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onmyway_0x

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Don't Know What's Going On.
Posted: 02-17-07 17:56pm

So I had a great day but ever since i've been home my heart has been racing, I mean so fast and hard that you can sit on the other side of the room and see my t-shirt moving. Literally. My chest feels so heavy , but im not congested or anything I get a little out of breath when im moving around but my chest feels so compressed! My head is spinny and fuzzy and my arms and legs feel as if i've been walking uphill for 3 days, and I mean this just hit me in the face about 1 hour ago and hasn't stopped. It's kinda scaring me , i'm home alone and have the feeling that I am gonna pass out Confused I don't know what to do.
It kinda feels like an anxiety attack , but ive had so many of those that I know how to talk myself down, and that isn't working.
Anybody else ever experience this is pregnancy or in general?
Just hoping to ease my mind.
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Sunflower_pie81

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Posted: 02-17-07 18:08pm

Ur preggers right?

You might want to call your doctor, you may have high blood pressure.

Have it checked out to rule it out.
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tinkinpink84

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Posted: 02-18-07 17:47pm

As I am sure you know, pvc stands for premature ventricular contraction. It works like this: the heart is usually paced (signaled to beat) by the sa node, which is a site in the right atrium. There are other sites in the heart, however, that can signal the heart to beat for a variety of reasons. When one of these sites takes over it is called an "irritable site." in a pvc, the beat "arises" in one of the ventricles and the beat occurs before the next beat would be expected based on the pulse rate. Pvc's are the most common dysrhythmia in healthy individuals. If the er team did a proper workup on you (including an ecg) and found no problems then you probably have nothing to worry about. When pvc's occur in the absence of any other condition they are not treated (unless you have severe symptoms along with them, such as decreased cardiac output). They can be caused by stress, exercise, anxiety, and a few other things. I sometimes have premature heartbeats that I suspect are pvc's, although I have never had an ecg to find out. They are much more evident when I have consumed some kind of stimulant, so I try to avoid stimulants most of the time. It sounds like you might be having some kind of panic attacks. Try to keep stress down and practice coping techniques. If this doesn't work, you migh be a candidate for some kind of pharmacological treatment. I hope this helps. Stay well.

I didnt write this someone posted that on a myspace forum and thought it sounded similar to what your going through , never heard of it until now.
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Mommy35

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Posted: 02-18-07 18:29pm

I had the same kind of symptoms when I found out I was allergic to mushrooms.
I too have had many many anxiety attacks, and that is what I thought it was, but I wasn't under any stress and there was nothing to cause an attack. It happened over and over. It got worse every time. I thought I was having a heart attack. I went to the er who referred me to an allergist.
Of course you should go to a doc regardless
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onmyway_0x

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Posted: 02-18-07 19:13pm

Thanks guys. It calmed down last evening and this morning but started back up all over again this afternoon. After work tomorrow I am going to see my doctor and hopefully they can offer some sort of explanation.
Thanks ladies and i'll keep ya updated.
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