Does your heart go strange?

[Guest]

lm still having trouble with my heart, l have had mass anxiety and depression, but lm s l o w l y getting the hang of it, with out med's(oh l am taking St Johns wort and that helping heaps, but l find my heart goes bump d bump d bump d bump then ddddddddd dump d and so on, but its still scarey my hubby tells me you have all these back up systems in your heart and they kick in when there is somthing wrong... but theres also so much pain in my chest. l have had an heart ultra sound apprently there was nothing wrong( mind you l come from the town where Dr death just left lol ,great! and all the doctors here are scary ..l would love to no if your hearts have played this game with your guys ? has it stoped? r u taking anything for it?

 

[dan246]

i forget the name of this but it is really common. i get them quite a bit. they scared me a lot at first but i talked to my doctor and he said there is nothing wrong. apparently some of his patients have this happen more than once a minute. try not to worry about it too much.

 

[Guest]

Thankyou dan!

 

[Crimefish]

Yeah, I forget the name too, heh, but I read that people who have them are less likely to have a heart attack. So lucky you. I wouldn't worry about it too much.

 

[Chilling__Echo]

i think i know what your talking about, do you also sort of feel like you can't breathe for a second? i might be talking about something different but i've gotten checked out and nothing wrong.

 

[Sarina]

It's called Mitral Valve Prolapse. Here is a great link for it. Usually nothing to be scared about (although I was still very anxious whenever it would happen). It can only be diagnosed with a echocardiogram (which is 100% completely painless and non-invasive... like an ultrasound for your heart). The article explains about how people with MVP are also very prone to having panic attacks and anxiety symptoms.

Hope this helps

http://www.consciouschoice.com/1995-98/cc093/hmd093.html

The drug they put me on to help with MVP and regulate heart beats was a beta blocker (Toprol). It helped me with panic attacks too cause a beta blocker wont let your heart race. The one drawback is that I experienced more depression symptoms when I was taking Toprol. But now I am off of the drug and free from anxiety thanks to NAET treatments (http://www.naet.com/)... plus my heart Murmur's have stopped. I still have MVP, but no longer any symptoms from it. Dunno if it's because my anxiety is gone or what.

 

[lostwitness]

They're called PVC's and there is nothing dangerous about them - they really scare me too though.

 

[ppaul]

yep, i get them too. i think most of us do. ive heard so many other people on this forum talk about it.

 

[Guest]

Thankyou to everyone that responed,you all make me and my heart feel a lot better .....
l love this forum! and all my new friends

 

[FruitLooPs]

It's probably just heart palpitation, rather than an actual deformation of one of the valves like MVP. Then again it maybe MVP I guess.

http://www.temple.edu/heart/html/palpitations.html I know I get palpitations when I am anxious or if something unexpected happens, anyway I think its pretty normal (although it doesn't always feel like it).

 

[Guest]

Thankyou all for putting my mind at ease and heart lol.... your words do really help..

 

[IdahoSpud]

I was diagnosed with PSVT(Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia). It has been determined that my anxiety disorder helps set off the electic signal to the heart making it 'flutter' and in some cases race to a heart rate over 200. I have been dealing with this since I was 13 or 14. I also get angina(chest pain). They put me on a Beta Blocker (atenolol) to help control the heart rythym and the angina. It took some time to find the right dosage to make a differnce, but it has 99% taken the heart flutters away and my angina has almost all but diappeared. IT does NOT help my anxiety, although I have heard it has been perscribed for individuals with stage fright, to be taken when needed, BUT since I have been on it for 20 some odd years, that effect doesn't help me. BOY I WISH IT DID! I am sure that you have been told that caffiene, nicotine and alcohol are all items that will set off the signals to your heart. Since anxiety is a stage of always on ALERT, your body has already produced enough adreneliene and these items even in small to moderate consumption can cause your body to 'jump start'.
I have also come to find out....in my quest over the past 2 decades to get well......that taking Vitamin B whether B-12 or B-6 sets off the heart 'flutters' and heavy pouinding feeling. There is reason to believe that this vitamin is helping with depression and anxiety, but if you are prone to a sensitve heart ,it is not always a comforting feeling. If you are anything like the rest of us, the feelings of your heart fluttering just make it more difficult to deal with the anxiety, if not heighten it. I recommend talkng to your doctor at length, there are ways to control it, from medication to a certain breathing technique that will help. People with heart rythym issues should ALWAYS, ALWAYS,ALWAYS SEEK THE THE ADVICE FROM THE MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. Using the message board for support and other experiences is wonderful, but don't assume anything. There may be other issues your doctor would like to ask you about. Remember MVP is a defect in the actual heart valve where as PVC's and PSVT and alike are caused through the electric signals. A stress test and ultrasound will confirm it.

 

[logie48]

ive been reading these forums and are slowly beginning to explain this..

i had a really heavy alcohol session a few weeks ago where i drank a beverage that had 275ml/l of caffeine present (im sure i heard coffee has 120 ml a standard cup...which is a lot of caffeine

Had the worst hangover ever and i noticed a few days later i started having a really fast heart rate and short breaths, my heart would 'skip' a few beats and really started to worry...i lay in bed thinking, why is my heart going so fast...

after reading this and researching...caffeine blocks certain chemicals in the body from absorbing...which cause anxiety...

a lesson learned by me....stay away from caffeine

ive often felt that my condition is due to a heart problem..but its probably a result of anxiety that causes my heart to have crazy spells

 

[logie48]

ive been reading these forums and are slowly beginning to explain this..

i had a really heavy alcohol session a few weeks ago where i drank a beverage that had 275ml/l of caffeine present (im sure i heard coffee has 120 ml a standard cup...which is a lot of caffeine

Had the worst hangover ever and i noticed a few days later i started having a really fast heart rate and short breaths, my heart would 'skip' a few beats and really started to worry...i lay in bed thinking, why is my heart going so fast...

after reading this and researching...caffeine blocks certain chemicals in the body from absorbing...which cause anxiety...

a lesson learned by me....stay away from caffeine

ive often felt that my condition is due to a heart problem..but its probably a result of anxiety that causes my heart to have crazy spells

 

[dream_j]

I've learned some time ago that coffe ain't good for me, it releases more adrenaline, content of wich, in my blood streem, is usually high, i think. I just become kind of twitchy... Sometimes i can drink it in the morning or when i'm tired, but usually i have to be very carefull with dosage. Also it may have a crushing effect afterwards. It's just me thouhg.

That's my first post too. 8O :lol: