Suggest Remedy For Persistent Heart Palpitations

Posted on Tue, 20 Oct 2015

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Question : I have what appears to be a frequent palpatation that feels like an excessive heart beat but doesnt coinside with my paulse. Which leads me to believe it is not heart related, but always could be. I have been woken from sleep many times by this. Typically i sit up drink lots of water and i will have gas outbursts. I have a perscription for anxiety that i take in small dose but increase when this occurs. On bad days i will get up in the morning a have 3 bowel movements. Later the palpatations decrease. I do consume on average10 to 12 onz of alchaol per week with breaks inbetween. I am fairly active, i do construction work and exercise reguraly. Basketball, situps seem to triger the palpatations.

Answered by Dr. Benard Shehu (49 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Following advice.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and Thank you for asking!
I read your query and understood your concerns.

What you are experiencing may be related to:
- cardiac arrhythmia (premature beats)
- gastrointestinal problems (gastritis)
- liver problems

Before giving my opinion about what is causing your symptoms you should do the following examinations:
- ecg
- cardiac echo
- holter monitoring
- stress test
- abdominal ultrasound
- upper endoscopy

Meanwhile, I would suggest to quit drinking alcohol and to continue with physical activity.

Hope this will be of help!
Wish you health!
Dr. Shehu

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar