Re: heart palpitations?

August 27, 2006

On Aug 27, 2006, at 8:02 PM, cmdrexel2008 wrote:

> Since I became ill with CFS I have had a symptom off and on of the

> sensation of constant heart palpitations. However, it was ACTUALLY

> constant - not one thing would set it off. I would feel my heart

> pounding in my chest, and even if I am laying down on my back, I can

> look down at my stomach and it would be pulsing up and down along with

> my heart rate. So they are not palpitations in the sense that if I

> exerted myself they would happen - it is always present whether I am

> resting or active.

>

> I had an EKG and an echo and there was nothing abnormal found. Does

> anyone have any clue what could be happening?

This is so standard in the classical definition of ME -- right down

to the normal EKG -- as to be almost definitive. Here's what Byron

Hyde had to say about it:

<http://www.nightingale.ca/ICaustralia2.html>

Sara

August 28, 2006

" I had an EKG and an echo and there was nothing abnormal found. Does

anyone have any clue what could be happening? "

Yes.

Explained in Mold Warriors.

-

August 28, 2006

>

> Hi guys,

>

> Since I became ill with CFS I have had a symptom off and on of the

> sensation of constant heart palpitations. However, it was ACTUALLY

> constant - not one thing would set it off. I would feel my heart

> pounding in my chest, and even if I am laying down on my back, I

can

> look down at my stomach and it would be pulsing up and down along

with

> my heart rate. So they are not palpitations in the sense that if I

> exerted myself they would happen - it is always present whether I

am

> resting or active.

>

> I had an EKG and an echo and there was nothing abnormal found. Does

> anyone have any clue what could be happening?

>

> Thank you,

> Chris

Hi Chris

I had this on and off for about a year and on a couple of occasions

I phoned the NHS help line because it had made me feel so

panicky..it was constant also from the time I got out of bed and

seemed to get worse as the day went on..doing little at that

time...didn't make any sense to me either but was sure horriable.

I started making small steps of improvement generally that soon

mounted up over time and now have not had any pounding heart for

around 2 years.

I did have h.pylori treatment and have a regime of supplements that

is normal to most here. I was skinny and looked rough to boot. Now I

look healthy although to me am overweight but overall that is

better. I suffer a fair amount of pain mainly to legs now but cannot

figure quite how to solve this but to add I am very mobile

nevertheless and very very determined to beat whatever is thrown at

me these days. Hope you get your palps sorted...sure is an alwful

feeling. BW Dianne

>

August 28, 2006

>

> Hi guys,

>

> Since I became ill with CFS I have had a symptom off and on of the

> sensation of constant heart palpitations. >

> I had an EKG and an echo and there was nothing abnormal found. Does

> anyone have any clue what could be happening?

***Hi - I don't know if you are male or female? If you are female

and in your 40's, heart palpitations can happen when you are going

through perimenopause.

Take care.

Bernie

August 28, 2006

Thanks . I have not read the book yet, but I may soon if I can

find it.

-Chris

>

> " I had an EKG and an echo and there was nothing abnormal found. Does

> anyone have any clue what could be happening? "

>

> Yes.

>

> Explained in Mold Warriors.

> -

>

August 28, 2006

Hi Bernie. I hope that I will not get perimenopause for at least a few

years, being 21 and male. Thanks though :-)

-Chris

> >

> > Hi guys,

> >

> > Since I became ill with CFS I have had a symptom off and on of the

> > sensation of constant heart palpitations. >

> > I had an EKG and an echo and there was nothing abnormal found. Does

> > anyone have any clue what could be happening?

>

> ***Hi - I don't know if you are male or female? If you are female

> and in your 40's, heart palpitations can happen when you are going

> through perimenopause.

>

> Take care.

>

> Bernie

>

August 28, 2006

Diane,

Thanks for responding. My heart pounding sensation isn't associated

with any feeling of panic or anxiety, although if I have just walked

up a flight of stairs I can notice it more than if I were laying down

in bed. I'm glad they aren't bothering you anymore though.

It's not really a problem for me at the moment as far as I can tell -

I'm just trying to figure out what's all wrong with me.

Thanks,

Chris

> >

> > Hi guys,

> >

> > Since I became ill with CFS I have had a symptom off and on of the

> > sensation of constant heart palpitations. However, it was ACTUALLY

> > constant - not one thing would set it off. I would feel my heart

> > pounding in my chest, and even if I am laying down on my back, I

> can

> > look down at my stomach and it would be pulsing up and down along

> with

> > my heart rate. So they are not palpitations in the sense that if I

> > exerted myself they would happen - it is always present whether I

> am

> > resting or active.

> >

> > I had an EKG and an echo and there was nothing abnormal found. Does

> > anyone have any clue what could be happening?

> >

> > Thank you,

> > Chris

> Hi Chris

> I had this on and off for about a year and on a couple of occasions

> I phoned the NHS help line because it had made me feel so

> panicky..it was constant also from the time I got out of bed and

> seemed to get worse as the day went on..doing little at that

> time...didn't make any sense to me either but was sure horriable.

> I started making small steps of improvement generally that soon

> mounted up over time and now have not had any pounding heart for

> around 2 years.

> I did have h.pylori treatment and have a regime of supplements that

> is normal to most here. I was skinny and looked rough to boot. Now I

> look healthy although to me am overweight but overall that is

> better. I suffer a fair amount of pain mainly to legs now but cannot

> figure quite how to solve this but to add I am very mobile

> nevertheless and very very determined to beat whatever is thrown at

> me these days. Hope you get your palps sorted...sure is an alwful

> feeling. BW Dianne

> >

>

November 17, 2009

My b/p starting rising during the first 2 years of Lyme infection, when I went

into remission (pre-diagnosis & antibiotics) it was normal 120/70. When I

started getting symptoms again, as they worsened, when I became very weak, my

b/p was low (I was on low dose of beta blocker.)--90/60. I asked the MD (not

Lyme MD) to take me off the medication. Mid way through first month of

treatment for Lyme, (Doxcylcine) during severe Herx, I had a wide variety of

heart palpitations and rapid pulse. I was too sick to take my b/p at home (or

too scared) so I don't know what it was. Lyme effects so many systems that

regulate heart beat & pulse: hormones & vascular & circulatory.

Make sure you and your MD monitor your b/p closely, in case it continues to

drop. You might need to stop taking beta blocker. I think during the first

part of treatment when herxing can be severe, it's not unusual to have

fluctuating heart rate, b/p and palpitations. If you develop chest pain and

shortness of breath--that requires immediate attention. My LLMD instructed me

to call 911 if that happened.

The good news is these symptoms should lessen over time.

Best of luck

Kim

[ ] heart palpitations?

So I am on my 4th day of doxy, and I have started getting heart palpitations, I

am assuming that is a good sign, meaning I probably have lymes and it's causing

that? I have had sinus tachycardia (fast heart rate for no known reason) and I

know that can be a sign of lymes, but I am on a beta blocker blood pressure med

for that. Also, I took my blood pressure today, which is normally 130/90 on

meds, and it was 110/70. Could this mean that lymes has been causing my high

blood pressure and as the doxy is working, it is helping it? Just wondering if

anyone has any thoughts on that...Still waiting for the Igenex results.

Thanks

Bridget

November 18, 2009

Bridget,

Shortly after I started treatment I had several weeks of racing pulse with a

normal or slightly low blood pressure. Walking DOWN one flight of stairs would

cause my pulse to climb from 90 to 170! My resting pulse during this phase was

usually around 100. While I was waiting months to get in to see an LLMD I

actually recorded my stats for weeks in an attempt to convince my primary MD

that I was indeed sick! I guess it worked... the data didn't get me the abx I

wanted but he did send me for neuro-psych testing! Of course the high heart

rate meant I got dizzy really easily too.

Also, ff your MD has not already checked your thyroid you should have that done.

Lyme can mess with thyroid function and an overactive thyroid can cause

palpitations too.

-

November 18, 2009

One of the first symptoms of lyme I had was heart palpitations. My LLMD did

have me do an EKG which showed nothing, but I knew something was wrong.

Fortunately, I was also seeing a local herbalist and we increased the amount of

hawthorne tincture that I was already taking for high blood pressure. With 3/4

tsp daily of hawthorne tincture, I am able to completely control the heart

palpitations. As a test, I have tried cutting back on the hawthorne and the

palpitations returned so I have continued taking the increased dosage for about

two years now.

Kathleen