If you scan the forum you will find that you are not alone...random episodic palpitations with no heart disease plagues many of us - dehydration and anxiety seem to be triggers for you so you can easily avoid those....some of us, including me, have no idea what provokes them. They have a life of their own. As long as they are benign they will not kill you even though they feel as if they will.
I too suffer from symptomatic palpitations. My first advice to you would be not to drink alcohol at all. This triggers the palpitations and could be contributing to the frequency of your symptoms. Also, cut out caffeine and sugar from your diet. Next, I would recommend that you see your dr for a holter monitor which will tell him/her what type of arrhythmia (if any) you might be having. From that point, your dr will determine what steps need to be taken. I've been told not to worry that palpitations as these are often benign in us young folks. Easier said than done, I know, but try. Prayer usually helps me!
For you, drinking is a major trigger. I would avoid alcohol all together, get it out of your system. Give it a few weeks, then if you want, slowly add it in, a half a drink to one drink at a time and see how you do. If you get palpitations, you know what caused them. If you do drink, have a large glass of water with every drink. This will help with dehydration, which drinking can cause and in turn that is what is triggering these wonky beats. As a young person, you must watch your drinking glass when socializing. Be careful where you put it down. That is awful that someone spiked your glass with that "poison". Does your doctor know this happened to you? Cocaine is known to cause heart arrhythmias. You need to take good care of yourself and protect yourself from idiots like that. Treat yourself like you are a loving parent. Watch your drinking and try to rest and relax. Everyone on this board has heart arrhythmia problems, most of them are benign. Yours are too probably. That's why you have to take good care of yourself to avoid the triggers. This is just good living anyways. Try not to worry, keep in close contact with your doctor and read the boards and write when you need to.
Debbie
Thank you guys for all your comments. I got so sick of them i did extensive research to what i can do to hopefully eradicate them. Its seems that there is no cure but there are things out there that will drastically reduce them. Please see following points:
Stress: Try to reduce this as much as possible. It may not be totally stopped but you can do things to help.
Anxiety: As above
Caffeine: Definately slow down your intake
Alchohol: As above
Sugar: As above
Now supplements you can take to help your heart work better:
1. Magnesium: This have been a miracle to me. I can do anything i want when i take one in the morning. I dont know if this supplement will help for long but for the last 2 weeks it has been amazing.
2. Coq10: Yuo can get this from any health store. Its known as the heart supplement. Not sure if it helps with palpitations but it is known to help heart cells sta healthy.
Please, if anyone has palpitations, take the above advice. Taking magnesium WILL REDUCE THE PALPITATIONS, TRUST ME,. If they dont then please let me know. I feel like im my old self when im on them. And i can even stay busy in work wothout panicking and getting terrible palpitations.
Further advice: Go natural rather than medication. Manesium and coq10 has helped me drastically.