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palpitations

Hello Doctor.  I just have a quick question for you.  I am a healthy 34 year old female who's have palpitations for 10 years now.

I have read so many books about palpitations I cannot even begin to tell you.

Every single one I have read says that and "occassional" palpitation is no big deal in a normal heart.  

What is "occassional"?  Is it one a minute, hour, day or week?  

I get a sort of rolling feeling or a couple of weird quick beats and a big thump sometimes 10 times a day.  Is that occassional?  Sometimes they will happen one after another.

My doctor has told me not to worry because I am healthy and have a normal heart but these things are really worrying for me.

Thank you for your comments Doctor.
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Your "rolling" sensation may be gas in the stomach and below. It can push towards the heart and cause occasional ectopic beats.

My research shows it mentioned many times, in olden days as "wind around the heart".

Also, here is info I sent to other PVC questions.

I've just joioned this group having seen the many people suffering from PVC's.

I was plagued by them and thought for a long time that they were the result of my two AVR surgeries in 1982 and 1993.

In 93-95 I had months when I would get 20,000 A DAY (bigeminy, trigeminy etc - sorry if that's the wrong spelling). Life was HELL. The best heart consultants, surgeons, could offer no explanation "They won't kill you" was the frequent reply.

To cut a long, long story short, I was finally properly diagnosed. I had noticed like many PVC letters to this forum, that "indigestion" and digestive discomforts seemed to be a factor. The cause was esophagitis, inflamation caused by acid reflux upsets the vagus nerve and makes the heart jumpy. I started on LOSEC but even that did not finally clear the acid damage enough. I researched may, many articles and began to see a pattern. There ARE a FEW doctors out there (gastro-enterologists AND cardiac consulants) who recognize the connection. Finally, I tried taking antacid mixtures (eg Maalox) VERY regularly. Within two weeks my symptoms practically disappeared. I still take LOSEC. I have LONG periods (months) with no problem. If I neglect my digestion problem (hiatus hernia) the PVC's can flare up. If I resort to Maalox and take care with my eating, I can generally eliminate them within 2-14 days depending upon how long I let them go untreated.
There is much misery from PVC's and I urge sufferers to try the Maalox and possibly LOSEC regime under a doctor's care.

I wish you GOOD LUCK. If you want more of my story and copies of articles found on the net showing the role of the esophagus as it affects heart rhythm, feel free to e-mail me 70403.***@****.

Mike
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Hi Wendie, I am a 25 year old female who has just had a baby on Sept. 30, 2000!  After I delivered I got hypertension.  Durin the pregnancy my BP was like 100/70 or 90/60.  After delivery it has went up.  I have a history of anxiety/panic disorder and have been on buspar for a couple years now.  Buspar no longer works for me and I have been havin PAC's and other lil things happening to me with my heart going crazy.  I was put on Procardia for high bp and I started have tachycardia with it.  SO my meds was changed to Toprol XL.  now my pulse at restin is like 50 and that is not even the full dosage.  I am just takin half of it and pulse is still goin low.  I saw your article on mentioned the Inderal to my doc and she prescribed it for me.  Bein that I have the history of panic attacks and high bp she told me to take it and try it.  Well, it does the same as toprol, and slows the heart rate down.  At rest my heart rate is 62 and that is with not h avin any meds in 24hrs so my doc told me not to take the Inderal.  My ? to you is....What does it/how does it affect your heart rate, and what if ANY side afects did you have from it?  I have been battlin anxiety disorder for 5 years nowand I think I have had enough of it.  Hypertension for 3 months, and the palps, PAC's and all the other things for a couple years also.  Please respond and let me know about your meds!

Thanx so much...
Lisa
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I have been on Inderal LA for 4 monthe for palps,and
panic disorder and I am doing just fine on meds......
My aunt has been on Inderal for 20 years for palps with
no problems ....dont be afraid of the meds if you need
the help.......
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In other words are you ready for medicane?  If the skips beats do not effect your day to day doings, then they are not a problem.  When mine started to last for hours and hours and into days, then I knew it was time to start to worry and get help with meds.  Don't like to start meds when you are young, and 30's is young,  there is side effects to meds.  The more you take the more that can go wrong.  So don't worry about them skips or fast heart beats.  

Good Luck,
Buzz
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A few times a day, such as with you, would be considered occasional by most doctors.
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