Tachycardia During Pregnancy

I know I'm responding late, but I decided to add my 2 cents. I also developed tachycardia during pregnancy- twin pregnancy. I was put on partial bedrest around 27 weeks. The doctor told me that I could only work 2 hours at a time. It really knocked me on my a**. My resting heart rate is about 60 so it really was very disturbing to have my heart beat so erratically. I was told to lay down on my left side whenever it started to race.

My daughters are now 8 years old and I still have the tachycardia. It did not subside. It is still debilitating at times and the heat only makes it work. it also makes me dizzy at times and I was told that it isn't that big of deal by my cardiologist. I had another complete work up 2 years ago and I check out just fine.

I have also found that I cannot take cold medicine. The ingredient makes my heart race so fast that I cannot even stay vertical. I layed on my living room floor for 4 hours and I had to show my girls how to dial 911 in case I fell down and passed out whenever I got up to use the bathroom. It was scary.

I had that with my first pregnancy. Boy is it scary. I thought for sure something was really wrong. I got an EKG and went to a cardiologist. Everything came back normal and he basically told me it was a result of the pregnancy. Mine was the opposite though. I was fine when I was up and moving, it was when I was resting - specifically when I was laying down where it posed a problem.

In the end, there wasn't anything that the drs could do about it. They did tell me that if I started getting dizzy and/or short of breath along with the tachycardia to be sure to call ASAP. Other than that I didn't really get any guidance other then to have the reassurance that all the tests came back OK.

Good luck!

Just make sure if you are getting short of breath or dizzy to let them know. It can develop into something more serious. It's caused by all the increased blood you have since you are pregnant. I had it both times as well, though mine turned into re-occuring atrial fibrillation which I have been dealing with ever since. (I had my last child 3 years ago) Deliberate breathing, relaxation techniques, and a healthy diet all help tremendously, but not 100% of the time. Hope that helps!

I got it horribly bad. my baby is 5 weeks now. the relief of delivery was amazing...my pulse also hit 140ish. i had palpitations, first. then one night i got sweaty and cold at the same time and dizzy. finally, i started tremoring. very very scary. it mostly occurred at night, but also had a few days with symptoms. ask the dr of they checked your thyroid early on. i am hyperthyroid. i was prescribed propranalol for the symptoms of the heart issue after my ekg/echo came back fine. its category c though and made me feel weird.

I really could not do anything to calm my heart. It happened when I was active and not.

I went to a cardiologist and he administered all the tests and inlcuding wearing the heart monitor for 24 hours. He ended up prescribing metoprolol. Once they figured out the right dosage (they started me on the smallest) my racing heart rate completely went away. I stopped taking the medicine when I went into labor.

I would recommend to get a second opinion.