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youngatheart1
youngatheart1

Hi all, have posted before about palps, raised and pounding heart beat and chest pain.  After various tests and visits to cardiologist I sort of accept that mine is food related as it always happens after a main meal, this has never been caught on any of the tapes or tests I have had unfortunately. I also have GERD or GORD as my GP in UK always reminds me! My husband brought us both fitbits, which for someone with heart obsessions is probably a good idea but I think he hoped it would put my mind at rest, which is has done since starting using it about 2 weeks ago. My resting is 61 which at 59 I am pleased with, it sometimes goes as low as mid 50's when just sitting which does worry me slightly, and obviously lower in bed at night.  Now my question on Saturday we went to London and had a meal and a couple of drinks, I had deep fried shrimp, fries, coleslaw and a couple of ciders, after this my heart went nuts it was 120 and never, even when sitting and resting went under 79 this carried on until last night (Sunday) and now is back to normal, 63 whilst typing.  This is what I have tried to get the cardio to see happening, I know it is the food but why does it take 24 hours to settle down, how do I explain this to the Cardio as it is not that clear on the graph and to be honest not sure they would take must notice anyway.  Does this fit with anyone else experiences, I wondered whether I had an allergy to certain foods etc.

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  • JerryR
    JerryR youngatheart1

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    Sorry for your problems.  What does your 24 hour Holter monitoring show?
    • youngatheart1
      youngatheart1 JerryR

      Posted

      Absolutely nothing, neither did the 1 month cardio tape recorder, the odd extra beat which apparently is normal. I recorded every time this strange feeling happened but nothing showed, which makes it weird that you can see my heart rate rising and staying raised for long periods of time on the Fitbit but apparatus that the NHS use to monitor heart problems aren't obviously as sensitive which is a worry really as they could be missing something.  I am convinced it is to do with my vagus nerve so not overly panicking, just wondered if anyone else had this.  Take care

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