overheating episodes with erratic heartbeat Posted: 12-12-07 20:52pm
This is what my lifelong "overheating"
episodes are like. I was wondering if any
of these look familiar to you. All of the
following happens instantly after exerting
for a short period:
- Feel very overheated
- Intense pressure/burning sensation in
head and ears
- Heart feels "thick" and is suddenly
double(?) speed
- I feel wierd irratic heartbeat flutters
- vision starts greying out, feels like
I'm going to pass out
- people that have seen it say I turn
grey/white
- Have to stop everything, subsides
between 10 seconds - 1minute.
- Have to avoid "sudden"/intense exercise
like sprinting... have to work up to it
- Have learned to feel it coming on and
avoid it most of the time
The first most severe episode I remember
is passing out while running in 7th grade
gym class. Despite this I've carefully
exercised for many years.
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madfinnegan
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 1
I can relate to your symptoms! Posted: 02-07-08 13:28pm
I too, have had a lifelong issue with
overheating. As a child my mother would
find me prone on the kitchen floor trying
to cool down while the other kids were
still playing outside. My face gets
seriously red when I am active except in
the coolest of environments. I can be just
sitting on the couch when I suddenly begin
to feel ill - this is followed by extreme
uncomfortable feelings of being too warm
and heart fluttering. It subsides a short
time later. It has gotten more frequent
since Menopause - but is distinctly
different from a hot flash.
