Heart palpatations

[maillotpois]

There are probably a lot of very benign reasons why you might be experiencing this, BUT: PLEASE see a doctor to make sure.

[Pax]

I'll second what maillotpois said, make sure you see your doc.

Mine are triggered by caffeine and stress, they still sorta freak me out when they happen. I find that when I cut back on the coffee and make sure I meditate every day they rarely occur.

[maillotpois]

I was having some because of pulmonary hypertension which I had because of my pulmonary emboli. You just never know til you get it checked out.

[Tuckervill]

Isn't Red Bull full of caffeine?

Caffeine is what was causing mine, back in my 30s. I also had a high stress job, and I lived on Diet Coke. I had an EKG at one point, and the doctor said I had what is known as a "juvenile" heart rhythm. (But I didn't have palpitations during the EKG.) IOW, I'm young at heart!

I hardly ever have them now, but I don't drink diet drinks anymore--just unsweetened iced tea. I'd definitely get it checked out.

Karen

[Brandi]

Yoga and a lot less coffee , more me time when i can/ Helped me more then anything. I love biking by myself. I still get palps but not nearly the amount I used too. It is a reminder to me now to slow down. I might have 3 or 4 a year. They used to be several a day. No drugs. Just stopping and smelling the flower's. This was of coarse after all test were done to rule anything else out. I liked thae fact it was something I have control over. But it takes practice.

[equus123]

First post, woo hoo!

I went to the cardiologist a few months ago because of 2 episodes of super high heart rate (as in 220 or 240 bpm). I was out riding alone the first time it happened and was ~220 for about 3 minutes, had one hard beat, and then dropped right to 135 bpm in about 5 seconds (where it should have been). The second and more severe time it happened was on a group ride. My heart rate went up to 240 bpm for about 4 minutes. I was still like 3+ miles from my car and left the group. It was still elevated above 215 for the 15 min back and any time I came to a small hill and added a little more umph to my pedalling, my HR went straight back up to 240 bpm. By the time I got back to my car, took some layers off, got changed, ate a bar and drank something it had been a good 20 minutes. My HR slowly went down to what my resting rate should have been.

So for all that I got referred to a cardiologist, the prognosis being Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT). I wore a Cardionet monitor for a month 24/7. Unfortunately, I could not get this to replicate in order to record it and get some data on what was going on. I've never had it before and who knows if I'll get it again. The cardiologist said that it was definitely an electrophysicological problem. I might have an extra electrical pathway in my heart that the electric pulse had travelled through on these occasions, causing the elevated heart rate. I can be treated by doing 1) nothing, 2) medication, or 3) invasively through ablation - catheter into the heart to burn the location on the heart where the extra electricity passes through. The scar tissue that forms from this does not conduct electricity and essentially removes this avenue from the heart's electrical pathways. Since I'm only 24 and in very good health and fitness, we both agreed to leave it be and come back if it were to ever happen so severely again.

Hope this information helps anybody

[Brandi]

First post, woo hoo!

I went to the cardiologist a few months ago because of 2 episodes of super high heart rate (as in 220 or 240 bpm). I was out riding alone the first time it happened and was ~220 for about 3 minutes, had one hard beat, and then dropped right to 135 bpm in about 5 seconds (where it should have been). The second and more severe time it happened was on a group ride. My heart rate went up to 240 bpm for about 4 minutes. I was still like 3+ miles from my car and left the group. It was still elevated above 215 for the 15 min back and any time I came to a small hill and added a little more umph to my pedalling, my HR went straight back up to 240 bpm. By the time I got back to my car, took some layers off, got changed, ate a bar and drank something it had been a good 20 minutes. My HR slowly went down to what my resting rate should have been.

So for all that I got referred to a cardiologist, the prognosis being Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT). I wore a Cardionet monitor for a month 24/7. Unfortunately, I could not get this to replicate in order to record it and get some data on what was going on. I've never had it before and who knows if I'll get it again. The cardiologist said that it was definitely an electrophysicological problem. I might have an extra electrical pathway in my heart that the electric pulse had travelled through on these occasions, causing the elevated heart rate. I can be treated by doing 1) nothing, 2) medication, or 3) invasively through ablation - catheter into the heart to burn the location on the heart where the extra electricity passes through. The scar tissue that forms from this does not conduct electricity and essentially removes this avenue from the heart's electrical pathways. Since I'm only 24 and in very good health and fitness, we both agreed to leave it be and come back if it were to ever happen so severely again.

Hope this information helps anybody

I would not just come right out and say this (sorry for the thread drift here) But your photo is really nice. Is that you? You are a very pretty women! Not coming onto you i am married. Just wanted to complament you.

[Triskeliongirl]

...So for all that I got referred to a cardiologist, the prognosis being Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT).... I can be treated by doing 1) nothing, 2) medication, or 3) invasively through ablation - catheter into the heart to burn the location on the heart where the extra electricity passes through. ...

I had a friend with those problem that opted for option 3. It turned out something went wrong during the procedure and extra cells got damaged so now he has to use a pacemaker for the rest of his life. This isn't to say that you and your doctor won't decide in time that it is the best option for you, but understand the risks. He was told the risk of this happening is 1%, but until you experience it its just a number.