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Palpitations driving you nuts????

jazzmynn
jazzmynn
I am soooo sick of these stupid palpitatations.
I can be sitting doing nothing or stressed out and I feel like my heart flip flops.
Sometimes it will do it once and others over and over.

I have seen many doctors about this and recently saw a cardiologist. He says it is not harmful and that there is nothing wrong with my heart.
He says an over abundance of adrenaline causes it.

I won't go on the nmedicine he wanted me to take (toprol xl), because it makes me very tired.

My counselor wants me to take my Xanax when I feel
stressed, but I hate taking drugs.

Anyway, I wonder if the stress causes the palpitations or if they are causing me stress when they happen?????

Please tell me if you deal with this malady too.

Thanks
deleted_user
deleted_user
Stress can cause it. Anxiety can cause it. Medication can cause it. In my case my antidepressants they gave me caused alot of them. Since I have stopped taking antidepressants they have all but gone away. I get them just rarely.

Counselors don't prescribe meds so listen to your psychiatrist. I took xanax for 12 years and now take klonopin. It works for me for the most part. Most meds that make you tired is a side effect that goes away in a few days.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I take Toprol XL for high blood pressure. I cannot remember if it made me tired when I first started taking it, but it does not make me tired now.

Your anxiety can cause the symptoms, and the symptoms can cause your anxiety to ramp up. Vicious cycle.

Good luck, and I hope you feel better soon.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I do have the same thing. I was diagnosid with mitral valve prolasp. Something that gos along with anxiety and depression. I was put on toprol xl, I take it and I get a little tired but u soon get used to it. It does help some but getting the anxiety under control helps alot better. I was told to just accept these as part of what is going on right now in my life.(how lovely ugh?) hang in there.
deleted_user
deleted_user
My heart does some unusual things and it is all connected with anxiety. My heart skips beats, thumps hard in my chest, races up to 100bpm and sometimes it beats really slowly. I have had ECG's and blood tests and examinations and all is ok. Doc said it is just anxiety causing my heart to do these funny things. When you are anxious you have more adrenalin in your body which in turn increases your hearts electrical activity. also when you have anxious thoughts it increases your heart rate. Everything is connected. I dont take any medication i just deep breathe and try and think 'happy thoughts' (easier said then done!) have also been told to exercise more but i find this hard because when you exercise your heart speeds up (naturally) which makes me anxious! One important thing to remember that you have been checked out by the doctor and everything is ok. Your heart can do some strange things but as long as you have been checked then these funny sensations cannot harm you and will eventually go away when you calm down. X
PetrolHead
PetrolHead
Yea, I get heart palpitations too and I'm not on any meds, it's something I've had like forever. I dont get stressed & it's been a long time since I had an adrenaline rush, so I dunno what causes it with me, freaks me out sometimes tho
deleted_user
deleted_user
yeah my doc said that palpitations happen to most people even people who have no anxiety. It is really common. Some people have missed heart beats and dont even know they have had them! No doubt anxiety makes the problem worse.