Hi so I have been having issues with tachycardia and high resting heart rate for a few months after a virus/ likely covid. I was admitted for a night and had a chest ct incase of pe. Heartrate is still high though not quite as high - not as constantly high. I'm tired constantly, feel run down, nauseous, weight loss, palpitations come and go.
I did have a 24 ecg and the letter from it states that it showed sinus tachycardia and I was referred for a further cardiology appointment. I felt unwell over the weekend and when I looked at my fitbit it showed hr at 51 (I was watching TV in bed) its never that low so I checked the app which showed it had spiked at 214 (it's never been this high) before plummetting to 51 where it stayed for about 15 mins before returned to the 90s.
Gp still isn't happy and has writteb another referral but also asked me to phone and check on the status of the appointment - I did this and was told they are working through a backlog of appts and it could be another 4 years! I can't afford to go private. I'm early 30s never smoked blood pressure is low usually healthy and active and this has floored me. I do have b12 deficiency and get injections every 3 months. Anyone have any experience? Is it possible it's still post viral /long covid? Any tips on improving things?