So one of my defining symptoms is tachycardia. While seated, my heart rate is usually 90-100 during the day, and maybe 80-90 at night if I'm doing okay. On very rare occasions when my HR will drop into the 70's or even high 60's at night, I feel much better. I have been unable to find out why this happens occasionally despite careful tracking. But these days rarely means maybe 2-3 times a year. If I crutch to the kitchen, HR often jumps to 120 or higher.
I use a Garmin that tracks Body Battery as a proxy for HRV. It's pretty good for showing when I'm crashing or in a crash, etc. It also tracks Stress which I think is a bit of a proxy for an overactive nervous system. That's a very good indicator of how quickly I'm burning through my own energy reserves, and likely my own underpowered parasympathetic system or overpowered sympathetic system.
I don't know if this would really help my other symptoms, but considering trying to address this again. In the past, I've tried propranolol, guanfacine, ketotifen, hawthorn, chamomile, various magnesium, etc.
So I was thinking to try metoprolol (or nebivolol). But wondering what other drugs (or herbs or supplements) might be effective for long term improvement. It does seem that a lot of drugs raise or lower HRV (TCA vs SSRI, etc), but the research is sparse. Long term improved HRV seems pretty important for mortality.
Any thoughts?
I use a Garmin that tracks Body Battery as a proxy for HRV. It's pretty good for showing when I'm crashing or in a crash, etc. It also tracks Stress which I think is a bit of a proxy for an overactive nervous system. That's a very good indicator of how quickly I'm burning through my own energy reserves, and likely my own underpowered parasympathetic system or overpowered sympathetic system.
I don't know if this would really help my other symptoms, but considering trying to address this again. In the past, I've tried propranolol, guanfacine, ketotifen, hawthorn, chamomile, various magnesium, etc.
So I was thinking to try metoprolol (or nebivolol). But wondering what other drugs (or herbs or supplements) might be effective for long term improvement. It does seem that a lot of drugs raise or lower HRV (TCA vs SSRI, etc), but the research is sparse. Long term improved HRV seems pretty important for mortality.
Any thoughts?