Heart palpitations with hiatus hernia?

Hello Alex

I went to doctors a few weeks ago and he said I have acud reflux but been on lamprozol and omprozole x side affects with them were worse than my problem x I got rantidine tablets from chemist they seem yo be working but giving me a lot of anxiety attavks x so join back yo doctors on Tuesday to try and see if he can arrange to have camera down my throat see what actually is going on x stressing me out now x been 8 weeks x

Sorry about the last message with the spelling mistakes I was using my phone to type lol x

yes I get the palpertation as well but had heart checked with egg all ok

but now doctor is arranging for me to have 24 hour monitor fitted in a couple of weeks so see how that goes but I have suffered with a few panic attacks but this is sending me over the top with anxiety X I've signed up to join a anxiety clinic to try and deal with this 

Alex

Sometime heart palpitations come from having avib, my husband was put on an over night monitor to check to see if he had it and he did, if that be the case for you, it must be checked, it is a serous thing but can be helped. Best to you

You are not alone. I too have a large sliding hiatus Hernia and experience the same symptoms as you. I am also breathless and often struggle with stairs etc. Even though I have had my heart checked I still panic when I get severe chest pain. I really do sympathise with you.g

Yes...I thought it was my heart too but in fact they were muscle spasms caused by the hernia. My doctor gave medicine for them but it doesn't help.

All very familiar symptoms but for me was initially more worrying as I do indeed have heart issues so the palpations were a big concern. Am sure worrying excessively really doesn't help so if your heart checks out OK concentrate on minimising the symptoms. Everyone is different but would try to calm things with the HH by doing things like ..not eating within say 5 hours of going to bed, trying more frequent smaller meals, avoid swallowing bulky things like chunks of bread, plenty of liquids with food, steer clear of acidic or fatty foods particularly in evening (e.g citrus like oranges). Sounds silly but go to bed tired as the quicker you fall asleep the less you will think and worry about the palps. Worrying can quickly bring them on.  Caffeine and alcohol don't work for me but again my issues are likely a bit different. 

Had all the various medications and again for me Lanzoperzole works best. Finally I believe certain sleeping positions cause the HH to influence the heart possibly bringing pressure to bear on the Vagus nerve. Experiment with how lying is best for you but I get relief laying on my left side. There are also numerous exercises on the Internet for assisting relief the HH pressure. Suggest you give some a good try them as not necessarily an immediate benefit. Sure you can get the palps to calm down. I reckon mine mostly 70-80% improved although do get flare ups.mwhen happens for a say or two I adopt a liquid diet which helps restore things ...luckily I am a big fan of soup! 

Dont loose faith and if medics say your heart is OK be happy and work on the ol HH. Good luck 

You are definitely not alone! I did plenty of Internet trawling and whilst I fully appreciate the dangers of self diagnosis I am type who needs to know the possibilities but at same time do not get carried away thinking everything sounds like what I am suffering from. The Vagus nerve angle seems very prevalent amongst sufferers but at same time many state their doctors/cardiologists dismiss chances of the HH affecting this. I have had some horrible periods possibly when I 'conform p, less to my best guess regime of self help but now accept they pass and at times I feel almost normal which is great. Basically if it's HH related this is not life threatening and just another thing we have to deal with particularly as we get older. By way what's your age? Seems HH will affect many as in latter years.