Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can't find a cause.?

I%26#039;ve had this problem for years and no one can find it; today it%26#039;s been at its worse and slowly getting worse over time. My heart started racing through a 10 minute period peaking at 158bpm (I have a pulse meter thing). When it peaked there was a large THUMP in my chest and my rate dropped back to 98 over the next 30 seconds. Now I am left with a numbness/tingly/burning thing on the side of my head and down my left arm. In addition I am feeling dizzy and weak and shaky. I have been diagnosed as having anemia but I don%26#039;t believe this is a cause. Every time I%26#039;ve gone to the hospital before they always do the standard tests (EKG%26#039;s, blood, etc) and find nothing wrong. My search of the internet places my symptoms as a heart attack, or various other problems. Can anyone give me any advice?

Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can%26#039;t find a cause.?

First of all it sounds like PSVT or SVT supraventricular tachycardia... but if never captured on an EKG it is hard to diagnose.... you need to see a cardioelctrophysologist and get a holt monitor, or better yet cardio-net monitoring for two weeks and then if they catch it and EPS study. Find a cardioelectrophysiologist ( a specialty of cardiology ) in your area who does cardiac Ablations and they will be able to help you

Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can%26#039;t find a cause.?

Do you smoke, do you have a less than quality diet?? Ask yourself these questions, and maybe this could be a cause for your PSVTs. Rapid heart beat. Have you been under undue stress as of late?? Explore within and then treat from the outside, and see if your Doctor won`t put you on a relaxer.

Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can%26#039;t find a cause.?

I agree with Wantsshy. You are having bouts of tachycardia. I%26#039;m guessing you weren%26#039;t in tachycardia when you went to the hospital. Get your family doc to refer you to a cardiologist - preferably one that specializes in electrophysiology. They can set you up with a 24 hour heart monitor and capture your irregular beats when they happen.

That large thump you feel, is just a strong beat. Your heart can give a forceful beat to convert out of the arrhythmia back into a normal sinus rhythm.

If your EKG and bloodwork is all normal, then you are not having a heart attack.

Arrythmias can become more frequent as you age. Something like 20% of the population over age 70 will have a rhythm problem of some kind.

Tachycardia can be a symptom of some problem, or it can be totally benign.

Your doc will probably recommend that you avoid caffeine, chocolate, decongestants and all other stimulants.

Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can%26#039;t find a cause.?

you need a holter monitor you wear this at home for 24-48 hrs and it records your heart rythym. there are also monitor that can be worn longer while you wear them you push a button when you feel the rapid heart rate. if in the mean time you have this again try bearing down like you are having a bowel movement that will sometimes break you out of it. see your dr soon and if he doesn%26#039;t listen get one that will.

Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can%26#039;t find a cause.?

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Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can%26#039;t find a cause.?

This happens to me at times. Sometimes the beats go so fast I can%26#039;t count them.

The halter monitor didn%26#039;t pick it up, nor did the ECG. The main reason being they didn%26#039;t happen when those tests were being done.

It happens out of the blue and for no apparent reason.

The %26quot;thump%26quot; you experienced was your heart trying to get a normal rhythm back again.

The numbness and tingly /burning sensation is usually because while your heat is beating so fast - you are stressing, finding it hard to breath properly, and possibly hyper-ventilating.

This deprives your blood of its oxygen flow, thus causing the tingly feelings etc.

I have found that forcing myself to take DEEP breaths then holding them for about 5 -10 seconds before releasing SLOWLY does help.

The deep breath pushes the lungs against the heart wall thus slowing the rhythm down a little more each time a deep breath is taken.

You can feel you heart beats slowing down although it is hard to keep taking slow deep breaths - you want to breath quickly. The deep slow breaths are getting the oxogen into your blood.

It usually takes me around 5 minutes to get the beats back under control again. The tingly feelings are still there so I usually just go put my feel up for awhile and rest.

It passes in a short time.

The fact you are having these symptoms does indicate your have a possible real problem so ask your doctor for a referral to a cardiac specialist. Get it checked out properley

Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can%26#039;t find a cause.?

stress can cause your heart too do that. try to stay away from stressful situations and relax as much as possible

Racing Heart/Palpitations - Doctors can%26#039;t find a cause.?

sounds like you have psvt and your lucky. Because it stops on its own. Still the 10 minutes not great either. Definatly do a halter monitor for at least a week to see if they can catch it. The tingling etc is mostl likely because your heart goes so fast that it doest pump much blood to all of your body so theirs tingling etc. Your body is shaky because its like its going into shock when this happens. You need to learn how to slow it down. Bear down. Lay down put your legs in the air. Throw up. Rub your cardiac nerve on your left side of the throat or push on it real hard. DONT drink coffee or take any stimulants.