Heart palpatations

[logdiva32]

Does anyone know why I may have heart palpatations?

This morning I stretched and instantly felt my heart beat, looked down and WATCHED my HEART nearly jump through my chest, for about 50 beats.

Am I over training, lifting to heavy on my lifting days? Drinking too many sugar free red bulls (1 a day)?

I do not smoke, drink, or any of those really bad things, eat ok.... Run, bike, or Excercise 3-5 times a week, not over weight, 32 yo, 5'4, 137 lbs, what's up? Happened 2X..

[RoadRaven]

I get heart "flutters" (for want of a better description) - exactly as you describe.

My father gets them and so did his mother.

All three of us have/had low blood pressure... I have been told, as they were, that these flutterings are linked to having low BP.

Have you had your BP checked? I advise you to get a medical opinion as there are too many variables to decide from the opinion of a few of us here.

I doubt it will be over-training... I tend to have an elevated heart rate after hard training and not enough rest in between... but you should def get medical advice on this if it is bothering you.

[KnottedYet]

try googling "orthostatic hypotension" and see if it sounds like what you experienced?

[LBTC]

Try avoiding sugar free products. I get that when I have anything with aspartame (nutrasweet)

Hugs and butterflies,
~T~

[Popoki_Nui]

I get them too. They started in my late teens, and continue to this day. I have slightly high BP. Mine are PVC's (premature ventricular contractions). Feels like a flutter or a skipped heartbeat, but is actually an extra beat....sometimes several in a row, which gives that flutter feeling. Is that what you're experiencing?

I've been ECG'd over and over, and been told it's a fairly normal condition wherein the heart simply misfires a little in response to various stimuli like caffeine, adrenaline, exercise, stress, excitement, certain foods/food products (like MSG, spices, etc) and so on. Most of the time; but it can occasionally be a sign of other heart problems. Best to get it checked out with your doc, and rule out those problems.

[alpinerabbit]

I get them too - PVCs.

Haven't figured out yet what is the worst trigger - caffeine, alcohol or exercise. I keep intaking all 3 of them.

I try to take my magnesium -doctor put me on high dose magnesium when I visited her, and had a high stress level and started to exercise a lot. Now I take regular store bought stuff. She ECG'd me too but said not to worry.

[logdiva32]

Sounds like some good ideas. Maybe I will check with the Dr. I have an appt due to a abdominal pain (most likely my right ovary). So I see the Dr after the ultra sound is done, I'll ask about my heart. Ssounds so weird, like I'm old.

But, YES, I DO drink sugar free, red bull daily maybe 2x a day+ coffee 4 times a week and then work out like a mad women 5 times a week. And occasionaly I use nutrasweet or drink a diet pepsi. But Mostly H2O.

And yes I also have low blood pressure, usually not a problem. Only when I was delivering my kids with 2 of them they had to stop the labor because my pressure got way to low and they threatned C section.
Any way thanks alot guys.