if you have mvp can u get chest pains caused from it. looking to see what symptoms people have with mvp....
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New to PVCs-Advice PleaseMon, 17 Dec 2007 12:59:00 GMTHi There, have just joined this site to see if anyone can help me. I suffered from SVT a couple of years back and had heart rates of 270 and above.I eventually had 2 ablations as the first didnt work. Since then i have had no symptoms at all. Recently however I have started to experience "missed...
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south beach diet & cholesterol question .Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:52:00 GMTIs the south beach diet safe for ppl with high cholesterol or diabetes? My mom just started the south beach diet and her fat intake has increased dramatically. Granted it is the good fats, but she used to keep her fat intake under 15%. That is how she cured her heart disease by cutting fats o...
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Left V. Dysfunction & high altitudeTue, 18 Dec 2007 01:45:00 GMTI had an appt with my cardiologist this middle of next week and it was canceled until the latter part of October.I have LVD and Afib. We were planning a trip where the altitude is around5000 feet. In the last two days, my blood pressure has suddenly jumped up while walking shopping with my wife...
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CaduetSun, 16 Dec 2007 17:13:00 GMTIs anyone taking this medication? What are your experiences?I understand it is a combination pill for both high cholesterol and high blood pressure. I believe the cholesterol componet is lipitor.This sounds like it would be quite a cost saver for people who have both problems....
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Homeopathic DoctorsSun, 16 Dec 2007 21:20:00 GMTI'm really tired of these doctors pushing drugs. My dad is now on another meds because his cholesterol med is causing him to have severe muscle aches. This makes 5 he is taking now altogether. I am really starting to feel strongly about the pharmaceutical industry and the doctors that push...
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Holter & Stress TestTue, 18 Dec 2007 23:57:00 GMTHi all,--Okay, my first comment is about my heart palpitations. I went on a Holter Monitor about 8 months ago but just got the results yesterday. ;) I get all sorts of heart palps (thats what they feel like) but my Holter showed exactly ONE PVC. It was kind of embarrassing. I don't get it.S...
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Coq10/RYR combination capsuleWed, 19 Dec 2007 11:47:00 GMTHello,I know that RYR has been discussed here before and I did review those threads. A lot was also mentioned on Coq10 Enzyme.My question is:Is anyone on this board using the Coq10/RYR that is combined in one capsule? I found out that my brand of RYR, that has been successful for me in lowering...
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Atenolol causing chest pain?or is it heart conditionSat, 15 Dec 2007 01:53:00 GMTI have been taking atenolol50mgs daily for six weeks now for migraines. Three weeks ago I experienced a squeezing tightening sensation/pain in the left side of my chest with a radiating pain through to my back and down my left arm. I felt like vomiting afterwards.It lasted less than 5 minutes. I...
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Help other Rythmol users!Tue, 18 Dec 2007 03:41:00 GMTHI, new member to the boards! A little history of my situation...I was 17 (smoker since about 15) years old trying to give blood in high school for the Red Cross Blood drive. I get my pulse checked beforehand and they say my heart skips more than 10 beats per minute and I cannot give blood! I...
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ok I still need help with my chest pains.. PLEASE!Wed, 19 Dec 2007 05:32:00 GMTok so.. I went to the ER on Monday because I had been having chest pains over the course of the last two weeks. Sometimes they are sharp, sometimes they are dull, sometimes I feel like they make me want to cough., sometimes I feel like its just sore, sometimes I think it feels like a squeeze or...
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Leaky heart valves & a pain near the heartMon, 17 Dec 2007 09:22:00 GMTIve a striking pain in my left chest for about 2 years.sometimes when I would get worked up or smoke to much it would strike and would scare me so Id kinda let down and rest.It went away for awhile and I forgot about it.It came back a couple months ago so i decided to get it checked out.The Dr....
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heartbeat in your headSun, 16 Dec 2007 18:14:00 GMTI was wondering sometimes when I am exercising I can hear my heartbeat in my head really loud, no pain or shortness of breath except the little I get from the actual exercise but not uncomfortable,I do suffer from lifetime of hypertension and am on bp meds that keep the numbers around 140/85 on...
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Is This Palpitations?Sun, 16 Dec 2007 09:43:00 GMTLast week I started to feel what was like a fluttering in my chest that made me feel like I had to cough. When it happens my pulse skips a beat. I've felt these every once in a blue moon before, but last week it started happening every 10 to 15 heartbeats, and stayed that way for two days....
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Re: AfibWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:04:00 GMTThank you very very much for your answer to my question. I am not able to get the link in the answer to work? It is this one (I tried with the %20s taken out also.) file:///%20Cardiology%2012:07/%20Cardiology%2011:07/AFib/Antiarrhythmics%20for%20AFib.webarchive I had read an answer of yours...
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I have been told my heart is normal but I have very many pvcs & rare pacs. All my teWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:06:00 GMTI have been told my heart is normal but I have very many pvcs and rare pacs. All my tests were recent. The thing is, I have these funny squirrly sensations sometimes in my chest a bit different than the flutters and I worry its VT but my cardiologist could never get them on the monitor, even the...
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potassiumWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:06:00 GMTDr. I have been on avalide for about a year now. I have since developed some other issues, all of which seem related to potassium deficiency. I started investigating when I began getting sore muscles and charleyhorses, in spite of stretching. I have these symptoms, most of which I always had,...
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chest painWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:02:00 GMTI am 70, 90 pounds overweight but losing fairly steadily. I had a bout of high blood pressure and was given 50 mg of Atenolol once a day. After two days I developed a tightness across my chest. I may have gerd also. I had the usual side effects of Atenolol including some depression which seems...
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V.tachFri, 14 Dec 2007 16:57:00 GMTHi, just a couple of questions that have been on my mind. I have read post saying that one can feel that he/she is having a V.tach. How does one know? How will one know that if they are having a normal heart rhythm when they are exercising? I was feeling dizzy today suddenly and then when i took...
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Dear Doctor, I am 37 male, regular habits. I have been controlling my BP with 2.5 mgWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:03:00 GMTDear Doctor, I am 37 male, regular habits. I have been controlling my BP with 2.5 mg Amlodipine+25mg Losartan, single morning dose. My readings are now in the high normal category at around 135/85 average levels, though occasionally higher. My doctor feels dosage could be increased for...
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p-du-pop three part beatWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:00:00 GMT------------------------- Followup To Question - 60 yo male, 200lb, 72 inch, 120/80;55, no smoke nor drink. subject to timing problems. (revealed 2 months ago after some heavy work; wild heart beats and light-headed. got ekg, echocardiogram, holter, stress test, blood work, etc. return to...
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SVT/PVCSWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:02:00 GMTHi David, Thanks for the message. My cardio has has suggested i take bisopropol 1.25mg for the missed beats and to help with SVT. do you think there is any point will it help with the pvcs? also its such a low dose will it actually help with the svt if so how? i read somewhere that you can...
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left side chest pain & test resultsWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:05:00 GMTHello thanks in advance for taking time out to offer your services. I'm a 24 yr old male, 6ft, and 205lbs, very inactive person and don't eat the greatest. I also drink beer on a daily basis, avg. 12 per day and somedays maybe alot more, which is not good at all. I know that I need to...
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PVCs bad some days, good othersWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:03:00 GMTI am a 30-year-old woman diagnosed with PVCs a year ago. Some days I only feel a few, and other days I feel like I have several per minute. Can they really be that variable--and if so, why? Why do I seem to get very few some days, whereas others it's several per minute?...
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how to knowWed, 16 Mar 2011 21:06:00 GMTIf a person has had a million tests and healthy heart how do you know when a rythm issue is not to be ignored and when its healthy. They change and feel all so different and all so horrid, yet come and go so quick. If its serious are there usually other symptoms? I just am very frustrated with...
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Thank you for reading my questionThu, 17 Mar 2011 02:21:00 GMTDear Mr. Margot (RN) (BScN) (CGN), Before I begin, I would just like to say if this is not a question that I can ask you, please let me know. My sister, a rising eighth grader has been captivated by science. She has this ambition to try to explore unanswerable questions that leave me, a rising...
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Completely ConfusedMon, 17 Dec 2007 08:48:00 GMTOk, so I am a 22 year old female and I really don't have any major health problems (other then a little asthma) A couple of months ago i went to the ER cuz i have was having HORRIBLE check pains. I would have chest pains and pass out and basically have NO CLUE what was going on around me....
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SVT controlled by SSRI antidepressants?Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:34:00 GMTIn high school I had 5-10 epsidoes of supraventricular tachycardia (for which I was never treated), as well as daily palpitations. I became very phobic about my heart, and was put on a low dose of Celexa (an SSRI antidepressant) to control that. For the five years that I was on Celexa, I had Z...
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Mistake or High Blood PressureFri, 14 Dec 2007 12:12:00 GMTPlease read the message entitled "Mistake or High Blood Pressure" on the High Blood Pressure Board. I was trying to copy and paste it here. But it is not pasting.By the way I am 43, female and believe I was treated for the wrong "chest pain problem". Oh I do not smoke or use alcohol.Thank you...
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Panic AttacksMon, 17 Dec 2007 17:38:00 GMTI have been having Panic Attacks and am on Xanex. I had to go to the emergency room and had an abnormal EKG. When I panic my heart goesfast. I just got off 60 mg Cymbalta and am having withdrawls. My sugarwas high. I cold turkey quit the drug and have gone on doxipin, I was also on cortisone fo...
In high school I had 5-10 epsidoes of supraventricular tachycardia (for which I was never treated), as well as daily palpitations. I became very phobic about my heart, and was put on a low dose of Celexa (an SSRI antidepressant) to control that. For the five years that I was on Celexa, I had Z...
Please read the message entitled "Mistake or High Blood Pressure" on the High Blood Pressure Board. I was trying to copy and paste it here. But it is not pasting.By the way I am 43, female and believe I was treated for the wrong "chest pain problem". Oh I do not smoke or use alcohol.Thank you...
I have been having Panic Attacks and am on Xanex. I had to go to the emergency room and had an abnormal EKG. When I panic my heart goesfast. I just got off 60 mg Cymbalta and am having withdrawls. My sugarwas high. I cold turkey quit the drug and have gone on doxipin, I was also on cortisone fo...
Dear Doctor, I am 37 male, regular habits. I have been controlling my BP with 2.5 mg Amlodipine+25mg Losartan, single morning dose. My readings are now in the high normal category at around 135/85 average levels, though occasionally higher. My doctor feels dosage could be increased for...
------------------------- Followup To Question - 60 yo male, 200lb, 72 inch, 120/80;55, no smoke nor drink. subject to timing problems. (revealed 2 months ago after some heavy work; wild heart beats and light-headed. got ekg, echocardiogram, holter, stress test, blood work, etc. return to...
Hi David, Thanks for the message. My cardio has has suggested i take bisopropol 1.25mg for the missed beats and to help with SVT. do you think there is any point will it help with the pvcs? also its such a low dose will it actually help with the svt if so how? i read somewhere that you can...
Hello thanks in advance for taking time out to offer your services. I'm a 24 yr old male, 6ft, and 205lbs, very inactive person and don't eat the greatest. I also drink beer on a daily basis, avg. 12 per day and somedays maybe alot more, which is not good at all. I know that I need to...
I am a 30-year-old woman diagnosed with PVCs a year ago. Some days I only feel a few, and other days I feel like I have several per minute. Can they really be that variable--and if so, why? Why do I seem to get very few some days, whereas others it's several per minute?...
If a person has had a million tests and healthy heart how do you know when a rythm issue is not to be ignored and when its healthy. They change and feel all so different and all so horrid, yet come and go so quick. If its serious are there usually other symptoms? I just am very frustrated with...
Dear Mr. Margot (RN) (BScN) (CGN), Before I begin, I would just like to say if this is not a question that I can ask you, please let me know. My sister, a rising eighth grader has been captivated by science. She has this ambition to try to explore unanswerable questions that leave me, a rising...