Mitral valve prolapse

[Andr3a]

I'm a 21 year old female and recently I have been having what feels like my heart jumping almost. It happens almost daily most often when I'm at work. I have been suffering from fatigue for a while now and have had migraines all my life but they seem to be more frequent.  I also have very bad anxiety which just started this year that I've never had before.  I've also had a cough which for a while was in my chest and now is almost just an irritated feeling in my throat sometimes. Sometimes I feel as if I can't take very deep breaths but do not know if its just from my anxiety and in my head. Mitral valve prolapse runs in my family. I won't have health insurance until January and I'm wondering if I should see my doctor now about it or if I can wait till then. I hear caffeine, smoking, and stress can trigger it to act up more.

[pjgw42]

ive not long had 2 heart valves replace.bout 5 months now.then i had a mini stroke ,where a clot at been on 1 of my new valves and flick of it and ended up on my brain.ive started havin like a spasham in my legs and back of a nite just b4 i go to sleep.u no like that jumpin feelin wot u av b4 u fall asleep.this is alot diffrent as wen i jump amy legs jump at the same time and even my back will jump.im really not sure y this is happen as any1 got a idea about this,i see my surgen 2m ,but im not sure if its been carse through my heart or the mini stroke if any1 could coment plz do cheers  

[falcon839]

Hi,
I have been living with MVP for about 25 years and I know the feeling. I have been controlling it with beta blockers for years. I also had very bad migraines  and after living with the bad headaches every day of my life for the last
30 years I finally got a break. I was discovered to have an aneurysm when the cardiologist was doing an echo on my vales and he wanted my blood pressure down around 125/80. He put me on norvasc and I rarely have a headache at all now. What a blessing. All along my blood pressure was causing those bad headaches. I hope you see a doctor soon and have your blood pressure checked. Mine ran around 140/90 before the norvasc. Not too bad but bad enough to make my life miserable with headaches. MVP is scary but very rarely fatal. Millions have it. You need antibiotics before any dental work to keep infection from the MV.
Good luck
falcon839

[kenkeith]

If mitral valve prolapse reduces significantly your heart's output of blood/oxygen, there can be symptoms that you express because with MVP, blood that should go into circulation back flows into the upper chamber.  

Yes, you have heart palpitations indicated by your feeling of your heartbeat, that can be exacerbated by smoking, caffeine and stress.

Thanks for your question and hope the information is helpful.  If you have any further questions you are welcome to respond.  Taje care.