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heart palpitations - back with a vengence
in Baby
hi does anyone else suffer with them, some weeks i dont have any, then next day have loads n they vary in missing beats to a completey strange rythm. only usually last a few seconds, but damn there scary. ive had tests done cos i have svt and my palps are apparantly ok and my heart is ok. just my electris play up sometimes making it go fast! and my left side is beating faster than rest but dr put that down to pregnancy etc i also have a right bundle branch block which apparantly 30per cent of us have and its harmless but these palps are so scarey i feel like i might die when it happens. anyone else have them!
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I find them terrifying too, even though i know that i'm not having a heart attack, it feels bloomin scary!
I'm on 50 mg atenolol for them though and they have improved. Though i'm still not feeling great so i've to go back to hospital in the new year and have another echo. Joy!
carrie
doctor all way tell you worse thing i can not tell you how many times i can tell you that they got it wrong
try not worry hun and have nice christmas have friend family that you can talk to how you feeling it help if you of lode on some one
take care
BIG HUGS
carrie
I too had these but touch as much wood as possible, I haven't had any since having Kade.
Before I got pregnant I would have frequent episodes so was put on propranalol (sp?). I had ecg's and they told me the same that my heart is fine it is just a little irregular as in sometimes it throws an extra beat in while other times it skips a beat.
Problem was I became a bit obsessed and would worry about my heart constantly. I even stopped walking too quickly anywhere incase my heart went too fast!! All the worry made it worse.
When I got preggers, the doctors told me I had to come off the propanalol and it became quite bad where I had to have a 24hr monitor on and more hospital checks at the cardiology dept but still kept getting the same answer. Looking back I think the anxiety of coming off the tabs and obsessing over it made it loads worse.
Anyway since having Kade I decided not to go back on the medication and apart from having flutters, where it feels like my heart is stuttering and doing funny beats (which is really scary!!!) I have been ok since.
I used to think my time was up every time it happened. I was convinced it could never go that fast without resulting in a heart attack. Very very scary! I don't think people realise how frighening it is until it happens.
I do think though because I got so worked up about it, I would constantly feel every beat and panic myself silly lol. I try not to think too much about it now so am going to stop waffling on about it now before I subconciously bring them on
Hope your ok hun & try not to worry about it too much (easier said than done)
Have a good xmas xxx
I can relate to everything you say and know how bloody scary it is.
Oh forgot to say before, I developed a habit of tapping my chest lol. Sounds very strange but I found it helped me feel it pounding less if I tapped hard.
It became a joke with oh as everytime I started tapping he'd be like, 'oh god now don't go off on one' lol.
Massaging your pulse point in your neck or splashing your face with cold water are also supposed to help. I found deep breathing did jizz all!!
Will let you know if I think of anything else lol,
Oh and forgot to say, when you do the deep breathing if that doesnt slow it down then i would defo say you have svt! Just try and get to a&e when it happens so they can catch it and get you to see a cardiologist for proper treatment etc. Also i now avoid alcohol, caffiene, smoking... anything that gets your heart going! BORING COW i know lol
[Modified by: sara1984 on December 24, 2008 09:18 PM]
140bpm for over 20mins!!!! Jesus I couldn't last that long! I think the longest mine have lasted are about 5mins (which feels like forever)although I can't say for certain as I'm busy dying at the time!
Don't worry, your NOT boring, you have to make sure your ruling everthing out. I too don't smoke and have all decaff but do still drink for my sins....oh and have sex lol
Good luck chick & have a lovely day tommorrow with your lo's xxx