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Posted 5/14/2015 5:24 PM (GMT -5)
I've gotten an echocardiogram and a 24 hour Holter monitor, dr told me both came out good. I have Mitral Valve Prolapse with Trace Amounts of Regurgitation, I know that causes palpitations. Even after knowing all of this, WHY does my anxiety still happen!? It'll hit me everyday after about 6-7pm, and progressively get worse, until I have to take my medicine... which in turn causes MORE palpitations and I panic more.. Almost all 7 times I went to the ER in the last two months, it's been after 8pm, maybe that's why?? I'm just trying to understand this better so maybe I can cope better! It makes me not want to do anything! ):
Posted 5/14/2015 6:58 PM (GMT -5)
Mel,

Have you considered acid reflux? I was having palpitations and that's what it was. GERD is a very treatable ailment.

John
Posted 5/14/2015 7:06 PM (GMT -5)
I HAVE been having a heartburn like sensation in my stomach, and now heartburn the last day and a half. Does that sound like GERD? I posted on the GERD & Heartburn forum, but haven't gotten a reply from anyone.
Posted 5/14/2015 7:14 PM (GMT -5)
Mel,

It's slowed down a lot in that forum. Yep, that sounds like GERD. How is your diet? Are you overweight? A hiatal hernia is possible. Losing weight if you are overweight can help with that. Avoid big meals, alcohol, chocolate, peppermint, tomatoes, and fatty foods. Elevate your bed. Those are some things you can do at home. To be for sure, perhaps your doctor can recommend a gastroenterologist whom may perform an EGD endoscopy on you. It's nothing to fear.
Posted 5/14/2015 7:22 PM (GMT -5)
I'm overweight, very overweight, I've tried diets, haven't worked. I found out I'm VERY close to being diabetic, so I've cut out carb filled foods, sugars, etc. Smaller meals, tons of water. No candy at all, I'm going to see my dr on the 18th, I will definitely mention it. The "heartburn" feeling in my stomach scares me, as I'm one to Google things, and that's a horrible thing to do, sadly I learned the hard way.
Posted 5/14/2015 7:29 PM (GMT -5)
Mel,

Eh, we all Google. It sounds like you're on the right track. Oh, also don't eat late. Don't recline or bend 2-3 hours after eating. I think maybe you should see if you could see a dietician. I always blindly diet. Perhaps there's a good sensitivity you have.

I hope I'm helping more than hurting.
Posted 5/14/2015 7:47 PM (GMT -5)
You're helping a ton, this forum makes me feel so much better and like I'm not alone! I've seen a dietician actually, I'm following the diet and I've lost 4 lbs in 2 weeks, may not be alot buts it's definitely a start! And yea, I Google too much. Then my anxiety gets so much worse... like earlier I Google the heartburn feeling in stomach, and up popped a whole bunch of sites about heart attacks, and of course I just HAD to read them, now my anxiety is through the roof..
Posted 5/14/2015 7:51 PM (GMT -5)
4 lbs. in two weeks is great! At that rate, 8 a month and 96 in a year. Losing too fast isn't healthy.
Posted 5/14/2015 9:18 PM (GMT -5)
I have a quick question if you don't mind? - sometimes I'll feel gassy, like it's trying to come up so I can burp, then I'll have a palpitation and kind of feel like I can't breathe for a quick second. How did it feel for you? I'm trying to make sense of all of this..
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