have seen many patients improve greatly on these, and they report that they have fewer palpitations, etc.

You have received health care for this condition, or you wouldn't have gotten the propranolol. This prescription is rarely written for more than 12 months, so it has not been more than 4 years. You need to contact your doctor and get connected to a specialist.
Best of luck.

Answer 3

I think you need to be able to distinguish between a heart attac and whatever else you are rambling on about.
In 1994,1995, 2004, 2005 and I had AV node re entrant tachycardia sustained for over 3 hours when I finally ended up in an ER and recieved a bolus dose of Adenosine which paused my heart beat for 10 seconds and caused me to lose consciousness and then my heart return to a normal sinus rythm. Same thing about 10 more times.
I have had more IV doses of Propranolol than I can remember, and more doses of Adenosine and paid $27, 000 dollars for a trip to the cath lab to make my heart do what it is supposed to do.
I had a radiofrequency ablation after 20 episodes of the same in 2006. I ended up in the cath lab and had an AV node revision which cured the sustained episodes of AV node re entry.
I have never had a heart attac! You are a hypochondriac.
I am a nurse!

Answer 4

You should be seeking out other specialists and running this information off them.

Your current doctor should compile the information you need to bring to another specialist.

Seek another opinion. No one here is likely qualified to answer such technical questions. Maybe there is a cardiac site online somewhere with more information. Research your condition on line and see what you can learn about all this.

Answer 5

I am not being disrespectful nor am I trying to take away from what sounds like a very frightening experience but it sounds to me that what you may be suffering from is not in your chest but mainly in your head you may want to seek professional counseling to discuss what is going on with you as it might be something like Post Traumatic stress disorder.

Answer 6

So what is your question?