Re: rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations...normal?

[Guest guest]

That could be an allergic reaction. Have you eaten anything out of the ordinary? Could be the filler. What is your filler? If it's the LDN, I don't think there's much of a way to know if it will go away. The amount of Naltrexone in a 4.5 mg capsule is SO tiny. Something like a grain of sand. Hope it gets better soon. Marcie mclea1972 <mclea1972@...> wrote: Hi everyone,I am took my 6th dose of 4.5 mg of ldn last night getting from a compounding pharmacy on the ldnorg approved list. Taking it for autoimmune lupus/sjorens type symptoms everything was going great. Then this morning I am having off and on rapid heart beat and heart palpitations (sp) no other symptoms just some mild fatigue.Is this normal? Is this something that subsides with time?

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I too experience palpitations, I have a mitral valve

proplapse which is a leaky heart valve. My

palpitations have come and gone with this condition,

but in the 2nd and 3rd week into taking the 1.5mg I

did notice increased palpitations. I do believe that

the fatigue played a big role in that. Perhaps you are

not getting enough rest, or stress can also play a

huge factor in that as well. I am on 3.0mg now and the

palpitations have settled down quite a bit. Hopefully

you will feel better soon. Stick with it though, as I

almost stopped taking the drug because of the

palpitations but continued because I knew that the

benefits of the drug far outweighed the inconvenience

of these palpitations. I am also followed by a

cardiologist and I brought these concerns to him after

doing a EKG and Echocardiogram, he was not concerned.

If they persist for you maybe you should consider

seeing your family doctor, and discuss it with them. I

believe though in time they will probably settle down.

keep us posted on how your doing. All the best.

--- mclea1972 <mclea1972@...> wrote:

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am took my 6th dose of 4.5 mg of ldn last night

> getting from a

> compounding pharmacy on the ldnorg approved list.

> Taking it for

> autoimmune lupus/sjorens type symptoms everything

> was going great. Then

> this morning I am having off and on rapid heart beat

> and heart

> palpitations (sp) no other symptoms just some mild

> fatigue.

>

> Is this normal? Is this something that subsides with

> time?

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi ,

This site discusses the side effects normally associated with LDN:

http://tinyurl.com/yosnk5

Best regards,

Dudley Delany

dudley_delany

[low dose naltrexone] rapid heartbeat or heart palpitations...normal?

Hi everyone,

I am took my 6th dose of 4.5 mg of ldn last night getting from a

compounding pharmacy on the ldnorg approved list. Taking it for

autoimmune lupus/sjorens type symptoms everything was going great. Then

this morning I am having off and on rapid heart beat and heart

palpitations (sp) no other symptoms just some mild fatigue.

Is this normal? Is this something that subsides with time?

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am took my 6th dose of 4.5 mg of ldn last night getting from a

> compounding pharmacy on the ldnorg approved list. Taking it for

> autoimmune lupus/sjorens type symptoms everything was going great.

Then

> this morning I am having off and on rapid heart beat and heart

> palpitations (sp) no other symptoms just some mild fatigue.

>

> Is this normal? Is this something that subsides with time?

>

>

>

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I have heard of a few who have had these symptoms upon starting the

1st dose of LDN but not into the 5th or 6th dose. EXCEPT, I do recall

two incidents that these symptoms you are having came to someone who

started LDN for MS and they later found out they had lyme disease

instead of MS. These symptoms came about further into their starting

LDN. LDN can possibly activate an underlying disease like lyme or

candida yeast, etc.

You may want to see a lyme literate doctor and get tested for lyme via

IGeneX Labs if this continues. If the palpatations continue stop the

LDN and get further testing, especially for lyme disease.

[Guest guest]

>

Hi ,

I'm taking LDN for Sjogren's, Hashi's, vitiligo --- and I've

experienced the rapid heart beat too -- maybe at about day 4 or 5(?)

And I may have had some palpitations too but because I've had mitral

valve prolapse (MVP) issues in the past I really don't pay them too

much attention anymore. (I took extra magnesium for over a year to

" cure " my MVP.)

I attribute this recent experience of rapid heart beat to my thyroid

issues (Hashi's) -- thinking that LDN may perhaps be making my thyroid

work more effectively --??-- and thus perhaps had some excess thyroid

hormones to process...??? No way of knowing precisely...just my take

on it.

I'm on day 17 taking LDN...and I can't say that I've noticed any more

of that rapid heart beating going on.

Jann

[Guest guest]

,

I'm so glad you asked this question. I am in the Penn State trial for

Crohn's and I may or may not be taking LDN (could be a placebo). I

started the trial in mid November, and about 2 weeks later, I

experienced pretty strong chest pains and heart palpitations, which

lasted for about an hour and a half. Then, it happened again about a

week later, but not so much pain as discomfort. Then, yesterday, as I

was sitting at the table having Christmas dinner, the palpitations

happened again, and this time my eyes crossed. This lasted less than a

minute. I have no idea if it could be related to the LDN. I am a 29

year old female and also take birth control, synthroid, zoloft and

asacol. Any input is appreciated. I'll be letting Dr. know

about this when I see her on Jan. 11th.

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

As Synthroid is a synthetic thyroid hormone, one of many possibilities is that

LDN could somehow be effecting

a boost of thyroid hormone production, which may in turn result in

over-stimulation (refer to the extract

below).

Hormones are most definitely an integral part of our immune systems. As we don't

yet know anywhere near as

much as we'd like to know about how LDN works, please contact Dr for an

opinion regarding these new

symptoms.

Kind regards,

Cris

Extract from Drugs.com website follows:

What side effects may occur?

Side effects from Synthroid, other than overdose symptoms, are rare.

People who are treated with Synthroid may initially lose some hair,

but this effect is usually temporary. You may have an allergic

reaction such as a rash or hives. Children may have an increase in

pressure within the skull. Excessive dosage or a too rapid increase

in dosage may lead to overstimulation of the thyroid gland. Notify

your doctor immediately if you develop any if the following symptoms.

Symptoms of overstimulation:

Abdominal cramps, anxiety, changes in appetite, change in menstrual

periods, chest pain, diarrhea, emotional instability, fatigue, fever,

flushing, hair loss, headache, heart attack or failure, heat

intolerance, hyperactivity, increased heart rate, irregular

heartbeat, irritability, muscle weakness, nausea, nervousness,

palpitations, shortness of breath, sleeplessness, sweating, tremors,

vomiting, weight loss

http://www.drugs.com/pdr/synthroid.html

>

> ,

> I'm so glad you asked this question. I am in the Penn State trial

for

> Crohn's and I may or may not be taking LDN (could be a placebo). I

> started the trial in mid November, and about 2 weeks later, I

> experienced pretty strong chest pains and heart palpitations, which

> lasted for about an hour and a half. Then, it happened again about

a

> week later, but not so much pain as discomfort. Then, yesterday,

as I

> was sitting at the table having Christmas dinner, the palpitations

> happened again, and this time my eyes crossed. This lasted less

than a

> minute. I have no idea if it could be related to the LDN. I am a

29

> year old female and also take birth control, synthroid, zoloft and

> asacol. Any input is appreciated. I'll be letting Dr. know

> about this when I see her on Jan. 11th.

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

Dr. Hoffman likes magnesium taurate for that.

Alana

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I am took my 6th dose of 4.5 mg of ldn last night getting from a

> compounding pharmacy on the ldnorg approved list. Taking it for

> autoimmune lupus/sjorens type symptoms everything was going great.

Then

> this morning I am having off and on rapid heart beat and heart

> palpitations (sp) no other symptoms just some mild fatigue.

>

> Is this normal? Is this something that subsides with time?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

I was wondering what happened to you -

how are you doing on the LDN?

Alana

>

> ,

> I'm so glad you asked this question. I am in the Penn State trial

for

> Crohn's and I may or may not be taking LDN (could be a placebo). I

> started the trial in mid November, and about 2 weeks later, I

> experienced pretty strong chest pains and heart palpitations, which

> lasted for about an hour and a half. Then, it happened again about

a

> week later, but not so much pain as discomfort. Then, yesterday,

as I

> was sitting at the table having Christmas dinner, the palpitations

> happened again, and this time my eyes crossed. This lasted less

than a

> minute. I have no idea if it could be related to the LDN. I am a

29

> year old female and also take birth control, synthroid, zoloft and

> asacol. Any input is appreciated. I'll be letting Dr. know

> about this when I see her on Jan. 11th.

>

>

[Guest guest]

I e-mailed Dr. earlier today and she replied within a few

minutes. She informed me that cardiac symptoms are NOT a side effect

of LDN, but she will be glad to do an EKG when I see her on the 11th.

She said that if it gets worse, to go see my family doc before then (I

have to drive 4.5 hours each way when I see Dr. ). MY SED rate

and C-Reactive Protein are both still elevated but my white cell count

is down from 6 point something to 3 point something.

I've been feeling pretty decent, still very tired though. I'll

DEFENITELY be on the LDN beginning in February after my second

colonoscopy. I can't wait to see the comparative results from my first

one. I'll let you guys know!

[Guest guest]

: Association is not causation. It is highly unlikely that LDN had anything at all to do with it. I'd recommend seeing a cardiologist as cardiac arrythmia can cause bloodclots to form resulting in stroke and pulmonary embolism. Far more likely you have HTN or a primary cardiac disease unless you're taking a lot of stimulants and are under physical and emotional stress. It wouid be irresponsible for any other suggestion to be offered. The hundreds of thousands who die each year from heart disease would say the same... red pill

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[Guest guest]

Hi Red Pill,

I'm sorry -

I thought it would go without saying that one should see their

Doctor

right away

for that.

It should also go without saying that one should always talk to their

Doctor before supplementing with anything.

I was just offering suggestion on supplement to look into, in case

they

were not aware.

Alana

>>>> I'd recommend seeing a cardiologist

It wouid be irresponsible for any other suggestion to be offered.

The hundreds of thousands who die each year from heart disease would

say the same...

[Guest guest]

Thanks but it was none of the thing you listed it was my neuropathy

affecting the nerves by my heart. It hasn't happened since that one

day of it.

>

> :

> Association is not causation. It is highly unlikely that LDN had

anything at all to do with it. I'd recommend seeing a cardiologist

as cardiac arrythmia can cause bloodclots to form resulting in stroke

and pulmonary embolism. Far more likely you have HTN or a primary

cardiac disease unless you're taking a lot of stimulants and are

under physical and emotional stress. It wouid be irresponsible for

any other suggestion to be offered. The hundreds of thousands who

die each year from heart disease would say the same...

>

> red pill

>

>

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