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Has heart palpitations irregular heart beats

Posted By Dee (Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa) on 10/03/2009

Hi,

I am a 19 year old male and I have been having very weird heart palpitations and irregular heart beats. I sometimes stay up at night and can't sleep due to the fact that I am very stressed about whether I'll actually wake up the next morning or not (I know that sounds funny but it's really starting to become a problem). i also get regular pains in my arm/shoulder and chest, and I also get regular small headaches.(and I think the stress of this matter is making me physically sick in other ways as well eg: colds, flu, pains, nausea, etc) I have been to the doctor and they said if it happens again then i have to go to the emergency room. as expected it happened that night again, so I went to the hospital, they put me on some kind of machine that checks my heart rate and blood pressure etc. unfortunately I got there too late and my heart was fine again. They just said that my blood pressure it very high but other than that, they don't see a problem... Now I'm too scared to go to the hospital if it happens again because I am scared I am going to make a fool of myself again, and other than that my mom is paying the medical aid so I feel bad that she has to keep paying for something that the doctors think I don't have. I know my body and I know when something is wrong. But what can I say when professionals (apparently)say otherwise?

I am going to the shops today to get some ACV, but I just wanted to ask for some advice regarding how much can I take and how often, taking into consideration my age... I do NOT eat sweets and I have basically completely stopped drinking caffeine and having sugar in almost any form... I am looking for something that will not only take away the feeling but permanently stop the problems if possible.

If you have any advice that could be helpful (other remedies-what and how much?), please tell me. I am getting sick of having to check my heart beat every 10 minutes everywhere I go. I am a firm believer in natural remedies. and believe it is the only way to go... unless the problem is something that involves heavy surgery of course.

Thank YOU very very much for your time and concern

Earth clinic is an amazing website. (I even got a family member checking out a few problems of their own like eczema and many other things, as they too never go to the doctor or drink pills, and so far the problems have just been getting better and better)

hope to hear some feedback asap...

A wonderful day to all!!!

Kind Regards
Dee

Replied by Margaret (Chicago, Il) on 10/03/2009

Response to Dee regardin heart palpitations.

Dee, I am 57 year old female but was having heart palpitations a couple of months ago, so understand what you are feeling. Do you exercise a lot? I believe that mine were caused by running down my electrolytes by exercising too much in the heat, also I could have had lactic acid buildup in the heart. I found this website and the ACV and Blackstrap Molasses helped a lot. I also learned about oil pulling here from someone else who had heart palps and oil pulling stopped them. (Info on oil pulling is in the remedies tab on this site.) I did see a cardiologist who put me on Toprol, and who doesn't believe the exercise caused it. But I know it couldn't be a coincidence that when I started exercising too much, it started happening. I had also started eating yogurt again, and yogurt can cause palps because of its lactic acid. So I think it was a perfect storm for me. I'm not an expert, but I've been taking a teaspoon of ACV every morning with a dash of baking soda, doing the oil pulling in the morning, drink 1 TBS of blackstrap molasses in hot water throughout the day at work, make sure I drink water, and cut out yogurt. I also had a sleep test (told my cardiologist I thought I had sleep apnea), and I use a CPAP now. It comforted me to have gone to a cardiologist to determine that my heart was strong, but I had to find on this site what I believe caused it. Now when I hike, I put blackstrap molasses in my water and stay hydrated. Hope this helps.

Replied by Bunny (Santa Ana, Ca) on 10/11/2009

Go get a thorough physical, NOW. At your age that collection of symptoms is very worrysome, especially the high blood pressure. Possibilities: magnesium deficiency, amemia or hyperthyroidism. A quickey test for thyroid is basal temperature. People with hyperthyroidism run hot. A Google search can give you details on that. Could also be an adrenal problem, or a problem with the blood flow to your kidneys. Get full endocrine tests-saliva tests are great if you can get them online. If not, settle for the blood tests the doctor offers. Ask for a ferritin test-in case of too much iron (not all that common, but not all that uncommon either). Push for answers-why is (whatever they find) happening. Get details. Don't let them just toss you a prescription and shove you out the door. Do not delay. I hope this helps.

Replied by Mia (Ct, Usa) on 10/11/2009

This is in response to Dee from South Africa.

Dee, I have had exactly the same symptoms that you speak about, heart palpitations and the weird feeling going to bed at night that I won't wake up in the morning. I know exactly what you are going through! Be careful if you take apple cider vinegar because if you have a blood sugar issue it may make your symptoms worse. My issues are caused by something I eat, that I know. Anything with a large amount of corn syrup, like soda, will cause me to get dizzy and light-headed about an hour after I drink it. The symptoms last more than 24 hours. Something else causes erratic heartbeats and the weird obsessive feelings about not waking up in the morning, which I have yet to discover. I read somewhere on this site that someone who had a reaction to bread felt better after eating protein, so I started to do that too when I feel the symptoms and feel much better, but usually the next day.

I suggest you start keeping a food diary and jot down everything that you eat. Be very careful with any foods that have food preservatives, artificial sweeteners or msg. I think you may in time discover what it is that is causing the erratic heartbeat. Oh, magnesium oil around the heart may help you as well.

Let us know how you are feeling.

Replied by Potsmom (Charlotte, Usa) on 08/07/2010

This is in response to Dee from S. Africa and many others who suffer from a racing heart. ~ My daughter has been diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycarida. It is a rare, yet unknown illness that affects mostly teenagers. ~ Please look into this, and go to a good Cardiologist or neurologist who knows about this. Most family physicians are not aware of this illness because it has just been diagnosed in the last 10 years. Many people who suffer from this never get the treatment or respect that they deserve and its passed as an 'Anxiety' problem. ~ Symptoms: Racing heart, dizziness, headaches, feeling like you are about to pass or/or do pass out, nausea, tremors and sometimes pupil dilation. ~ Have your doctor to check your blood pressure & heart rate by lying down. Then have him take it while standing. If your heart rate increases up to 30bmp while standing and your BP drops this is a sure sign of POTS. ~ To be completely sure, there is a 'Tilt table' test that is more accurate. ~ Wishing you all the best!

Replied by Potsmom Too (Chicago, Il) on 11/18/2010

P. O. T. S. - My son was just diagnosed with Postural Orthotic Tachycardia Syndrome and has similiar symptoms - racing heart, headaches, dizziness.... Before you start taking medications, please see a cardiologist!

Replied by Healthnut (Mission Viejo, Ca) on 02/10/2012

For those of you with "POTS" diagnosis', my sister had been diagnosed with POTS and had suffered for years. She found out just yesterday that her real diagnosis is pernicious anemia due to a low B12 level, even though her lab results showed in the lower ranges of normal. Her new doctor did a homocysteine level or MMA and intrinsic factor blocking AB (antibodies) and found them to be abnormal. I hope this helps someone!

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