24/7 Palpitations?

It never ceased to creep me out. I'm a melancholic so it's natural for me to be stressful, but there are moments when I'm not stressed and I still feel the palpitations . . . Weird? What's more amusing is that I've had it since I was fifteen. A few years have passed since then. And I normally do not intake caffeine, unless you include tea. I never drink coffee.

It's weird because I feel as though something's wrong with my heart and I'm eventually gonna have a heart failure (at the merciful age of se--I mean, eighteen).

Which also reminds me that I visited my family doctor concerning this issue approx. 8-9 months ago, and all that was said to me is that it's nothing to worry about. However, I only undergone one simple pulse test. I'm not exactly saying that I do not trust the words of a doctor. But in the end I'm an individual with little assurance of words spoken by only one person.

I'm sorry to trouble ye, dear members of this cute community. And thank you in advance.

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Do you smoke? I had the palpitations, mine were totally down to smoking and caffeine

Safe limits of caffeine are thought to be 250-500mg per day. 1 cup of tea is between 85-100mg per mug. Coca cola is about 36mg per can. Coffee can be up to 210mg per mug.

Try cutting down the caffeine and if you smoke wean off them and see if this helps.

They can also be down to increased levels of adrenaline, this can be linked to stress and anxiety (both reactions produce excess adrenaline)

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I get them aswell sometimes it feels like they are coming all the time and then some days i get none at all.I have been told my heart is healthy but that does not help me freaking out.I dont drink or smoke and dont drink coffee so i would like to know what causes them, they a pain in the bum.
Your heart is beating occasionally in the wrong chamber and feels like it's missing a beat.

Don't worry you'll live, i know it hard to concentrate when get bad
It is not uncommon for some people to have a "skipped-heartbeat" once in a while. However, it should not be happening all the time, nor should you ignore your condition. You need to have a 12-lead EKG test done at the doctor. That is the one where they hook up the electrical leads to your chest and watch the heart's electrical activity. If your doctor won't do it, ask them to recommend someone who will.
Palpitations can be caused by anxiety (even when your head does not seem anxious or stressed).

It's not uncommon to get palpitatations when you are ready to lay down for the night.

If you are on any medication, this can also be a side effect.

The only sure fire way to determine if it has a medical basis, is to get a workup. Years ago I had palpitations and I was told all the time it was stress. I didn't feel stressed.

After I had an echocardiagram it was determined I had a MVP (Mitral Valve Prolapse) as millions of people do. It's pretty common.

But, at 18 in good health---you may not get a cardiologist to run all of these expensive tests.

Prior to the MVP diagnosis I was put on Inderal and to this day I am still on it.
Eat fewer cheeseburgers %26amp; fries.
A deficiency in vitamin B12 will produce symptoms such as heart palpitations and chest pains,excessive sweating, excessive urination and dry mouth, nausea and vomiting, headaches and migraines, fatigue and exhaustion, dizzy spells, fainting and loss of balance, depression, tingling and prickling and numbing sensations in the outer extremities, insomnia and constipation, irritability and moodiness and an inability to think clearly ....Quite scary actually if you don't realise the vitamin factor.

Eat more foods rich in this vitamin ie: organ meats such as lambs fry and kidneys, skimmed milks and cheeses, fish and eggs.

If you are lactose intolerant or vegetarian then it is really important that you supplement your diet with a multi B complex tablet on a daily basis.

Things that could be robbing you of your precious B complex of vitamins are :- eating too much protein, alcohol, eating too much tinned food, antiobiotics, antidepressants, penicillin, prednisone and aspirin.

Also, try to cut back on drinks such as caffeine, tea, sodas and soft drinks as they are all B complex thieves.

Take a multi B complex tablet including all the B's ie: B1, B2 B3, B5, B6 and B12 as they work best synergistically (together).

The B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy neural, digestive and immune system functioning.

The B complex of vitamins is a water soluble complex and as such our bodies can neither store or produce them. Therefore we need to ingest them on a daily basis or suffer the consequences as you unfortunately are......... a good point to make here is that if you are deficient in vitamin B12 you would therefore also be deficient in iron as iron also needs vitamin B12 to be properly assimilated by the body and hence you would be displaying iron deficiency anemia symptoms ie; fatigue and exhaustion.

When you take your daily supplement ensure that you take it with some type of calcium rich food ie: low fat cheese or milk or a calcium supplement as B12 needs calcium to be properly assimilated by the body........... ensure you also get enough sunshine (vitamin D) or eat cold water fishes such as tuna, salmon, sardines and whiting as calcium needs enough vitamin D to be effectively absorbed!! quite a handfull of information here ........ sorry it's a bit long winded but you need to know all this.

When our bodies are placed under added stress such as sickness, relationship dramas, new job, school studies or just daily life really, the B complex of vitamins are usually the first group to get used up and we therefore need to adjust our intake accordingly.

When you are getting any stress related symptoms or any of the above mentioned symptoms simply take another B tablet. As they are water soluble our bodies will simply excrete any excess in our urine.

Drink loads of fresh filtered water too as the happiest and healthiest body will always be the most hydrated one.

Good health to you ?

CHEERS

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you are troubling anyone,i used to get them all the time i thought i was layed back,they would just come on,it did used to worry me and thought i was going to have a heart atack,there is a differnce from palpitations and fast heart rate i had both,i went for all the heart tests when my heart used to go at 200 beats a min,this wasnt all the time maybe once every month or so,that was diagnosed as svt which is serious if it is supriventical tachacadia,the palpitations are completly different they can be caused by stress being tierd,caffine enen in tea i went on decafe, alcohol ,medication also menopause palpatations arnt serious your pulse can feel iregula i do know how you feel i still can get them now when i am tierd i went on the net when i had answered the questio and got this information for you

The heart needs its normal environment to work well. If there are changes within or outside of the body, the heart's electrical system can be affected.

From within the body, abnormal levels of electrolytes like potassium, magnesium, and calcium can cause palpitations. Anemia and hyperthyroidism are also a potential causes of palpitations.

We live in a very chemical world, and many of the substances we put into our body appear to be adrenalin to the heart, and thus makes it irritable. Common stimulants include:

caffeine,

tobacco,

alcohol,

over the counter medications: pseudoephedrine found in cold preparations and some herbal medications, including ma huang

illicit drugs, cocaine being the most prevalent, although PCP and marijuana, among others, can cause palpitations as well.

The use of some prescription medications needs to be monitored, since their side effects can cause palpitations. Asthma medications like albuterol inhalers or theophylline and thyroid replacement medications are common causes of palpitations.

Times of stress can increase adrenalin levels in the body and cause rapid heart beats. These are physiologic and may be due to exercise, , or emotional stressors.

hope this helps you

all the best
I had palpitations too, for years. I even ended up having an operation that didn't help. Then I discovered that if I take the food supplement magnesium every day (and take care what I eat), I have no more trouble. Doctors should know about this, but usually don't.

Other than that I would take a good multi vitamin and mineral supplement and eat healthy food.

Try decaffinated tea and to stay off chocolate and licorice.