Heart Palpitations?! ?

Question

I'm not over weight.

I'm not under weight (if that makes a difference)

but i regularly get heart palpitations, its not even when i do exercise, it happens when i am just sat down.

does anyone know why?

plus if you say anything about going to the doctors.. i have told my parents about it and they don't believe me, they said it will go... its been like this for about 1 year now and i am convinced its getting worse...

Answer 1

How old are you?  I've had them since I was about 14, and still do occasionally.  They are real, and most of the time the doctors won't find them unless there's a real heart problem (which usually there isn't) or unless it happens at the exact time they're listening to your heart.  This is what causes mine: worry, caffeine, cigarettes, chocolate, low blood sugar from not eating, dehydration.  I used to get them when I was a teenager really bad because all I did was smoke, drink coffee, and eat candy bars and never drank any water.  Now they only happen when I don't eat, drink coffee, and then get put in a situation that makes me nervous.  Also, worrying about the palpitations will make them worse.

Answer 2

I can only relate my personal medical details regarding my palpitations to you and then it's up to you to do what you think is best for you.

I put up with palpitations for many years thinking it was panic attacks or the like and as I had a poor rapport with my then GP did not mention them to him however on changing GP and practice my new doctor discovered that I was and had been suffering from Arrhythmia for quite some time - this condition(described simply)triggers some muscle heart cells to become electrically charged and set up a 'beat' independent of the usual regular heartbeat so in effect I now have two heartbeats the 'irregular' and the regular one thereby causing palpitations at any time at rest or at play.

I am now awaiting an operation called an ablation which entails passing an electrode up through a vein in my leg and into my heart where the irregular cluster of cells will be eradicated with microwaves, this operation I am reliably informed is 99% succesfull.

Now I must stress this is my condition and may not apply to you or others but I feel sure that to put your mind at rest you should visit your own GP for your own piece of mind - I wish now that I had had the courage to speak to mine earlier - you will not be dismissed if your concerns are genuine nor will you be reprimanded if you are given the all clear, so it's up to you.....good luck

    

Answer 3

Perhaps you are deficient in magnesium as that can cause heart palpitations.  There is plenty of magnesium in nuts and also a bit in bread and cereals.