Heart Palpitations

[puppythreads]

Does anyone else have problems with breathing and/or heart palpitations?  My most recent flare up was preceded by rib pain then palpitations which led to a cough (this has been going on non-stop for 6 months now) Holter monitor showed that I have multiple PVC's.  My stress echo was normal so my heart is fine, but clearly something is causing it to go haywire.  I have runs of bigeminal pvc's (normal beat, skip a beat) which last off and on all day.  Now I wake up gasping for breath from naps and at night.  

I googled heart palps and MS and there seems to be some evidence that MS can cause disturbances in the autonomic nervous system, but there is not much out there or I am looking in the wrong places.  My Neuro didnt seem to disturbed by it, but he was more concerned about the other MS problems I am having and I didnt get a chance to tel him just how bad it is.  Any help you can give me would be appreciated.

[Deb61]

I used to have palpitations which were really bad when my thyroid condition was not treated.  I rarely have them now.

[rendean]

I also have palpitations. I have had 3 previous Holter monitors,two of which have been 30 day event monitors to have a better cance of recording the offending palpitations. Previous results showed bradycardia (heart rate of 40) and lots of PACs . I have a history of extremely labile hypertension.  My local neuro believes it is autonomic dysfunction due to MS. I haven't discussed it with my MS neuro yet but plan to at the next appointment at the end of the month.

The cardiologist also wants to be sure I'm not experiencing atrial fib which could be causing some of my stranger dizziness symtoms, i.e. confusion and an urgent need to sit before I fall. These episodes in the past two weeks along with an increase in palpations led to the monitor.

I hope that all of you with any sort of cardiac problems have it checked out. Remember you can have something else wrong in your body in addition to MS.

Well wishes to all,

Ren

[motox320]

Honesly, if those are your only symptons, I highly, highly doubt you have MS. Come on now, just because it could be a sympton of MS does not mean you have it. Your symptons point much more towards something else. problems with the MS are very rare, usually people who have them, just have them, and just assume its from there MS, when in reality its just another problem they have.

get an echo, and pumonary function tests.

[poorkid]

This always seems to be a topic that is avoided because it's an area of our body that is just to important to ignore and brush off as an MS symptom.  I'm even uncomfortable saying that I believe my problems with heart rate are from MS.

In my case, I still think they were.  It just doesn't mean that it can't still be serious enough to have it checked.  

I hope you get some answers!  

My problems were also very bad at night.  Enough to keep me up or wake me up!  

[PastorDan]

Yes, pup, I have been diagnosed with OSA for about two years now, I think.  The mask has helped tremendously with the quality of my sleep.  Now if I can just turn off the computer and go to bed on time.....

[madison130]

I am anemic...  but I take iron pills every day.  
Good to know that I'm not the only one who has this problem =))
I was starting to think I was crazy.  haha