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| painintheneck |
Posted - 12/29/2007 : 08:38:36
Anyone here with heart palps as a distraction? Mine have been pretty bad the last couple of weeks, I am afraid to exercise again which isn't helping me out in any way. I did have a holter monitor a few years ago which turned up nothing the Doctors seemed to worry about so I don't know any reason for it other than stress. |
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| painintheneck |
Posted - 12/29/2007 : 22:17:15
Oh you guys are right and I forgot all about the magnesium/palp relationship. I was taking some a while back to ease some of my anxiety symptoms but have not for some time. I'll get back on that see if it helps.  |
| Charlize |
Posted - 12/29/2007 : 21:01:32
I agree 100% with mcone! I have the same problem and take a liquid calcium/magnesium each night before I go to sleep and I noticed a difference within 2 days of starting it. You might want to check your thyroid as well to see if you're hyperthyroid. |
| mcone |
Posted - 12/29/2007 : 20:18:33
Had them too (and still have them ocassionally) Definitely precipitated by stress / anxiety - and most doctors (even non-TMS) believe they are harmless.
Although driven by stress / anxiety, I think that magnesium supplements can help - see here:
http://www.ctds.info/heart-palpitations.html
(some might also suggest that a higher potassium / lower sodium diet can help)
There may be associations between stress and depleted magnesium
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| painintheneck |
Posted - 12/29/2007 : 19:54:01
Ahh thanks you guys so much! I appreciate the support.
Kilton, yeah last night I started looking it up on the net agian and had to take a good look at what i was doing and stopped that!
Electraglide, so very true!
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| electraglideman |
Posted - 12/29/2007 : 18:32:56
quote:
Originally posted by painintheneck
I am afraid to exercise again
The old Gremlin loves to use fear as a way to keep us in his grip. He's wearing a big toothy grin just thinking about it.
pain, don't let him do that to you. |
| kilton |
Posted - 12/29/2007 : 09:48:41
Yep, I had them a few years ago, before I had any concept of stress impacting health. Went to a heart doctor and nothing was found -- did the holter monitor thing as well.
It only lasted a few weeks, during which I adjusted my food and medication (allergy) intake one-by-one hoping to isolate the cause. Then it just went away.
Palpitations are one of those things that there's generally no clear cause for. I almost went nuts Googling about it because:
1) No clear cause
2) Everyone has theories
3) Doctors usually find nothing
Fortunately now I know better -- I know to look for mental causes, especially when there's no clear physical cause.
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