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Re: Palpitations - no straight answer
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Re: Palpitations - no straight answer
by Julia__0__0, Jan 01, 1995 12:00AM
Posted By Julia on August 02, 1999 at 13:44:06
I am a 24 year old female and have been wondering about my palpitations since I was about 18.
I used to have palpitations sporadically. These were very exaggerated - like someone was knocking on my chest! I have been to the doctor on this twice. The first time I wore a 24 hour monitor and got an ekg - they said nothing was wrong with me. Huh? The most recent time (about six months ago) I wore the monitor and I got an echocardiogram. The echo showed nothing but a murmur (they were looking for mitral-valve prolapse) but the monitor FINALLY showed them what my heart was doing. All they said was they notice rare irregular beats, and that if they become more frequent I should return. They also said they could medicate me if I can't stand the feeling.
What I don't understand is, if my heart feels like it is trying to get out of my chest, why don't they see anything prominent in their tests?? Yes, the palpitations are annoying - but I've been living with them for six years, so why would I medicate myself? The only thing that scares me is that one of these days they are going to start hurting, or that perhaps these murmurs are causing slow damage to my heart.
Also, after all this time I have noticed a correlation between drinking alcohol and my palpitations. If I go out and drink on Friday and Saturday, I have a HORRIBLE palpitation spell on Sunday night. So (duh) I've laid off the drinking.
Comments? Suggestions? Ideas??
Thank you so much for reading my lengthy posting. Take care!
I am a 24 year old female and have been wondering about my palpitations since I was about 18.
I used to have palpitations sporadically. These were very exaggerated - like someone was knocking on my chest! I have been to the doctor on this twice. The first time I wore a 24 hour monitor and got an ekg - they said nothing was wrong with me. Huh? The most recent time (about six months ago) I wore the monitor and I got an echocardiogram. The echo showed nothing but a murmur (they were looking for mitral-valve prolapse) but the monitor FINALLY showed them what my heart was doing. All they said was they notice rare irregular beats, and that if they become more frequent I should return. They also said they could medicate me if I can't stand the feeling.
What I don't understand is, if my heart feels like it is trying to get out of my chest, why don't they see anything prominent in their tests?? Yes, the palpitations are annoying - but I've been living with them for six years, so why would I medicate myself? The only thing that scares me is that one of these days they are going to start hurting, or that perhaps these murmurs are causing slow damage to my heart.
Also, after all this time I have noticed a correlation between drinking alcohol and my palpitations. If I go out and drink on Friday and Saturday, I have a HORRIBLE palpitation spell on Sunday night. So (duh) I've laid off the drinking.
Comments? Suggestions? Ideas??
Thank you so much for reading my lengthy posting. Take care!
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Dear Julia
Alcohol and caffeine can definitely trigger palpitations, so avoid them. The palpitations will not hurt, nor will they damage your heart. Likewise, a murmur will not damage your heart, unless you have significant heart valve disease (which the echo would show).
I hope this has been useful. I wish you the best of luck. Feel free to write back.
Information provided here is for general purposes only. Specific questions should be addressed to your own doctor. If you would like to make an appointment at the Cleveland Clinic Heart Center, please call 1-800-CCF-CARE or inquire online by using the Heart Center website at www.ccf.org/heartcenter. The Heart Center website contains a directory of the cardiology staff that can be used to select the physician best suited to address your cardiac problem.
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