simonlomelie Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hi everyone.I was diagnosed with dysautonomia 3 months ago. I had a couple of arrhythmias every month for 7 years and now they have exacerbated. I´m a ballet teacher, so I have to exercise, run and jump all the time. Giving lessons has become impossible because every time I jump my heart starts pumping really fast, get super dizzy and my chest, legs and arms start hurting and if I try to talk, my chest hurts even more. It may last for 20 minutes. And I don´t like my pupils to notice.I´m really sad because I am now on my third med (norpace) and it isn´t working.Today I had blood tests done. I don´t know what to expect anymore.Does anyone get arrhythmias wile exercising? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoGiuliana Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Hi simonlomelie--welcome to the forum. Have you had any testing done to determine what the arrhythmias are? I get PACs and PVCs and they can get worse with jumping or other movement that is sudden or a sudden position change. They are benign however. But when I have a lot of them they can be nonetheless distressing. For me, this problem comes and goes and sometimes there is nothing I can do to make it better. Sometimes being really well hydrated and also eating potassium rich foods can help a bit. Also avoiding any caffeine. I took an SSRI for awhile which helped. I still take a low dose of pindolol (beta blocker). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancer65 Posted July 28, 2015 Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 HiI am a ballet teacher too so I totally empathise with you. I have learnt to teach in a very different way so I no longer jump around, If I have to demonstrate a new step to the kids I use the barre for support and only do a couple, at least this stops the heart palpations getting out of control. I am very fortunate that some of my higher grade pupils help with my beginners classes. I find one of the most tiring things is talking over the kids chatter and music!I have low BP and high HR Florinef has helped me to be more active in the last couple of months. I drink tons of water and make my own electrolyte drinks which I sip through out classes. I always rest for at least an hour before teaching and warm up really well, I find this does help a bit, but I always feel like I have flu the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonlomelie Posted July 28, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thank you dancer65. I was on florinef at first, but I got so bloated that some days I couldn´t even open my eyes. It is a great idea to ask high grade dancers for help. I also drink lots of electrolyte through the day. I think I´ll have to stop doing brisés, échappes, entrechats, sautés and all that requires initial and extra stress for the heart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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