ok really serious question!

[mupedalpusher]

My hubby was having palps at increased frequency and decided it had to be diet soda because of an article he had read. All along I was pretty sure it was caffeine since we know he's very "drug" sensitive. He went off both and then one day drank two diet sodas and had them again. Here's the funny part... he was so happy to be able to tell me he was right, then I looked at him and asked if he thought it could possibly be the 1/2 box of thin mint girl scout cookies he ate earlier (chocolate)!! He laughed and was willing to consider it might be the chocolate. Long story short, with him it's very chocolate and caffeine related but you need to have it checked out. I actually have been uncomfortable at how little concern his doctor showed.

[sundial]

If you are pre-menopausal, this occasionally happens to some women.

[Blueberry]

No advice to offer except take care of yourself. You know what's normal for you and what isn't - if it's not normal, see a doc.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF!!!

CA

[KnottedYet]

See your doctor! There are so many icky things that can be caught with a simple visit to the doc, honestly your best bet is to see the doc first.

(I get the pre-menopausal version of the heart silliness, but you bet your bootaaay I had the doc check it first!)

[cyclinnewbie]

Are you hydrated? If you're even the slightest bit dehydrated, it can cause some heart irregularities.

[Brandi]

If you are pre-menopausal, this occasionally happens to some women.

oh really?

[Brandi]

Are you hydrated? If you're even the slightest bit dehydrated, it can cause some heart irregularities.

You know what is interesting about you saying that is I started drinking much more today and have felt better! I mean I ran a round a volly ball court with no probablem! But was drinking a lot more water and feeling better and had no palps and still none at this point.

[Jolt]

If you are pre-menopausal, this occasionally happens to some women.

True, and for some women (any age) it can be related to hormones (i.e. happening more at certain points in your cycle). I occasionally get episodes of PVC's, and when it happens it's almost always at a certain time of the month. You should get checked out to make sure everything's OK. Most of the time in these instances it is, and the palpitations are just annoying, but better safe than sorry. A regular resting EKG will show some types of underlying abnormalities but in general isn't all that great for figuring out what arrhythmia you have unless you're experiencing it right then (and Murphy's law is that you won't be, and then you'll have an episode as soon as they disconnect all the leads!). Often what is done is having you wear a portable monitor for a period of time (usually 24 hours) to have a better chance of catching it. They may also want to do an echo to rule out any structural problems with the heart. Anyway, I'd recommend just getting yourself checked out and then you can relax about it rather than being stressed out not knowing what it is.

[mudmucker]

True, and for some women (any age) it can be related to hormones (i.e. happening more at certain points in your cycle). I occasionally get episodes of PVC's, and when it happens it's almost always at a certain time of the month. You should get checked out to make sure everything's OK.

As an added note, I was just talking with a friend of mine who had heart palpitations for a good part of her adult life. For her, they found that low dose birth control solved the problem and that the cause was hormone fluctuations. She found this out in her 30's and she is now 47 and not pre-menopausal just yet. She had recently gone off the pill for some reason, and the heart palps came back. She quickly went back on it and they subsided again.

However, it can be due to hormone imbalance during peri-menopause (if not heart problems), but also, and this can fool you because it did me, that if your thyroid is off it can give you the same symptoms as peri-menopause - all the way down to strange cycles, hot flashes, and erratic bleeding.

[Brandi]

Ok really strange, I woke up with a cold this morning! I was not expecting that! Is it possible I was trying to fight it. I have not had a palp since yesterday afternoon now. Weird. Anyway I have an appointment for next week. I am going to continue getting more water down and making sure I get plenty of sleep.
I am going to try and keep a jouranl of the palps to see if there is a pattern at this time as well. Thank you all once again for advice and listening.

[sgtiger]

Brandi, please see a doc. It's better just to go and rule out anything serious than to speculate. Then when your doc says everything is okay, you can try the remedies suggested by others. Okay?

[Brandi]

It is in the plans! Thank you for your concern!

[twin]

Check your thyroid because I had heart issues like racing heart.

[Brandi]

Check your thyroid because I had heart issues like racing heart.

I am all over it!

[cyclinnewbie]

Keep us posted, and keep pushing the H2O. Even if it's not the cure-all for the palps, it'll still make you feel better! I know when I'm dehydrated, my heart flip-flops all over the place.