Community > Misc Advice, Help & Support

Topic: Gurgly bubbly palpitations..
EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Tue 05/27/08 08:29 AM
believe me, I've been coughing. lol Thanks for sharing, izzie

izzie Joined Wed 02/21/07 Posts: 31834	Tue 05/27/08 08:35 AM
no prob, isnt it the wierdest feeling tho.. like you can feel your heart... i guess that bubble is a good way to describe it.. i never thought to use that term, but it works.. but when you try to describe it.. you get the crazy look.. and then you almost think thatyou imagined it.. till it does it again that is..

EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Tue 05/27/08 08:38 AM
Actually when it first started doing that, I didn't connect the two, but then I noticed it does it every time now. It's like my heart has gas... maybe it ate some broccoli

RicJL Joined Wed 03/19/08 Posts: 1055	Tue 05/27/08 08:42 AM
EE, I have the same condition and my doctor prescribed Cartia XT, I've been on it for a couple of years and so long as I remember to take it (I'm terrible about remembering my meds), I have no problems. It's sustained release, so you only have to take one every 24 hours.

EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Tue 05/27/08 08:50 AM
so it's not stress, is it...

RicJL Joined Wed 03/19/08 Posts: 1055	Tue 05/27/08 08:57 AM Edited by RicJL on Tue 05/27/08 08:57 AM
Could be, stress can be one of the triggers or stress in combination with other things, like caffeine, after heavy exercise, potassium deficiency, etc. Even sleep deprivation can cause it...

EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Tue 05/27/08 08:59 AM
lol that doesn't help! I'd rather it be labeled than questionable. Oh well.

RicJL Joined Wed 03/19/08 Posts: 1055	Tue 05/27/08 09:00 AM
I find it's usually worse if I lie on my left side (my usual position) so I've been training myself to sleep on my right.

EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Tue 05/27/08 09:00 AM
That I can use. I'll try that. thanks

RicJL Joined Wed 03/19/08 Posts: 1055	Tue 05/27/08 09:03 AM
Mostly what I read was that for a number of people, they are harmless. I had a stress EKG and it was fine, they did cardiac enzymes and it was all good. But yeah it freaked me out for a long time. EKG is usually not indicative for detection of palpitations, mostly due to the mechanical and physiological delay involved.

RicJL Joined Wed 03/19/08 Posts: 1055	Tue 05/27/08 09:06 AM
lol that doesn't help! I'd rather it be labeled than questionable. Oh well. I wonder if the "bubbly" sensation might be due to PVCs. PVCs are extra electrical impulses arising from one of the cardiac ventricles, usually the left ventricle. It can feel like a bubbly sensation because the ventricle is actually fluttering in an irregular manner.

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Tue 05/27/08 09:07 AM
EE, if caffeine can cause it, then taurine MIGHT to, maybe stop it for a few days and see what happens. i wont say anymore i promise, im just trying to help.

EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Tue 05/27/08 09:10 AM
If you say taurine again, I'm gonna scream It is NOT a stimulant!!!!

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Tue 05/27/08 09:12 AM
If you say taurine again, I'm gonna scream It is NOT a stimulant!!!! i only said MIGHT, theres no harm in trying is there?? dont get mad with me, when im trying to help.

EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Tue 05/27/08 09:13 AM
lol that doesn't help! I'd rather it be labeled than questionable. Oh well. I wonder if the "bubbly" sensation might be due to PVCs. PVCs are extra electrical impulses arising from one of the cardiac ventricles, usually the left ventricle. It can feel like a bubbly sensation because the ventricle is actually fluttering in an irregular manner. yeah it is on my left side... just kinda feels like it's bubbling in an upward motion, and the area feels at least a couple inches in length, that's what's weird. Maybe I'm just feeling it go up the ventricle thingy

izzie Joined Wed 02/21/07 Posts: 31834	Tue 05/27/08 09:13 AM
lol that doesn't help! I'd rather it be labeled than questionable. Oh well. I wonder if the "bubbly" sensation might be due to PVCs. PVCs are extra electrical impulses arising from one of the cardiac ventricles, usually the left ventricle. It can feel like a bubbly sensation because the ventricle is actually fluttering in an irregular manner. thus my "irregular heartbeat"

EtherealEmbers Joined Sun 02/03/08 Posts: 6580	Tue 05/27/08 09:15 AM
Debbie, you haven't listened to a thing I've said about taurine. Look it up, try not to give people false information. The only reason I'm giving you a hard time about it is because you aren't giving accurate information. This isn't the first time we've had a discussion like this. I understand you care, and I totally appreciate that, but please do some research on the subject and stop bringing it up.

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Tue 05/27/08 09:15 AM
my nan as just been diagnosed with a heart mumur and a irregular heart beat, They have put her on warfarin, as shes at a higher risk of having a stroke

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Tue 05/27/08 09:22 AM
Debbie, you haven't listened to a thing I've said about taurine. Look it up, try not to give people false information. The only reason I'm giving you a hard time about it is because you aren't giving accurate information. This isn't the first time we've had a discussion like this. I understand you care, and I totally appreciate that, but please do some research on the subject and stop bringing it up. no one can give you 100 percent accurate information, even sometimes a doctor cant. i was just giving you my advice like everyone else has. whos right and whos wrong i dont know. goodluck and i hope you get sorted soon.

michiganman3 Joined Mon 10/29/07 Posts: 14519	Tue 05/27/08 09:28 AM
Yes, my palpitations are PVC's Premature Ventricular Contractions. The stress EKG is done with a radioactive substance, Thallium. Then the heart is scanned before and after exercise to find areas of decreased blood flow with in the heart, ischemia. And mine checked out fine, no damage no ischemia.