Learning to Breathe

So I don't think I've mentioned this before, but I think I've developed a heart condition called supraventricular tachycardia. I know that Web MD isn't the only source for medical advise, but it's a pretty good one. So I typed in all of my symptoms, rapid heart rate accompanied by pulsating (literally feeling it beating heavily in your chest), dizziness/blurred vision, accompanied by nearly fainting, and difficulty breathing. Now, I could just be having panic attacks or something of the same psychological source, (though I doubt it considering Kyle can also feel my heart's abnormal behavior, and he had to help me keep my balance the couple of times I've momentarily lost consciousness) but either way, these past few days have been an attempt to learn how to breathe.

These miniature heart attacks are incredibly scary. I was in the bedroom making copies of an assignment, when I fell forward, luckily I didn't mess the copy up. All of last weekend and this Monday and Tuesday, these mini heart attacks have been coming and going, Monday they were quite frequent (a couple of times every hour). At the store I had a moment of sheer darkness, Kyle was showing me something, and while he was talking I lost consciousness. If you ask him, I just started moving like I couldn't balance and I had to hold onto him for support. My eyes were open, but I couldn't see a thing.


However, these past few days I've been taking it easy, and to be honest, I've been feeling a lot better. I've been resting a lot, the mini attacks don't happen when I'm lying down. I was going to see a doctor, but I think I'll wait it out considering the only way to confirm my medical concerns would be to be with a doctor while having an episode, and because that's nearly impossible to do, they would give me a little device that tracks my heart rate for a day or two until they catch an episode. With all this lying down, I haven't experienced an episode since Tuesday. Well, I've had a few brief moments when my heart started pulsating and my breathing got difficult, but lying down and deep breathing helps.


What I need to do is have a day where I'm out and about the entire day and see if that makes a difference...