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My body shakes every time my heart beats.

Is it normal to be able to feel your heart beating everywhere in your body? Depending on what position I'm in, my heart beats so forcefully that it shakes my body. If I'm sitting on the couch with my back against it, I can feel my heart beating through my back, head and neck, and if I'm laying in bed on my stomach, I feel it everywhere on the front of my body, from my face to my chest, stomach, thighs, and feet. My heart beat is so forceful that I can actually feel different parts of my body shaking with every beat. Sometimes it's very easy to see the shaking, but sometimes I'm only able to feel it. It's really distracting because I can always feel it in my head. It feels like I'm always bobbing my head up and down or side to side. No matter which position I'm in, I can always see my abdomen pulsing, too.
I do have sinus tachycardia. My heart rate is rarely under 100 bpm. It's usually around 110 or 115 but it often goes up to 140. I have normal blood pressure, 110/70. I'm 21 now, female, but this has been happening since I've been 14 or 15 years old. It has recently been getting more noticeable though.
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This is  one of the reason of GERD which triggers the vagus nerve. Consult a consult a cardiologist if he finds ok then nothing to worry.
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Yes started taking magnesium,I can here my valve glichung but rocking heard changed to better ,plus I take a lot of natural stuff for heart,but magnesium very effective.
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Nobody will help and nothing
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Oh man I can understand ,I have same,I mean everything you describe.Doctors said you have normal heart haha.its shaking insane,beatings so loud just crazy,I waned to kill my self many times,nobody  understand...
But what is now your situation,mine heart same ?
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I have figured out how to improve my pounding heart beat dramatically. I started taking Magnesium after reading everything I could find on the internet. I found a cardiologist and discussed my situation and he agreed with my diagnosis. My increased exercise, and a couple of bouts with antibiotics depleted my Magnesium. I've been taken by 600mg for 2 months and have gone from an 8/10 pounding to about a 2. The dr said it could take up to a year to get it back. I've also noticed that when I eat, especially sugar, it gets a bit worse but nothing like it was before Magnesium. The great thing is I noticed a difference in 48hours. I hope this helps someo else.
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What was your magnesium level before you started taking the magnesium?
Hi, I read your story comment and it is the only thing giving me some hope. I have the 24/7 nonstop upper body and head swaying effects for 6 weeks now, it's horrifying. I realized my head is literally being moved by my pounding heart from my chest, with bizarre palpitations.
  Do you really think this is thickened blood from severe hydration? How did your magnesium and drinking more water help you??

  Please I beg you, write to me because the doctors all tell me they don't know or understand. Thank you so much.
  Melody
Hey just wondering if you’ve resolved this and what you did cheers
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You might dehydrated, I sometimes get this way when I'm dehydrated. Make sure you're drinking enough water everyday. When the body gets dehydrated the blood becomes thicker causing resistance to blood flow. This might be why you're able to feel your body throb with each heart beat. Drink a few glasses of water and see if the throbbing stops
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