Thread: Heart Palpitations

did they do any thyroid studies on you? When mine was over-active, I had palpations like crazy! At night when I would go to bed, it felt like my heart was gonna pop right outta my chest!
All it takes for the thyroid test is a simple blood test.

Sometime when you take medicine like decongestants and other things when you have that problem, it makes it really beat crazy.

And here I was worried no one would respond to me! I have stopped the Ma Huang, about six months ago, so I am hoping that will help. I went to the doctor today and they are going to run some tests, as soon as I get insurance. That will hopefully be in the next couple of weeks because this has been really stressing me out. My thyroid has been high the last couple of times, but they decided not to prescibe anything because they thought it could have something to do with medication I was on. I'll keep everyone posted as soon as I find out!

[QUOTE=janelle]I have mitral valve prolapse which causes it. Sometimes the doctor misses it because you have to squat down on your legs for them to listen to your heart in that position. If they hear a weird noise then they do a scan to see your heart beat.


janelle I have this also they found it thru an ultrasound.I was getting short of breath just getting dressed or getting out of the tub/shower I thought it was my asthma.also with this problem.i have to have antibiotics before I have any surgeries or get any teeth worked on.but I get the palpitations off and on too.mine happens a lot at night when Im in bed.(not from excitement either lol).Id get an ultrasound done to make sure its not a heart problem

I am sitting here having them right now. Mine flips back and forth between "fluttering" and "missing" a beat. My ex-husband had a problem with them when his cholesterol went too low. Mine are just plain old anxieties and stress.

Yep, I have them as well. Mine was diagnosed as SVT (Supraventricular Tachycardia) and is the same thing my mom has. Also, your heartrate can go up when you're anemic, which is yet another thing I am right now due to my pregnancy. I have almost completely cut out caffeine because of it. Caffeine and alcohol are the biggest triggers. Also don't take anything with ephedrine in it.

Originally Posted by ~Angel Eyez~

but I take Xanax for it.....

PLEASE PLEASE be very careful with Xanax. My dr in CA put me on it to help with stress and sleeplessness. I was on it for three years, it's supposed to be a short term med. He didn't do liver function tests during that time either. I moved to TN and my new dr told me to get off, it was too dangerous and not the proper med for sleeplessness. She said to cut dose by half for a week then stop. It threw me into panic attacks and cost me a brand new job (they thought I was crazy). I got a new dr who helped me get off that stuff - it took about six months to wean myself off slowly enough to keep from having panic attacks the whole time. I stayed on edge the whole time and was MISERABLE! I lost 40 lbs (which I really needed to lose, but that's a hard way to do it)! That stuff actually alters your brain chemistry. Possibly permanently. (I'm still prone to panic attacks and I didn't have them before Xanax) Make you work closely with a dr getting off of it. It can also cause seizures if you quit too quickly.

OP- I get heart palps if I take anything with psuedophedrine (the main ingredient in Sudaphed and most nasal decongestants). If there is guafennisen (sp) in the pill to, it helps balance it out. But I have to be very careful about taking too much of it. I remember going through a bad period with them (when I was about your age). I was under a ton of stress (living on my own, far from family). I didn't eat properly, was underweight, smoking, a little partying and just generally living on the edge. When I calmed down and started to slow down a little, it helped. Eating better helped too. I was living on fast food and junk food and too many sodas. A lot more fruit and red meat (for the iron). (Low iron can cause heart palps too).

Be careful with the Paxil, I gained 30 lbs the year I was on it. I had carb cravings so strong I would pig out on chocolate bars and chips all day long. I couldn't help myself. I've been on Prozac and Zoloft and still have the cravings, but they weren't as strong. I would literally dream about chips and chocolate bars on Paxil! Also, if they determine the cause as anxiety, Buspar might be more helpful, as it is specific to anxiety. Paxil is more for depression (although it it also used for mild anxiety, but usually only when depression is present too). I'm always leary when a general practitioner prescribes psychotropic drugs. Do some internet research on the drug(s) before taking it. Hope this helps.

a 4 yr old thread? dang I need to start looking at things more closely lol