Does this happen to you....

[aussie mum]

Hi everyone,

Well I'm having one of those days that we all love to hate and need a little reassurance !!

So here goes....

Is it common to get a flushing feeling of the head when your having palps ??

Do you also sometimes feel like you have to catch you breath when they happen ??

I know what we all get told "normal heart" you'll be fine but the last couple of weeks i've had a LOT of trouble trying to deal with them.

Thanks for any replies :}

[aussie mum]

The reason i ask about the fish oil is that i did start taking a hight dose (about 3 wks ago) and that's when i noticed my palps & svt getting worse. So could this be why ????

I did also noticed that i was getting thought out the day a tingle/flushing feeling in my head (whilst not having palps etc) I went to my GP who said to stop taking the fish oil to see if it made any difference with what was going on and guess what i have noticed a change.

So i may leave it a couple of week, see how things go and maybe try them again.

And i like you (and millions of others !!) are sick of them too !!

[bonnytiz]

I am taking magnesium ozide at the moment but someone on this site said it wasnt much good and to get glycinate or asparatate so I am going to have a look for it, aussie, I dont know about fish oil I know its good for your heart but I started taking it and i was worse so I suppose all you can do is try it and see, ir maybe wasnt that at all, who knows!! All i know is that I'm sick of the whole thing!!

[aussie mum]

What about fish oil ??

Do you think this may help ??

[tsco]

Do you take magnesium oxide or what type? I think it is a good sign that it helps you.  The head thing is not real common for me except when I stress myself when I'm having these stupid things or bend over.  Kind of feels like someone squeezes my throat and puts pressure on my head.  Sometimes I think the timgling is from my breathing changing either from the anxiety or worry.  Decided today I was going to get out and try to ignore the pacs but after eating lunch seems they're harder.  Thanks

[bonnytiz]

I take magnesium 3 times per day 300 mg per dose, it is combined with vitamin B as I am told this helps also.Each time I try and reduce the dose the problem comes back again, I have it at the moment, but it was the consultant who told me to try it so I know its ok. Dont know if it will work again (I have just gone back to the original dose) I had reduced it to 600 mg.
How does your head feel, at the  moment my head feels dreadful, pounding and tingly but not anything like a headache (hope you know what I mean)you feel you could pass out. Sorry you are so fed up, hope this helps.keep in touch

[PVC man]

Yes, I do get a tiny bit short of breath...my cardio said it is expected and not a big deal...

Feel better!!!

[tsco]

I started magnesium taurate about two months ago.  Do you have any problems taking the magnesium? Do you spread it out over the day or just one dose?  I feel it has helped me with the SVT however the past few days I have had non stop palps PACs.  That gives me similar symptoms as yours. It really makes me feel like I'm lost.  The weather is beautiful and I'm going to have a crappy weekend.

[bonnytiz]

Hi, I get exactly the same symptoms you describe, I hate the 'flushing, throbbing head'it feels like blood pounding, I find it quite scary. I started with the ectopics 18 months ago and had all the tests which were negative, it comes and goes, I have it at the moment and its quite bad, I am not on any medication but if this carrys on I may have to go on something,I find that magnesium helps, 900 mg per day. Hope this helps. Bonnytiz

[aussie mum]

OPPS TYPE O.... That should of read "a few choice words" not works

[aussie mum]

I'm starting to see what people mean about "cycling"

It's hard as it is to deal with the palps that i've started to have again but today out of the blue FLUTTER/FLUTTER/BOOM SVT !!! So 1 1/2 hours later nothing i did would work and as quick as it started it stopped ?? Now i feel like I'v ran marathon (not that i could run one LOL)

So a while back i started to note on a calendar when I'm in svt and it seem to be every 3 months ??

And as for all the experts saying it's "NORMAL" well i can think of a few choice works rather then normal (LOL)

Take care !!

[dolfnlvr]

I have problems with PVC's and vasovagal episodes.  And sometimes when my heart does a neat little trick with me I feel like I'm on the verge of a fainting spell.  I cough, shake my head and try to walk around to make it pass.  The worst is when you're running along minding your own business, having a great day and BOOM you feel like you're gonna die.  

Yeah, I guess this is "normal" for some of us.  Really sucks though.

I just wish there was SOMETHING we could do to make them stay away consistently as opposed to the stupid cycling.  Even if I knew that every month during my period wouldn't be good but all other was great I could be happier to deal with them.  It's the out of nowhere days that bother me the most.  They make you feel like you don't have any control over anything.

[aussie mum]

So does this mean no more waffles ??

Maybe it's something in the make up of the waffles. I'm looking at foods that have aspartame (may have spelled it wrong) in them. My cardio doc told me once that some people could fill up a library of book trying to figure out what may or may not trigger palps/svt etc. Then there are others who know the one thing (lucky them LOL) that set them off.

By the way i love waffles....

Take care

[aussie mum]

First off thanks for all your post !! it give me a great deal of comfort !!

dolfnlvr
The only way to describe it is just that "flushing/tingle" feeling never really light headed.

riverwide
Have never had that stomach thing. Do you think that it may something to do with the vagus nerve that we hear so much about on the forum ??

dmil241
I have done well to ignore it but what i REALLYYYYY hate is when you have none for a while then BOOM THUD there back !! This time i just seem to be letting it get to me :{

I have never before had any of them whilst driving then the other day while returning home (had my family in the car as well) i had the one that if feel will turn into SVT but i coughed like crazy to stop it. But at the same time i got the flushing feeling.

It's really put the fear into me now about driving, "well what if it happens again while I'm driving and i do pass out" These always that little fear demon (i guess we all have) way back in our minds reminding me that i do have and more then likely will always have these darn things.

Thanks again....

[jessegirl]

When mine happens it feels like if my back were against a wall and a strong man pushes on my chest for half a second, kinda like a "hitch" in your breath.  I also have them where it feels like if I were taking my finger and tapping on my chest.  I actually keep a daily journal (trying to figure out what I do to cause them) and I have categories: light, medium and hard.  Light being the finger tap and hard being the push.  The only vibration (as I've heard others describe) I've felt is in my head.  I'm not being funny, really serious, it freaked me out, like someone was flipping a deck a cards between my brain and skull, man do I hope that never happens again.  So far all the journal has told me is I almost always get them when we have waffles for dinner :). Hoping for healthy hearts to us all...Kaz

[dmil241]

I am sorry to say that I know what you are talking about-even the rollercoaster thing, riverwide. Hate it!  Ignore, stay busy and distracted as best you can.  For me, these things tend to cycle. However I have a hard time dealing with them after I've gone through a quiet period. After all these years, you'd think I'd just be expecting them to start back up eventually and I do really. It is just that I love the times when they disappear! :) However these days I am just so busy, I really can't pay too much attention to them. I always have SOMEWHERE I HAVE to run to and SOMETHING that HAS to be dealth with and the truth is that it helps to be like that. I hope that things get better for you!

[riverwide]

Yes, quite common as a matter of fact.
I get both of those feeings.  do you get the rollercoaster one too, sort of like your stomach dropped out?
I've even had my head tingle.

[dolfnlvr]

Can you further describe the "flushing" feeling?  

When I first started having the PVC's I thought I was having asthma attacks...which in the end probably worsened the whole situation because I was using an inhaler!!!  I'm not sure if I was ACTUALLY short of breath, or if the arhythmia was such that my brain had trouble deciphering what i was feeling.  

Really, I have not great answer.  Every time these things pull a switch on me (about annually or every 1 1/2 years) I end up back at the Doctor apologizing for probably being a hyperchondriac.  But you know what???  They always tell me that it's okay because you NEVER KNOW.  And that is one of the worst things about these.  It's like your heart is crying wolf, and you're afraid that one day it will be the "real thing" and you won't do anything about it.

So, if you don't get the kind of information you need from us, give your doc a call and describe this to him/her.  If they have a concern they'll say come on in, and if they don't you'll feel better.

Sorry I'm not more help...I just know how horrible it can be and don't want you hanging without some response.

Here's to a healthy rhythm!!