Help Again!! I need some answers!

[Dink1971]

Hello again,  I just wanted to update on the Apple Juice and Banana theory,  Well as stated they didn't go away completly just helped them.  I have found that taking 1-2 tbls of Apple Cider Vinegar has helped but hasn't made them disappear.  I am going to buy some Magnesium tonite and see if that helps.  I have read on other sites that Mag has helped alot of suffers from this. Usual dose is 300-320 mg so that is what I will start out taking.  Hey it can't hurt. :)  Other people have tried loads of other solutions, using themselves as a guniea pig of sorts. I will try anything at this point to have these things GONE for GOOD!!  I think it is almost that time of month so I knew that they would be back and nasty as ever.  

I have an appt with my doc to get blood work done to check; Cholesterol, Blood Sugar and Thyroid on the 17th.  I hope something is found so I will know what the real deal is rather than to trust what a Doc from Urgent Care thinks!  I know they think they know what everything is but I know my Body better than they do so that is why I am getting it checked out by someone else!  I still can't believe that doctors still have no clue as to why this happens to some and not to others.  Anyone ever wonder the same?  

Well I still feel the annoying Thump of these things on occasion and some days are better than others.  This morning I woke up felt a little flutter and then got up and let my dog out and feed the cat and then felt more thumps than flutters.  What the Hay?  I was fine yesterday and then today I get all sorts of weird feelings. When I feel light headed I usually eat something and then feel better and other times I think it is what I eat that brings them on.  I am afraid to eat most of the time!  Does anyone think that it could be Low Blood Sugar?  I know that can cause Palps as well as Thyroid problems. I guess I will find out when I have the test done.

Sorry this is long, I just don't feel very good today! Allergies are kicking in high gear since that dang pollen is everywhere!  I just needed to come on here and read other comments and ask a few questions of my own.  Has anyone taken Mag or Potassium and found any relief?

Thanks for any help you can give.
Christine

[Dink1971]

Thank you both sooo much for your advice!  It has really been a true blessing finding this site!  I will take both of your advice and put it too good use!  I don't drink, I have stopped caffenine about 1 1/2 months ago and I do go on good long walks with my 2 girls( 13 and 14)! I don't even have to force them they love it as much as I do, thankfully we have a very nice neighborhood to walk in, lots of neighbors out as well.  My doctors appt is not until next week to get the Thyroid and blood checked and it seems I am overly anxious for it to get here! :)  I have had problems with Panic Attacks in the past but haven't even had one of those(knocking on wood) in years! Thank Goodness, I don't think I could handle that and these pesky Thumps and Flutters and Flipflops!  I truly understand that thousands have them and some don't even know that they are having them, wish I could be as lucky! lol  I will definitely try the magnesium and potassium and CoQ10.  I just didn't know if anyone else here had ever given them a try and didn't want to do any harm by taking them.  

My biggest obstical now is trying to QUIT SMOKING!!!!  Anyone have a magic cure for that? haha  I was given a prescription for Chantix but was unable to get it due to the Big Price!! I know it would be cheaper in the long run but I am without a job and just can't afford a hefty price for prescriptions right now. :(

My thumps and flutters and flipflops have settled down and I am feeling quiet well, I still have them jus not as much.  I really wish they would come out with something that would help us all so we wouldn't have to continue to go out and spend hundreds a month trying to get better!!!  We all jus wanna feel normal again, sometimes I can't even remember the last time I actually felt NORMAL.

I wish you both good health and keep cheering people like myself up, it really helps when others let you know your not alone! :)

God Bless you All

[lasvegasgirl6]

from one suffer to another and for what it is worth here is my research and I have 20 + of it to give hope it helps! low sugar can cause major palps so don't get to hungry eat some protein every couple of hours, sugar is your enemy ,stress MAJOR enemy, not getting 8 hours of sleep enemy, drinking alcohol Major enemy next day! Caffeine enemy , not getting exercise enemy, not keeping your heart when resting at 60 beats per minute enemy  which exercise will help! . Getting your blood pressure 120/80 and healthy =Good ! Take your meds for that healthy weight and daily exercise you wont need meds much longer anyway! Stay calm ! don't think about them its just as dangerous as hiccups seeing your heart has been checked and there is nothing to be found! SUPPLEMENTS DAILY VIT. CAL/MAG IN POWDERED FORM OTHERWISE WONT HELP sorry about caps! fish oil daily cq10 this can become quite expensive I PAY 200 A MONTH IN SUPPLEMENTS ALONE I been hospitalized for them didn't find much told me not to worry HA! found this web site and joined the good fight with the rest of us! most of all ENJOY your life no matter how hard it is insist your heart is normal and life is great until you believe it! If in need for pep talk which for us ladies comes about a week before we get our period help someone else who is scared out of there mind thats all I got God bless all of us !

[SassyLassie]

Oh, by the way. Calcium and Magnesium DO help with the flutters. I have also taken a potassium supplement, and it helped also. The best calcium/magnesium product is by Natures Way and you can get it on line from a company called Vitacost. Here is the link to it:  http://www.vitacost.com/Natures-Way-Calcium-Magnesium-100-Capsules?csrc=PPCADWLT-calcium_and_magnesium&s_kwcid=calcium%20and%20magnesium|1742940731#IngredientFacts

[SassyLassie]

It seems you are having lots of issues right now that can be causing these horrid flutters. I always get them worse when it is "that time of the month" UGH.

Anxiety about them can certainly make them worse. I know if I feel one little "blip" I am a mess all day, and usually, I will have more intense ones, I swear, I can almost think them into existence.

Low blood sugar can most definitely cause flutters, big time. I, too, am afraid to eat, when I do, I get them, but for me, it is normally due to my hiatal hernia, this cause gas in the diaphragm and this hits the vagas nerve and cause the palps. A low or high thyroid can also bring them on. Do you have food allergies, these have been known to cause Palps also.

I don't think we are the only ones out there who has them. I understand that literally thousands have them, it is just that some do not notice them. I also know that they are so common the doctors just don't take them seriously as they work with patients that have them so often. You and I are not alone, we have lots of company.