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From: Q-Wave on 31 Dec 2005 17:14 Since 2003, I've had horrible palpations and chest pain. My heart would race around 150bpm after coming home from school for no apparent reason. After my first panic attack, I was told that anxiety can cause the heart to race ect.. To date, I've seen many cardiologists.. They haven't been able to find anything other than my heart is on the bigger side of normal (I'm a big guy). How many of you have palpations? Can they be this extreme? When someone knocks at my front door, my pulse can shoot up to 180bpm. In the ER, it's been 200bpm. I just feel lost and alone... My poor heart is always racing. Thanks. -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Monarchdancer on 31 Dec 2005 18:28 On Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:14:19 -0600, "Q-Wave" <fastsilicon(a)gmail.com> wrote: ::Since 2003, I've had horrible palpations and chest pain. My heart ::would race around 150bpm after coming home from school for no apparent ::reason. After my first panic attack, I was told that anxiety can cause ::the heart to race ect.. To date, I've seen many cardiologists.. They ::haven't been able to find anything other than my heart is on the ::bigger side of normal (I'm a big guy). :: ::How many of you have palpations? Can they be this extreme? When someone ::knocks at my front door, my pulse can shoot up to 180bpm. In the ER, ::it's been 200bpm. :: ::I just feel lost and alone... My poor heart is always racing. Dear Q-wave, A racing heart use to be a big anxiety/panic symptom for me. I still get it, but not as often. Now I have a lot of problems with skipped heart beats. Tachycardia and PVC`s sent me running to the ER about two years ago. I understand how scary cardiac symptoms can be. Yes, anxiety can make your heart race really, really fast. Are you still having severe cardiac symptoms on atenolol? How much atenolol are you taking? I also take a beta blocker, it is called "toprol". It does make a big difference in lowering my heart rate. If my heart rate is a bit high, I don`t feel it, thanks to the toprol. If the atenolol isn`t making a big difference, you may want to ask your cardiologist to either increase the dose, or try a different beta blocker. Also, was your thyroid tested? Overactive thyroid can cause your heart rate to be that high. Limit or eliminate caffeine from your diet (caffeine can trigger cardiac symptoms), OTC decongestants can cause a rapid heart beat as well. Just thought I would mention that being it is cold and flu season :) I lurk at the following Yahoo site. It is a support group for people with PVC`s, but there are many posters there with all kinds of heart arrhythmias. http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/PeoplewithPVCs/ You aren`t lost and alone anymore, you found us :) Jackie ~*~May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's resolutions~*~ ~Joey Adams ~*~Youth is when you're allowed to stay up late on New Year's Eve. Middle age is when you're forced to~*~ ~~Bill Vaughan -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: Q-Wave on 31 Dec 2005 19:27 Thanks for the support Jackie, I've had so many blood tests, EKG's, cardiac catherazation.. you name it! They really haven't found anything going on with my heart other than the palpations and mild enlargment due to the fact I'm a big guy. I even flew to the Cleveland Clinic (best heart hospital in the US), and they said I was ok. I take Atenolol, 50-75mg daily. It seems to work very well for me but dosen't do much during an attack. My heart also pounds after I eat for some reason. I just started seeing a new cardiologist and I plan to meet with him about every 4 months. Take care, Q-Wave -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
From: _TJ_ on 1 Jan 2006 14:32 "Q-Wave" <fastsilicon(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:1136074960.439483.53530(a)f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com... > Thanks for the support Jackie, > > I've had so many blood tests, EKG's, cardiac catherazation.. you name > it! They really haven't found anything going on with my heart other > than the palpations and mild enlargment due to the fact I'm a big guy. > I even flew to the Cleveland Clinic (best heart hospital in the US), > and they said I was ok. > > I take Atenolol, 50-75mg daily. It seems to work very well for me but > dosen't do much during an attack. My heart also pounds after I eat for > some reason. I just started seeing a new cardiologist and I plan to > meet with him about every 4 months. > > Take care, > > Q-Wave > > -- Hi Q-Wave. I used to get this all the time. It was my worst panic symptom. I take 80mg propanolol LA each day and it is fine now. Also I did CBT therapy which helps a lot with this type of thing. You have to let go of your fears and not worry about the racing pulse if you want to master it. Fear is what makes it race in the first place! Good luck to you! -- _TJ_ <TJ_IREL at YAHOO dot IE> -- ========== Please DELETE this text block when replying! ========== Contact the moderators at: asapm-board(a)stump.algebra.com The charter is available at: http://readystump.algebra.com/~asapm ========= This notice is added to each approved article ==========
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