Has anyone else had tachycardic symptoms from MSG

[MsComanche]

I get really hot within seconds of eating MSG related products and my heart rate races to the point of atrial fibrillation.  Does anyone else have similar symptoms if so what do you do?  It is so hard to avoid MSG as it goes under different names and seems to be in sooo many foods.

[FurballsMom]

I understand what you mean about wanting simplicity.  That's why I mentioned the crockpot.  I've had to eat this way for so long that it has become "normal" for me.  I got fed up with trying to decipher everything and was reacting to just about everything that came in a package or a can anyway.

[MsComanche]

Well, Thanks anyways,  I am very busy so my meals have to be simple.  I have found that we have Whole Foods and Trader Joes that carry packaged food that does not have MSG but you have to do a lot of reading of ingrediants.  Funny you should say something about ancestory, my genetics show that my biological father was 1/2 cherokee indian and historically Native Americans do not tolerate salt and is the primary reason for hypertension in the Native American community.  I guess one positive side is when I'm feeling really tired (bradycardic) and cold I can go out and get fast food and light up like a christmas tree within minutes.  I just need to be careful in the amount I eat.  Boy I'd call that designer dieting.
My grandchildren 6, 4, and 2 have gluten allergies so my daughter makes 95% of her own food.  
Anyways, hope you had a happy christmas time hopefully staying warm.

[FurballsMom]

No, but as I have migraine disorder, MSG is a bad word in my house, too.  The best way and least confusing way to avoid all the chemicals that wreak havoc on the nervous system is to make your own food from scratch.  This means avoiding foods in cans and packages of all sorts.  A lot of canned foods have sodium chloride.  You don't want this in your diet if MSG is an issue, even if it's not MSG per se.  Basically, if your ancestors wouldn't have recognized it as food, it isn't really good for you anyway.  It's just less confusing if you do your own cooking from scratch.

Crock pots come in handy for this.