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weird heart rate. where and what should I do?
Hey guys, I've been having a really bad couple of months. Recently, I have been having weird rhythms with my heart rate. I'm a 25 year old male. I wake up in the morning and my heart rate would be around 50-60. I feel for my heart rate and it feels like it stops beating for a good 2 seconds sometimes. ( is this what people mean by skipping a beat?) It then goes back to normal but it continuously does this throughout the day. Sometimes if I get a heavier meal my throat feels tight and uncomfortable to breathe. My heart rate speeds up to 160 sometimes.
I've visited the ER twice and a NP twice. I got 2 EKGs, blood tests and a barium study and they came back normal. When fast heart rate is concerned they attributed it to panic attack and anxiety. I have been seeing a psychiatrist for anxiety but even though they say this, I just still have a hard time believing this craziness is all anxiety attacks.
Waking up in the am feeling good and relaxed I will have that low heart rate and heart beats that feel like it stops forever.
I study basically all day so I'm not an athlete. Far from it. My day consists of studying in my desk or studying in my bed. I haven't had much excersice at all.
At night if I get up fast or move fast while laying down my heart won't speed up, instead it will beat hard enough my chest feels jumpy. It will also do the long pauses (skipped beats?).. is this all anxiety? I know it can have physical manifestation but low HR with skipped beats too? Even when I feel relaxed? Or after eating? This is scarying me for real. How can someone not have anxiety when they feel this stuff? Other than my symptoms I don't know what would cause anxiety.
I don't want to go to the doctor Any more to just be told it's nothing but I'm getting really scared because it won't go away. Should I find a different doctor? What could be causing my symptoms?
I've visited the ER twice and a NP twice. I got 2 EKGs, blood tests and a barium study and they came back normal. When fast heart rate is concerned they attributed it to panic attack and anxiety. I have been seeing a psychiatrist for anxiety but even though they say this, I just still have a hard time believing this craziness is all anxiety attacks.
Waking up in the am feeling good and relaxed I will have that low heart rate and heart beats that feel like it stops forever.
I study basically all day so I'm not an athlete. Far from it. My day consists of studying in my desk or studying in my bed. I haven't had much excersice at all.
At night if I get up fast or move fast while laying down my heart won't speed up, instead it will beat hard enough my chest feels jumpy. It will also do the long pauses (skipped beats?).. is this all anxiety? I know it can have physical manifestation but low HR with skipped beats too? Even when I feel relaxed? Or after eating? This is scarying me for real. How can someone not have anxiety when they feel this stuff? Other than my symptoms I don't know what would cause anxiety.
I don't want to go to the doctor Any more to just be told it's nothing but I'm getting really scared because it won't go away. Should I find a different doctor? What could be causing my symptoms?
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To the contrary I would strongly advise against taking any supplements.
Too much magnesium? This causes heart rhythm issues.
Too little magnesium? This also causes rhythm issues.
If you take magnesium but the problem is TOO MUCH magnesium the consequence is:
Death.
It's a pretty easy decision to make. Go to the doctor and get blood work done before you start taking supplemental electrolytes such as magnesium. Failing to do so could kill you.
That said the first user is absolutely correct! Holter Monitoring is the test you need! A referral can be made based on your symptoms and request.
Too much magnesium? This causes heart rhythm issues.
Too little magnesium? This also causes rhythm issues.
If you take magnesium but the problem is TOO MUCH magnesium the consequence is:
Death.
It's a pretty easy decision to make. Go to the doctor and get blood work done before you start taking supplemental electrolytes such as magnesium. Failing to do so could kill you.
That said the first user is absolutely correct! Holter Monitoring is the test you need! A referral can be made based on your symptoms and request.
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Correction:
I advise against taking supplements without medical supervision***
Of course if your doctor runs tests and you require magnesium he will prescribe it.
Prescription supplements are significantly more effective than over the counter alternatives. They are designed to be absorbed amd deliver a highly predictable and well controlled dosage.
This allows a doctor to give precisely the amount of magnesium the patient needs.
With otc supplements literally every pill you take can deliver a different quantity of the electrolyte to your system. They are designed for very specific circumstances and are supposed to be used onky by patients who are otherwise healthy, do not have any sort of pathology driving their insufficiency and able to regulate their own electrolyte levels efficiently via their kidneys.
When a patient is sick, often the loss of magnesium is due to a disease or causing symptoms not typically present in an otherwise healthy individual. They require more care.
I advise against taking supplements without medical supervision***
Of course if your doctor runs tests and you require magnesium he will prescribe it.
Prescription supplements are significantly more effective than over the counter alternatives. They are designed to be absorbed amd deliver a highly predictable and well controlled dosage.
This allows a doctor to give precisely the amount of magnesium the patient needs.
With otc supplements literally every pill you take can deliver a different quantity of the electrolyte to your system. They are designed for very specific circumstances and are supposed to be used onky by patients who are otherwise healthy, do not have any sort of pathology driving their insufficiency and able to regulate their own electrolyte levels efficiently via their kidneys.
When a patient is sick, often the loss of magnesium is due to a disease or causing symptoms not typically present in an otherwise healthy individual. They require more care.
My heart issues were due to low magnesium. Try a good quality magnesium supplement to see if symptoms improve.
I think your expierencing premature beats either pvcs or pacs mate both. Themselve alone is benign in a normal structure heart. Now when your heart rate speeds up it’s could be a run of vtach non sustained or psvt. You should contact your doctor to do and echocardiogram and monitor test for at least two weeks. If both come back fine your good. Er rooms only treat you if those are sustained and if they see it’s not than they always say it’s anxiety but it’s not. Don’t get anxious makes it worst.
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