Fast heart rate and pressure

Has your digestive system been checked out? Many indigestion and GERD symptoms can cause chest pain often indistinguishable from heart attack symptoms.

Andrew,

I have the exact same thing as you have to the T. I get all the symtoms along with fast and hard heartate. I also get an achy tight chest too. I now have that for 6 months or more now. It happens every day. I had 7 EKGs in the last 6 months, 72 hours heart holter, CAT scan, stress test, echocardiogram, blood work, and consulted with a cardio doctor. Everything checked out great. She said my chances of dying from sudden death due to heart problems is almost impossible in my case. She said i was actually very healthy (I'm not over weight, eat very healthy, gluten free, organic, only eat meat 1x a week). I have a few PVCs or ectopic heart beats during the heart monitor but not enough to be worried about. I actually got them less than a normal person would get. However, I would get these skipped heart beats that sets me off into a panic. But this has been happening for 6 months or more and I havent died yet so I shouldnt be worried. My doctor associated these symptoms to anxiety or panic attacks. However, I live a pretty stress free life and I manage my moods pretty well. But I learned to just live with it. i realized that when I get GERD, my symptoms will flare up more. For example, if i eat a high saturated fat meal, my chest gets tight and my heart rate goes up. Once I started to eat more healthy and avoid foods that trigger my GERD, my weird heart symptoms seems to be less noticeable. I get the vibrations on my chest too and even in my feet. I also noticed that if I dont concentrate on it, it goes away after a few mins. I think if you focus too much on something, you seem to feel it more. If the doctor says you are healthy or fine, then you should be at ease. Try taking vitamins. I dont take vitamins because i eat very healthy so i get all my good stuff from what I normally eat. I also learned that if i focus less on it, I'm more at ease. I hope this helps.

After initial panic, I discovered that my own arrythmias, at least those that I perceive, are about 90% correlated with when I eat. Begin during  The later stages of a meal or up to about 15 minutes after a I finish.   I had been previously diagnosed with GERD several years ago, took a drug called ompromozole (spelling?) for a year or two, then stopped, and now I am taking a small dose, 20 mg again. Seems to help some with after eating with the arrythmia.  Otherwise I just have to "grin and bear it" once it starts and it will last from 10 minutes to an hour (but normally more like 10-20 minutes.   Was told by a cardiologist who is an electrophysiologist, that mine is not serious, but sure is unpleasant when I get it.   Also what seems to be helpful is taking my Coreg (antihypertensive) at least 3 hours before i eat.