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I have had 2 doses of the Pfizer vaccine for covid, about 45 days apart, with the 2nd dose being 2 months ago tomorrow. I have a lingering side effect of tachycardia, sometimes progressing to SVT and an irregular rhythm (? atrial fibrillation, ? ectopics), and this week have noticed an irregular rhythm even at 80bpm. There is a relationship between ambient temperature and my heart rate: the hotter it is, the faster my heart rate, to the point where this week I was sent home from work for tachycardia, hyperthermia, dizziness, nausea, and pre-syncope. I just can't cool down, even with the AC running at full, and my heart rate spikes, taking hours to come down after the ambient temp has decreased. I've had no chest pain or fever, so there's no myocarditis or pericarditis.
I finally gave in today and saw my doctor. It's about a 2 month wait for a cardiologist and a holter, which he says is just too long, so he's prescribed propranolol (beta blocker). I'm a paramedic and a cardio tech, so academically/professionally I know what this drug does, why, and how it works. What I don't know is the real experience of taking this drug...
just a note, I'm not knocking this/any vaccine. I'm immunocompromised and a front line paramedic, so I am at increased risk of covid on 2 fronts. I've seen how bad this illness can get, I've seen what dying of this illness looks like.... and if a little vaccine is kicking my arse, I can imagine how sick I would have been if I would have caught covid before being fully immunized.
I finally gave in today and saw my doctor. It's about a 2 month wait for a cardiologist and a holter, which he says is just too long, so he's prescribed propranolol (beta blocker). I'm a paramedic and a cardio tech, so academically/professionally I know what this drug does, why, and how it works. What I don't know is the real experience of taking this drug...
just a note, I'm not knocking this/any vaccine. I'm immunocompromised and a front line paramedic, so I am at increased risk of covid on 2 fronts. I've seen how bad this illness can get, I've seen what dying of this illness looks like.... and if a little vaccine is kicking my arse, I can imagine how sick I would have been if I would have caught covid before being fully immunized.