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I suffer from severe heart palpitations (female - age 39). Five to six times per day I feel funny things going on in my heart. Sometimes I get three hard beats followed by a pause and then a thump. Other times I just get a thump and yet other times a fluttering feeling. I have been through every test imaginable and the doctors cannot find anything wrong with me. They once caught a short run of v-tach on a holter monitor but I have had two EP studies and they could not induce anything so they told me not to worry. I WORRY!!!!!! I have read terrible things about v-tach and it really scares me to think that my heart can go into this rythum. They say that I am super sensitive and too tuned into my heart. Who wouldn't be when they feel all of these weird things going on? Do you think the doctors could have overlooked something with all of this testing I have had done - or am I just making a big deal about nothing. These things have really taken over my whole life. Should I really be ignoring all of the bumping, thumping, fluttering etc?
I was prescribed atenolol years ago (which I go on and off) - I hate being on any drugs. I have very low blood pressure (90/50). I started on 25mg of atenolol but I get terrible headaches and my heart still skips like crazy. I thought atenolol was supposed to help people with migrane headaches as well so I can't understand why I get the awful headaches when I am on it. Would 50mg of atenolol not drop my blood pressure too much? I have heard of people that are taking atenolol that say their palpitations have stopped completely? Why some people and not others. My EP doctor said I could try mexitil if I really wanted to but it was not necessary (I think she was trying to pacify my because I have become such a nuisance worrying about these things). I am too scared to try mexitil as well though. I would like to try to get to am American Heart Clinic (one such as the Cleveland one), but I don't know how a Canadian would go about getting to be seeing in one. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Thank you for any information you can give me.
I was prescribed atenolol years ago (which I go on and off) - I hate being on any drugs. I have very low blood pressure (90/50). I started on 25mg of atenolol but I get terrible headaches and my heart still skips like crazy. I thought atenolol was supposed to help people with migrane headaches as well so I can't understand why I get the awful headaches when I am on it. Would 50mg of atenolol not drop my blood pressure too much? I have heard of people that are taking atenolol that say their palpitations have stopped completely? Why some people and not others. My EP doctor said I could try mexitil if I really wanted to but it was not necessary (I think she was trying to pacify my because I have become such a nuisance worrying about these things). I am too scared to try mexitil as well though. I would like to try to get to am American Heart Clinic (one such as the Cleveland one), but I don't know how a Canadian would go about getting to be seeing in one. I live in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Thank you for any information you can give me.
If a Doctor reads this:
I know we are not supposed to post this way, but I really would like an answer to a question. What is the normal QTc interval for a 13 year old female? It .423 too high or too prolonged?
thank you if any one replies
This child has no symptoms of abnormalities, just an occasional skipped beat, pvc's.
I know we are not supposed to post this way, but I really would like an answer to a question. What is the normal QTc interval for a 13 year old female? It .423 too high or too prolonged?
thank you if any one replies
This child has no symptoms of abnormalities, just an occasional skipped beat, pvc's.
I have been on atenolol for over 10 years, and have taken varying dosages (my major side effect has been dizziness, not headaches, by the way) Currently, I take 50 mg/day, but in divided doses - 25 in the a.m., and 25 in the p.m. This seems to work great at controlling my palpitations, and since I also have naturally low blood pressure, this dose has been more tolerable than taking it all at one time. Hope this helps.
Please know that there are lots of us out there who suffer with these darn things -- I mostly just ignore mine now when they occur, or take a deep breath and do something physical!! Good luck.
Please know that there are lots of us out there who suffer with these darn things -- I mostly just ignore mine now when they occur, or take a deep breath and do something physical!! Good luck.
Hi, Caroline,
I'm in the same boat. I'm 49, tho, and mine started last year when my son and father were very ill at the same time. They stopped for a month after my father died, but then started up again.
I have PAC's and the Holter monitor showed 2400 and the doc said they were benign with no evidence of heart disease. He also said if they were under 8000 per day, it was OK. They never showed up on EKG's until recently when I had a routine EKG before breast surgey (just another stressor to throw on the pile!). This time they showed up and on the pre-surgery chest
X-ray, my heart was a bit enlarged altho it was still within normal limits. A second cardiologist looked at all this and said it was no problem-have the surgery. Well, I freaked!
I just had a 3rd doctor look at everything over the past 2 years and he says he sees nothing to worry about. I'm obese and need exercise but I've been scared I'd drop over dead! Anyway, I am having an echocardiogram as I have never had one and he wants to view my heart. I have all the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse but no murmur, but then I've heard if you are obese and/or "well-endowed", the murmur might be heard to detect, so if it's there, I guess the echo will show it.
Anyway, I too decided to try some supplements. I had been taking no vitamins at all and didn't eat right. I got a book on the heart, The Miracle Heart, by Jean Carper. She talks about what the various supplements do and some are good for the heart muscle specifically. I've been taking magnesium, potassium, Co-Enzyme Q, Vitamins E and C, Calcium and fish oil capsules. I've been taking them for 3 weeks and can feel a difference. "They" aren't gone as I can feel my jugular vein and feel them periodically. But, I don't "feel" them as much in my chest so they don't bother me as much. Don't know if this is the reason, but it seems to be working.
Like they said above, you are not alone. I think we need a separate arrhythmia Board to support each other as it is scarier (even scarier to me than my possible breast cancer!).
Take care, Pam
I'm in the same boat. I'm 49, tho, and mine started last year when my son and father were very ill at the same time. They stopped for a month after my father died, but then started up again.
I have PAC's and the Holter monitor showed 2400 and the doc said they were benign with no evidence of heart disease. He also said if they were under 8000 per day, it was OK. They never showed up on EKG's until recently when I had a routine EKG before breast surgey (just another stressor to throw on the pile!). This time they showed up and on the pre-surgery chest
X-ray, my heart was a bit enlarged altho it was still within normal limits. A second cardiologist looked at all this and said it was no problem-have the surgery. Well, I freaked!
I just had a 3rd doctor look at everything over the past 2 years and he says he sees nothing to worry about. I'm obese and need exercise but I've been scared I'd drop over dead! Anyway, I am having an echocardiogram as I have never had one and he wants to view my heart. I have all the symptoms of mitral valve prolapse but no murmur, but then I've heard if you are obese and/or "well-endowed", the murmur might be heard to detect, so if it's there, I guess the echo will show it.
Anyway, I too decided to try some supplements. I had been taking no vitamins at all and didn't eat right. I got a book on the heart, The Miracle Heart, by Jean Carper. She talks about what the various supplements do and some are good for the heart muscle specifically. I've been taking magnesium, potassium, Co-Enzyme Q, Vitamins E and C, Calcium and fish oil capsules. I've been taking them for 3 weeks and can feel a difference. "They" aren't gone as I can feel my jugular vein and feel them periodically. But, I don't "feel" them as much in my chest so they don't bother me as much. Don't know if this is the reason, but it seems to be working.
Like they said above, you are not alone. I think we need a separate arrhythmia Board to support each other as it is scarier (even scarier to me than my possible breast cancer!).
Take care, Pam
Hi.. I am new to this web site..I have started having what I describe as my heart "flopping" in my chest in the last 4 months..I talked to my Dr. about it and he thought maybe it was caffeine..So, I eliminated all caffeine and alchohol..don't smoke..and I am still having the "flopping"..ALOT..I don't take any medication at all except I am on a hormone therapy patch..Vivelle.01..have been for about a year..Why would this start now??? Any suggestions..I will make another appointment with my Dr....
hi Caroline,
My name is Cathy and I am 30 years old. For the past 3 years i have gone through hell with the very same symptoms you are having. I was amazed when i read your letter because it sounds so familiar. I gone through an EP study and now I am on a medication called Tambocor in which I need to come off of. Please contact me at my e-mail address. We can talk about this more if you would like.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Cathy
E-mail: ***@****.
My name is Cathy and I am 30 years old. For the past 3 years i have gone through hell with the very same symptoms you are having. I was amazed when i read your letter because it sounds so familiar. I gone through an EP study and now I am on a medication called Tambocor in which I need to come off of. Please contact me at my e-mail address. We can talk about this more if you would like.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Cathy
E-mail: ***@****.
Hi, I have these same feelings. They are horribly scary. Sometimes I have like 20 feelings in an hour. All my tests have come back normal, too. But now, all of a sudden, I found out that my thyroid is overactive, so my doctor is saying this is the reason. I don't know, but I do know that I absolutely hate these flip flops, they scare the *#*! out of me!!! Any suggestions? I'm only 35!!
Thanks,
Thanks,
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