Vagus nerve

[belita857]

I am having  the similar problems.  I feel dizzy and then my heart starts racing and I feel like I need to have a bowel movement. It is very scary.


This discussion is related to VAGUS NERVE and STOMACH or HEART LURCHES (spasms).

[ntti]

I read your response and I was a GI Nurse for 15 years, I have all the same symptoms. I was also put on tenormin long ago. An internist felt it was mitral valve dysautonomia. I have more symptoms lately and  I am on zegrid. I was love to know about the reseaerch you have done, and offer some help in finding answers and help.

[EarthHart]

I have not had a chance to read all the comments but a lot of the symptoms listed in the thread can be symptoms of Lyme disease. Has anyone here been tested for this?

[JMaio]

I have had the tingling in the left hand/left arm weekness, headaches and it was determined to be slight herniation in my c5 c6 area with muscle spasms.  I have been going to PT for this.  
I also started getting feeling of indigestion, heart skipping, lump in throat, shortness of breath, dizzy, and sudden diarrhia.  Went to emerg room twice, ekg fine, chest xray fine, elevated blood pressure, pulse ok and they sent me home.
I'm wondering if the herniation in my back could be causing problems with the vagus nerve.

[ittybitty12]

hi my name is shaniya nd im 15 years old , i,ve been havinn the same symptoms its like my stomach is shocking me and i cant sleep , ughhhh !!! i just wont to get better.. can anyone help ??

[ce_smith]

I too have had most of the symptoms everyone has mentioned for the last ten years.  Had gallbladder removed, three heart caths, tons of tests. All pretty much normal. Also had a parathyroid tumor removed about five years ago. Tried all natural meds, ect. Then two and half years ago I had a cat scan of my upper neck for a growth on my jaw. The ENT said it was ok, but I needed to address the growth on my spine. Turns out I had a bone growth on my vertirbrae that was compressing my spinal cord about 50%. So I had surgery (ACDF). The neurosurgeon went in thru the front of my neck on the right  of my esophagus. In recovery my heart rate dropped into the low 30's which was strange. I now know it had something to do with my vagus nerve.  For the first month I was on steriods and pain meds. After the swelling went down and I got off the steriods, ALL of my symptoms went away. I felt better than I had in years. No anticids, no constant upper stomach pain, no feeling of malise. After three months I went back for my final checkup with the neurosurgeon and was released to do anything I wanted to. So I started working in the yard, picking up things, ect. You guessed it, all my symptoms returned. That is when I started looking for answers and discovered the vagus nerve irritation info.  

So  I think what  happened is the neurosurgeon shifted my vagus nerve  where it was not getting irritated or over stimulated. Then when I started doing the physical labor the vagus nerve shifted back and all my symptoms returned.  So it makes sense that a chiropractor might be able to help. I will definitively give it a try.

I ran this theory by my new doctor and he agreed! So he put me on nortriptiline (Pamalor) which is an antidepressant. He said that the vagus nerve secretes triptiline and nortriptiline counter acts it. It seems to help, but I have had to increase the dosage lately to be effective. I still have episodes but the daily upper stomach pain is not as bad. I think I might need to quit coffee and alcohol to see more improvement .

I hope this might help some of you that are suffering as I have.

[jms2012]

I was diagnosed by a nurse at my local surgery in Feb 2010 as having Emphezima after having a rather inferior spirometer test, it has gone on and on, i changed surgeries, and after various visits, same thing, COPD etc. I used to go to a chiropractor, and am after reading all this will be visiting again, i think all my problems are Vagus nerve related, undoubtedly i have had more problems since going though the change, i am 60 and female, seem to have developed alergies i had bad ezema on my hand also Feb 2010, that cleared up and completely disappeared after about  10 months, i have never had it before and nothing since,my problem at this moment in time is breathing related, i have been using tiotropium and seritide 500 for 8 months, this led me to this site, wish me luck at the chiroprator, and happy christmas all