Allergies and Heart Palpitations

[cmd182405]

Does anyone know if allergies can cause an irregular heart beat?  I have been having an irregular heart beat for several months.  It usually happens in the evening after dinner.  Many nights I go to bed with a heart beat that keeps me awake.  When I wake up it has stopped and I feel fine.  I have been to the doctor and had an ekg and an electrocardiogram and everything looks normal.  I have noticed in the past if I am exposed to a strong perfume or strong candle my heart will pound.

[Edd13]

I narrowed it down to aftershaves and deodorants....once i stopped using them the palpations stopped.

[Thebestisyet2]

any luck calming heart rates down when pollens are up?

[SAZZIEBOO]

so reassuring to read this!! nobody understands how scary palpitations are until they have to live with them. Im convinced mine are food related. "bad" food eg processed sets me off. Organic clean pure food im ok with. I seem to be bad I March april and now im seeing a theme here and going to try allergy meds. I think the chemicals we are exposed play big part. thanks all

[Bridgewolf]

Hi o get it too when in exposed to even laundry detergent. You for sharing. It's comforting for me to hear from other sufferers too. The palpitations are scary and I feel like no one understands as well. Having a hard time. Ty so much.

[Jolf]

I started to have irregular heartbeats 6 months ago.  The only major change in my life at the time was that my son homed another 3 cats (now we have 5 who live outside for the most part).  I think that was probably what kicked the palps off, especially reading what you have all written here.  I have always had a mild cat allergy, but have managed it easily by avoiding direct contact. I suspected this triggered (somehow??) the weak strong heartbeats but the doctor completely disagreed and sent me for all the usual heart exams.  Everything came back okay (thankfully) although I did discover I was born with a prolapsed valve in my heart (MVP) which is fairly common and inconsequential (some people go through their whole lives without discovering they even have this).  I wonder, after reading all of the posts here, if it's not the allergy per se, but a combination of the heart 'structure' and the allergy lowering my blood pressure.  I am a relaxed person generally, and my blood pressure has always been on the low side anyway.  Also changes in hormone levels may play at part (I am now 47).  Today, I just came back from my final consult with the doctor who confirmed he doesn't know what causes the palpitations and offered me beta blockers (which I won't take) and he also refused to refer me to an allergist when I shared my ideas with him.  I am now planning to find a good kinesiologist who might be able to help with the allergy (I have had good results in the past with one - miraculous even).  Thanks, everyone, for sharing your situations, it has really helped me. Oh, I should also mention, sometimes (but not always) if I take a Piriton (mild allergy medicine) the palps stop for a while, but I don't like taking them often, so don't know if they would work long term.  I am now going to start paying attention to how different foods affects them too.

[SAZZIEBOO]

hi

is that an anti allergy medication? Thanks

[gabbybh]

I do the same...plus add NAC (N-acetyl-cysteine) and it's amazing!!