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HI I HAVE HAD A LOT OF PALPITATION LATLEY , DOC DID E.C.G, HE SAI THERE WAS A FEW CHANGES BUT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT , I HAVE UNDER ACTIVE THYROID SO HE SAID IT MAY BE CAUSE , BUT I AM LITTLE WORRIED , WOULD HE HAVE SENT ME FOR MORE TEST IF HE WAS CONCERNED , HELP SAM
If your doctor caught the pvc's (if that's what your talking about) on the ecg and isn't worried about it, then you shouldn't be either. They can tell by the ecg what type of palp it is.
If that's not enough for you, have more tests done. They could include holter monitor, echo cardiogram, stress test, tilt table (especially if your feeling light headed with it).
Staying as calm as possible when this happens is the key to keeping it under control. When I 1st started with this I'd panic and just make it worse, including a few trips to the ER just to be sent home and told it was nerves.
Good Luck ! ! !
and I had them before that surgery, too. My doctor at the time
gave me Prozac which made the palpitations worse. He took
me off the Prozac and put me on heart medication, Atenelol, and
the palpitations felt much better. But, in 2006, I was diagnosed
with allergies and asthma. So, now I can't take a beta blocker
because they can cause bronchospasms in my chest and trigger
my asthma. I did not know this for eight years! I went to all
different types of doctors to get some answers. I also had
an EKG done very year, but it was always normal. Then,
my cardiologist did an echocardiogram in 2006, before I
was diagnosed with asthma, and it showed mitral valve
prolapse, but, very mild according to my cardiologist. I also
had two stress tests, one in 2008 and 2009, both normal.
I have no blockages either. But, now that I'm going to a new
primary care physician, he said that I can't be on the heart
medication because of my asthma. He said that if I ever
have a severe asthma attack, God forbid, that the adrenalin
they need to give me won't help because of the Atenolol.
So, now I'm on blood pressure medication, to keep my
blood pressure low. I do have a tendency to get high blood
pressure when I'm stressed, which is every day because of
chronic pain, and when I get nervous. I already had a severe
anxiety attack in April of 2009 and then a severe asthma
attack in October of 2009. So, I do need to try to relax and do
things that give me pleasure and not pain!
I do walking as much as I can tolerate, severe SI Joint pain,
and swimming, in the summer months, when our pool is
open in our subdivision. Exercise helps a lot to reduce the
stress in my life and it makes me feel better, too!
Good luck! I hope you find the right doctor to help you with
your heart palpitations! I know that feeling very well and it
can be very scary not knowing if it's a heart attack or not.
It's always good to go to the ER, if you are having really bad
chest pains and shortness of breath, like I had in October
and last April. It's worth having peace of mind!
Sincerely,
joanieg2006
Yes, I have seen several doctors over the years with regard to the symptoms (to include cardiologists). The diagnosis each time has been SVT, and the treatment is with beta blockers. Here is the info on the one that I use:
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DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Metoprolol is a beta-adrenergic blocking agent that is used for treating high blood pressure, heart pain, abnormal rhythms of the heart, and some neurologic conditions. Examples of beta-adrenergic blockers include propanolol (Inderal), atenolol (Tenormin), and timolol (Blocadren). Metoprolol blocks the action of the sympathetic nervous system, a portion of the involuntary nervous system, by blocking beta receptors on sympathetic nerves. Since the sympathetic nervous system is responsible for increasing the rate with which the heart beats, by blocking the action of these nerves metoprolol reduces the heart rate and is useful in treating abnormally rapid heart rhythms.
Metoprolol also reduces the force of contraction of heart muscle and thereby lowers blood pressure. By reducing the heart rate and the force of muscle contraction, metoprolol reduces the need for oxygen by heart muscle. Since heart pain (angina pectoris) occurs when oxygen demand of the heart muscle exceeds the supply of oxygen, metoprolol, by reducing the demand for oxygen, is helpful in treating heart pain. The FDA approved metoprolol in August 1978.
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I hope that helps. Though palpitations do occur with anxiety, these sound like they may be something different.
When I am in the middle of an SVT "attack" and end up in the ER, they actually have to give me adenosine, which will kick my heart back into a regular rhythm...sometimes it takes more than one shot.
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Adenosine is used for:
Treating supraventricular tachycardia, a rhythm disturbance of the heart. It may also be used for other conditions as determined by your doctor.
Adenosine is an antiarrhythmic. It works by slowing the electrical conduction in the heart, slowing heart rate, or normalizing heart rhythm.
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I hope this helps explain it. :)