Irregular or heavy heart beat: Tachycardia? Posted: 01-23-07 07:25am
Over the last couple of months, ive been
having, what I feel are irregular or heavy
heart beating. They occur occasionaly,
particularly when I lie down to sleep,
other times after I have sugary drink or
energy drinks. Its hard to describe the
exact feeling. But its as though I can
feel my pulse and heart beating
heavily.
According to your symptoms (palpitations
during sleep or after drinking energy
drinks), you might be experiencing some
type of sudden tachycardia. Tachycardia
can be diagnosed only with an apparatus
that conducts a 24 hours monitor of the
heart rhythm; it is called a holter.
Energy drinks contain a lot of caffeine.
Caffeine may cause such episodes of
tachycardia. Anxiety in young people can
also cause the feeling that the “heart
beats heavily”, even if there is no
tachycardia present. You may visit your
primary health doctor if these
palpitations become more frequent and
request the 24 hour monitor.
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