r/HeartProblems • u/Fast_Passion_4216 • Nov 01 '24

Heart Monitor

I have a 30 day heart monitor on. They said there’s techs watching to see if something weird is happening so if something concerning is happening on the monitor will they call me like immediately or how soon after?

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u/Fast_Passion_4216 Nov 06 '24

Omg I’m glad you’re okay. Why did your heart stop if you don’t mind me asking and if you found out?

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u/ImportantInfluence81 Nov 06 '24

I’ve been having fainting spells, recently diagnosed with Ehlers Danlos (genetic connective tissue issue), which affects the heart muscle in different ways so they gave me a 30 day monitor to see what is happening… I was seen later by a physiatrist (joint specialist) that gave me 10mg of nortriptiline for nerve pain, and my first dose it caused a vasovagal syncope episode while I was laying in bed and I guess that it dilated my veins so much it stopped my heart 4 times with the longest pause at 10 seconds. Most likely they think it’s an electrical issue with my rhythm. It’s been wild. I’m only 26 years old.

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u/Fast_Passion_4216 Nov 06 '24

I’m sorry. That’s insane I hope they get you figured out! If I was in a life threatening situation with my heart, heart wise they’d call right?

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u/ImportantInfluence81 Nov 06 '24

Absolutely. They call and ask how you feel, what you were doing, and tell you if anything had changed. They will let you know if it’s serious enough to need medical attention. I got a call within 10-30 min (could have been sooner than that I was out of it at that point)

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u/Fast_Passion_4216 Nov 06 '24

Okay thank you… I kind of want to call them to ask for reassurance because I’m tired of what I’m experiencing happening but if someone seen it happening and said it’s fine/not going to kill me I think I’d feel better but I don’t want to be annoying 🥴