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POUNDING heart
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luke
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Laura,
It seems many of us have the same things that are unexplained. I too get heart palpatations without a good medical reason. When this happens to me I normally do what you did, check my pulse for rate and regularity and normally my blood sugar. Mine seems to be situational, not really stress related though, because I am not always stredded when iit happens. I can tell you once it starts everything become very irritable though.
Clarity does has a good point about perfussion and HR. The bodies first response to hypoxia is tachycardia. If it conntinues it may be worth getting a 24 hour pulse ox done.
sorry I couldn't be of any "help"....
Luke
It seems many of us have the same things that are unexplained. I too get heart palpatations without a good medical reason. When this happens to me I normally do what you did, check my pulse for rate and regularity and normally my blood sugar. Mine seems to be situational, not really stress related though, because I am not always stredded when iit happens. I can tell you once it starts everything become very irritable though.
Clarity does has a good point about perfussion and HR. The bodies first response to hypoxia is tachycardia. If it conntinues it may be worth getting a 24 hour pulse ox done.
sorry I couldn't be of any "help"....
Luke
Scarlett81
New member
Well not that this is any help at all to you-
I have a history of panic attacks too . I got them very often as a teen-at least 1 a day. Now it seems like every few years I have a period of episodes that lasts a month or so.
It starts with hot/cold flashes. Sweating. Irritability-like I want to knock someone out. And then the heart stuff. Palpitations-that come in waves. Almost like if your heart skipped a beat. Similar to the flutters you're describing.
I am told that if it happens I have to go with it, and not fight it. That is the only thing that will make it go away. I sit with my eyes closed and do long deep breathing, drink something cool, or even chamomile tea. Put soft music on, or even a relaxing tv show.
Just remember that not all panic attacks are the same. When I first had them, it was just the heart stuff and blacking out-no other pyhsical symptoms. And I thought I was dying of heart disease and ran out for every heart test possible.
When it was DX by my cf team as panic attacks-I was told and have been told by several cf professionals since then that they are fairly common in cf patients.
I have a history of panic attacks too . I got them very often as a teen-at least 1 a day. Now it seems like every few years I have a period of episodes that lasts a month or so.
It starts with hot/cold flashes. Sweating. Irritability-like I want to knock someone out. And then the heart stuff. Palpitations-that come in waves. Almost like if your heart skipped a beat. Similar to the flutters you're describing.
I am told that if it happens I have to go with it, and not fight it. That is the only thing that will make it go away. I sit with my eyes closed and do long deep breathing, drink something cool, or even chamomile tea. Put soft music on, or even a relaxing tv show.
Just remember that not all panic attacks are the same. When I first had them, it was just the heart stuff and blacking out-no other pyhsical symptoms. And I thought I was dying of heart disease and ran out for every heart test possible.
When it was DX by my cf team as panic attacks-I was told and have been told by several cf professionals since then that they are fairly common in cf patients.
<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote><i>Originally posted by: <b>SeanDavis</b></i>
The whole idea that there is something called "GRAVE DISEASE" is pretty messed up. I'm not laughing at your condition, i'm finding it remotely humorous that they put "grave" and "disease" in the same sentence. It would be like calling something "Death Disorder", or similar.</end quote></div>
I know :/ I don't know why they'd name a disease like that, either. Leaves a rather lasting impression, though, 'eh?
The whole idea that there is something called "GRAVE DISEASE" is pretty messed up. I'm not laughing at your condition, i'm finding it remotely humorous that they put "grave" and "disease" in the same sentence. It would be like calling something "Death Disorder", or similar.</end quote></div>
I know :/ I don't know why they'd name a disease like that, either. Leaves a rather lasting impression, though, 'eh?