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Thank you all so much, for all the MUCH NEEDED information…I don’t know what I’d do without you great people….. thanks again brenda

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hi all,   first off i want to apoligize for not giving my share of support here. seem like the only time i come on is when i need answers. i am a bit of a symptom swapper, so i try not to come here. It seems to make it worse for me. Anyway..What exactly is palpatations? Is it racing of the heart, or a

Palpitations is *awareness of the heartbeat*, whether it is beating normally, beating strongly, skipping beats, or racing. thumpity,flump,bump wierd feeling in the chest that sometimes gives you a little bit of a rush and takes your breath away temporarily? i’ve been having a

Sounds like premature atrial or ventricular contractions (PACs or PVCs). lot of these just this month and can’t figure out what it is. the doc said that shorness of breath does not accompany palpatations.he told me to go to the

Sounds like the doc was wrong since you apparanty experienced both. emergency room. i did. all test were normal.that doctor said that what i have is not palpatations. something to do with the blood pressure….Can anyone relate to this? Thanks Brenda

Brenda, it sounds like you have palpitations, but when you were examined none were present at the time. PACs and PVCs are common in anxious people. If your doc has excluded heart disease, then the cause is probably anxiety, or increased caffeine intake, or cigarettes. Did the doc find high or low BP? Take care, Chip Before you buy.

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 Hi Brenda,       It’s good to see you again  I’ve  had the symptoms that you describe but never went to a Dr. for them.  I still get it occasionally and it has scares me quite a bit.   I never associated it with my blood pressure though – that is very interesting.   Maybe Margrove will have some information to share with us on this subject. Take Care,  Debby

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – hi all,   first off i want to apoligize for not giving my share of support here. seem like the only time i come on is when i need answers. i am a bit of a symptom swapper, so i try not to come here. It seems to make it worse for me. Anyway..What exactly is palpatations? Is it racing of the heart, or a thumpity,flump,bump wierd feeling in the chest that sometimes gives you a little bit of a rush and takes your breath away temporarily? i’ve been having a lot of these just this month and can’t figure out what it is. the doc said that shorness of breath does not accompany palpatations.he told me to go to the emergency room. i did. all test were normal.that doctor said that what i have is not palpatations. something to do with the blood pressure….Can anyone relate to this? Thanks Brenda

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I found this article on heart palpitations and  I would call your doctor and ask what exactly is your results from the test, should you monitor your bp, ask what your bp is and when should you come in next. Tell the doctor you are concerned and would like more information. dear dr. bill,   What causes heart palpitations or temporary   irregular heartbeats? Sometimes while   resting I can feel my heart skip a beat and it   feels, when it beats again, like it’s flipping   over in my chest. I never feel any pain from   this but I do feel afraid, especially when it   happens for a minute or two. Is this   dangerous?   –nervous   dear nervous,   Palpitations can have many different causes, and   making an accurate diagnosis requires catching one of   the irregular heartbeats on an electrocardiogram   (EKG). However you describe the sensation caused   by one of the most common and benign irregular   beats, the premature atrial contraction.   Our heartbeats begin in a small group of specialized   cells called the sinus node, located in the wall of the   left atrium, the chamber of the heart above the left   ventricle. The impulse from the sinus node spreads   through the atria, causing them to contract, and then   after a small delay, spreads through the ventricles,   causing them to contract. The heartbeat we feel is the   ventricular contraction, rather than the small atrial   contraction a fraction of a second before.   An arrhythmia, which is any alteration of the normal   heart rhythm, can produce extra beats, more rapid   beats, irregular beats, or slower beats. All of these   may have different causes and require an EKG for   accurate diagnosis. The EKG measures the actual flow   of electricity that carries the impulse from the sinus   node to the ventricles during each beat.   Extra beats can be either atrial premature beats or   ventricular premature beats, depending on the origin of   the impulse causing the extra beat. With atrial   premature beats, there is a small pause before the next   normal beat occurs, and it is this pause and the next   normal beat that are felt by people. I often have them   myself, and the description of the heart feeling like it   flips over is very accurate.   When normal people are monitored by EKG for 24   hours, about 60 percent of them have some atrial and   ventricular premature beats, so they are very common.   Most people are unaware of the irregularity, but some   people are more sensitive to it, and feel them as a brief   palpitation. The palpitations do not indicate heart   disease, and except in people known to have severe   heart disease, such as someone recovering from a   heart attack, they are not dangerous or life threatening.   If the irregularity is very frequent or disturbing, it can   be treated. Stopping all caffeine intake, which   stimulates the palpitations, is often all that is necessary.   It has stopped me from having them. If they persist,   small doses of a beta-blocker medication will often   clear them up.   Terms and conditions …. Privacy Policy   TM &

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