I have had athsma (bronchial with
allergies) since I was a child. About two
years ago I started to have palpitations,
I can be sat quietly reading a book and my
pulse rate will go from 70 to 120 for no
apparent reason. Went to dr and had blood
test, urine test, over active thyroid
test, cardiogram+ ecogram. All normal
except for slightly high blood pressure (
average 130 over 85 not bad for 61 yrs) dr
sent me to a cardiologist, lots of
questions after which he said he thought I
had sleep apnea. Sent me for sleep
analysis which came back "severe apnea".
Went on cpap, no effect in fact using the
machine makes me worse as I wake up with
breathing problems. Feel worst first thing
in the morning, very weak , no energy and
feel confused. Gets better as the day goes
by but not much. I am not overweight,
stopped smoking drink very little and eat
healthy food. I dont have any money
worries allthough I did have the stress of
a divorce but that was a while ago. Other
things I suffer from are GERD and a hiatal
hernia. Can anyone point me in the right
direction.