After getting out of the shower today, My heart would not slow down unless I really concentrated on it, and sat for about 5 minutes. I really don't think it was a normal rhythm either.
Should I be worried? I seem to recall feeling similar to that before, but I never really recognizing it was my heart going nuts. I mostly just start feeling light headed, and sick to my stomach.
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Sorry, that won't be an answer to your question, but your post reminded me of my friend's story.
One night he woke up with a pain in the chest. He got up from bed, connected to the net and searched for "the symptoms of a heart attack". Ok, there they were: 1. a dull pain in the chest. (check) 2. numb arm and side (not yet) 3. panic (not yet). He sighed with relief and went back to bed. However, because his heart still ached, he couln't fall asleep, so he just lied there and lied... on his side. And suddenly he felt his arm (the one he was lying on) going numb. So consequently he started to panic.
And that was when he got up and went to his parents' room, woke them up and said: 'Mum, Dad, I think I'm just having a heart attack.'
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wait, was it a really hot shower? Sometimes, if one takes a bath that is too hot that could happen...
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Leave it up. It sometimes takes a while before the right person comes on line. Or in my case, it sometimes takes a while before a "this sounds familiar" triggers a rememberance of useful info.
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Very hot water and being enclosed in a steamy area can both make your heart race. Nothing to worry about, just don't do it overmuch. Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004
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Gotta go to work right now but it could be either postural orthostatic tachycardia from overheating or not enough air circulation in your bathroom / shower stall leading to excess carbon dioxide buildup.
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Well, it seems to have come back, and I'm no where near a shower or closed room. I think i'll lay down for a while.
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What kind of heater is in your home? Cuz if its gas or oil or coal, ya might need to leave.
"During acute carbon monoxide intoxication...compensatory changes occur in an attempt to maintain homeostasis. These changes include tachycardia, tachypnea and increases in cerebral and coronary blood flow. If carbon monoxide exposure is continued, central respiratory depression ensues, and death may result from cerebral hypoxia or cardiac arrhythmias."
Step out and see if things feel better. If they do, call your local gas company for a free carbon monoxide inspection.
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I'm alive, I do feel a bit better outside. However I think that since my brother and dad had this similar problem it's more related to that than carbon monoxide. We will however get our furnace checked.
I'm leaving shortly and I'll be back sometime later. The room I sleep in has the furnace in the closet, so I could see that being part of why I'm not feeling well.
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All I know about tachycardia is that when I had it while pregnant, my ob and my husband got on the phone and discussed what to do (it was 2 in the morning) and both decided that sending me to the hospital was a bad idea because they would probably give me medication to bring down the heart rate and the doctor didn't want me medicated while carrying the twins.
So they tried several techniques, but none worked until they consipred and decided to dunk my head in ice water.
Well, that worked. But I don't know who I was angrier with - my husband or the doctor. At the next visit, they talked about what a good job they did and how wonderful that my heart rate was corrected with the ice water, and how smart they both were. I was furious.
Just in case you've never done it, dunking your head completely in ice water and having it held there for a while by your husband at 2 in the morning is not fun. Not fun at all.
(although, I was relieved to find a non-pharmaceutical fix for the problem and it certainly was better for the babies. I just really, really didn't enjoy it.)
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Eh, what's a little cardiac arrhythmia among family?
Why do all these Hatrackers keep posting threads like "I have this very scary and possibly life-threatening symptom, but I've decided to ignore it. I just wanted to be sure that you would all be appropriately worried. Thank you for your time." Posts: 10397 | Registered: Jun 2005
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Hey, now be fair - I took the advice I got in my thread. Today at chemo I had no problems with anxiety, or at least nothing a little Ativan didn't help. Also spoke with my therapist, who told me just to call her if I had problems since it would be months before I could get in to see her with her newly reduced schedule.
So...I was a good girl. I asked for advice and I took it. I feel much better today and I haven't had any bad dreams in four nights or so.
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Probably because some of us lack insurance. One time I had this heart palputation thing at work ages ago... And I broke out into a cold sweat, had these bright lacy things in front of my eyes and nearly passed out and had trouble breathing. Turned out it was just some weird panic attack from getting a cold and not being able to breathe. I was so mad. I still owe them money for that bit of advice too. I just hate going to the ER. Like that time i had trouble breathing at work and had to wait for 8 hours at the ER and watch George Bush on CNN, get x rayed and they gave me some fog thing just so I could have 1200 dollars hanging over my head and bad credit... arrrrrrrrg
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