anyone STILL getting palpitations?

[Kimenem]

I posted back in Feb about this and thought it was related to extra supplements I was taking. I stopped them and so did the palps. They were weird because it was like a flutter when I bent down to pick something up off the floor or if I sat down really fast (it only happened sometimes though). Anyway, a few mos ago I added back in part of the supplemet I had stopped but this is also when the whole Nexium/Prevacid/acid reflux/ liver hemangioma/galbladder/hiatal hernia thing started. Wow......sounds like I'm falling apart I was also having a feeling like I had to take a deep breath a lot; not a shortness of breath or anything; just like I was having to make myself breathe. I was still "trying" to run and doing step and all and everything was fine. I noticed that when I added my anxiety med, it was much better. At night, everything is fine and I sleep well. So I'm wondering how axiety/stress related this could be. After the endoscopy in recovery, my BP was GREAT. I know I have MVP and I've had palps since I was 17. During the work ups for galbladder and such a couple of docs at least listened to the heart and never said anything sounded weird. I COULD go have my echo that I get every 5 years but really don't want to pay for it on top of all the other crap I've had to pay for lately (my endoscopy was $10,000....thank goodness for good insurance). . Plus I'm SICK of going to the drThen I was wondering if the palps when bending over could be caused by my stomach getting squished and having something to do with the hernia maybe???? Them maybe it could be Lyme rearing it's head again. I just think it's weird that the palps went awat after I stopped the supplements back in June because I thought they would. Ok...enough ranting. Just wondering if anyone still gets them andhow anxiety plays a role. Adding in that I'm 36 and I know perimenopause could be rearing it's head as well.

 

[catr]

I have MVP and anxiety can trigger palpitations. Avoiding caffeine helps a lot, as does meditation. I don't know why bending over could trigger palpitations.

 

[Sunshine1528]

I believe I posted the last time too, but another with MVP and what I have figured in my "tracking" is that my palps come about a week after the following:

stress
too much alcohol (every once in a while something gets me to downing a few too many beers or glasses of wine over the course of a week)
OTC allergy meds (I was told to always take a decongestant WITH an antihistimine to help eliminate palps that decongestants can cause).

or any of a combination of the above.

Now I have to say, I had an epi shot once and thought I was gonna die !

Also tried a fat burning supplement of some sort and the palps came the day after I started - I believe it was a combo of the caffeine and so many other ingredients such as guarana, etc. that have the same type of effect.

HTH a bit.

 

[Kimenem]

Those with MVP, ever also been diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse Syndrome? Very interesting...

 

[tneah]

My DH has mitral valve prolapse and until he got on the proper meds he had palps. I get them every once in awhile, I noticed too much coffee does it for me, as does perimenopause, they don't know why, but it can cause these nasty things that scare the crap out of you!

 

[Kimenem]

I remember you telling me your husband had to take meds to control them. Unless drs tell me I HAVE to take meds, I'm not going to. I'm stubborn I guess but I hate taking meds.

 

[Beavs]

Are you stubborn about going to the doctor too? If you heart palpitations cause you worry you should see a cardiologist. I have heart palpitations too and after talking with her I felt much better and learned some valuable information about meds that I can take and those that I can't (things even my primary care doc didn't pick up on). They might be something. They might be nothing. You need to visit the doc to find out.