u/Mars1962

I am a 65 year old woman and was diagnosed with hcm @ 7 years ago but I think I have had it for much longer I have always had a high heartrate and exercise intolerance that caused chest pain but I always thought it was because I was out of shape but because I was young the symptoms subsided quickly. To make a long story short I am on max doses of beta blockers and calcium channel blockers but my heart rate remains in the 80-90 range my dr wants it to be in the 60's but that does not happen. I just wonder if we are trying to correct a 50 year old problem that my body has adjusted to and meds won't fix. I have had a full work up to include a cath and echo which was both fine. I'm frustrated because I think I am taking meds for nothing.