Ok..so we are all on here battling anxiety. A lot because of its symptoms, the heart fluttering..palpatations..racing heartrate..and more..and the age old question, what came first the chicken or the egg. It is a vicious cycle. If you have gastric issues of any sort..i strongly suggest you watch the video by Sanjay Gupta of York Cardiology..I have known that my episodes are much worse when stomach issues are present..This Dr. Is great and has completely given evidence on how this can affect anxiety and its symptoms.
There is a powerful link between stomach and heart.
Watch and learn.
I hope this works for me, and i hope it works for some, or a lot of you!! The first thing i am gonna try is cleaning up my diet of all those acidic foods..I have had stomach trouble for a while now..constipation, bloating, indigestion. I want to try a dietary approach before trying meds..as i have heard some bad things about reflux medications. Also i have always tested too acidic..you can buy the test strips at any pharmacy. Balance is key between acidity and alkalinity..you dont need to be too far one way or the other..Im not giving medical advice..im no doctor..Search for yourself and talk to your GP.
Please watch on youtube..he is in the UK. I definately believe in what he is saying and cant wait to make positive life changes to see if indeed for me there is a simple answer to a horrible difficulty faced daily. Be sure to read the replys at the bottom of the video page!!
Title of video-
Gastric Reflux And Heart Palpitations
Sanjay Gupta
York Cardiology.
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Autumn822
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Unfortunately I have never heard of anybody recovering from anxiety through changing their diet. Neither as has been suggested elsewhere by extra vitamins or magnesium supplements. If only it was that easy.
You refer to stomach trouble: it has rightly been said that the stomach is the organ most sympathetic to anxiety. So many experience the symptoms you describe. I don't think that stomach issues make anxiety worse. I think it's the other way round: anxiety is the cause of the stomach issues. I'm not a doctor but that is my personal experience and my observation of others with anxiety disorder over 45 years.
Palpitations are another very common symptom of anxiety. As there's a small chance that palpitations can be caused by organic reasons it's always best to check it out with your doctor. But almost certainly anxiety is the culprit. I get them occasionally, always related to some slightly stressful event. They don't bother me in the least because I understand.
Anxiety takes many forms but it is always still anxiety.
Understanding anxiety, and specially its limitations, is key to controlling it. Otherwise our imaginations run riot and we frighten ourselves half to death releasing fear hormones in the process that ensure the continued sensitisation of our nervous system.
Don't put your faith in 'battling anxiety'. It is only when you stop battling anxiety that your recovery can begin. Fighting anxiety causes more tension and stress. We do not need more tension and stress to recover, we need less.
That is why I always say stop fighting your anxiety. Surrender to it. Agree to coexist with it for the time being. Accept it for the moment.
What a relief not to be constantly fighting this thing! We win not by the punches we give but by the punches we take. Accept your anxiety knowing full well that all our symptoms, uncomfortable though they may be, are phantom symptoms caused by anxiety mimicking real organic illness. And because they are fake they can do us no permanent damage. Why then fear something that is a fake and a phantom - no matter how real it may feel?
If we can learn to accept our symptoms with the minimum of fear we stop re-sensitising our nervous system every five minutes. This gives our nerves the chance to rest and recover. We have taken the first steps towards reclaiming our quiet mind.
As BeeVee once said here: Learn to live with anxiety and you'll be able to live without it.
There is a proven link between stomach and heart. For those who get a lot of stomach upset..there is a tendency for palpatations. Not necessarily linked to anxiety.
This has been proven now through studies.
FINALLY!
Inflammation of the stomach and esophagus can cause issues with the Atrial area of the heart. Resulting in flutters, palpatations, and so forth. These symptoms can and do contribute to more anxiety..to more stomach issues..to more palpatations..and we are caught up on a merry go round.
Your last line describes the vicious cycle that is self perpetuating. But you are saying that anxiety is contributing but not necessarily causing the stomach problem that is creating problems in the atrial area of the heart. It would still be interesting to see what effect on the cycle resolving the anxiety would have.
Give it time, Miamilo. Like with your problems, take it one day at a time. If you can't see an answer to your problems now, that's o.k., just let time pass and things change and suddenly new opportunities and solutions to your problems appear that weren't there before.
There is a link between GERD causing heart palpitations and chest pain. A lot of people go into the hospital thinking they’re having a heart attack, who don’t have panic attacks, but have GERD. The symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, sensation of lump in throat and disrupted sleep.
However, changing your diet may take away those symptoms caused by GERD, but anxiety and panic attacks also cause all of the above symptoms, as well. But if your heart palpitations are causing you anxiety, not the other way around, I think this will be a great step to managing it.
The palpitations you describe, if they’re caused by anxiety, are typically not actually caused by atrial fibrillation. It FEELS like it’s fluttering, but it’s really not. Our hearts are in sinus tachycardia, and will return to normal when the attack is done. I’ve had my heart go up to 160 bpm during a panic attack. It’s extremely uncomfortable, but many EKGs and a holter monitor proved it wasn’t AFib, just sinus tachycardia.
So true!!!!! I suffer from gastrointestinal problems.... that leads to anxiety ( or the other way around) anyways... everytime I feel something going on with my stomach my health anxiety kicks in. It's so crazy how we can start imagining the worst. But I have also notice how my anxiety has been reduced by changing my diet. I am not saying that changing diet will "cure" anxiety, what I am saying is that personally I get anxious if I feel physical syntoms (in this case gastrointestinal problems) I also know that nuts, omega 3 and magnesium does have a positive effect on mood. And yes it does makes you feel happier and calm.
I was on meprasole for approx 15yrs. About a year ago theFDA put out a warning on omeprazole. That day I stopped taking it and went back to a good old fashioned over the counter remedy for indigestion and nausea. I start typing around a small bottle of extra strength "Gaviscon" (cherry flavored). It has worked very well for me and I have not had 1 episode of REFLUX. Sometimes your insurance will pay for the Gaviscon if the doctor writes a prescription for it. Plus, that's one less pharmaceutical you are putting. Into your temple. (Your body) call your insurance and ask if they will pay for it instead of a prescribed medication.
My father (who was a nurse anesthetics, taught me to always ask for what you want, the very worse thing they can do is say no. Then you have to decide if you think it's sort a try of paying out of your pocket for the Gaviscon. I'm very happy the way my case worked out.
Good luck! Call the insurance first and ask the to cover it. Gaviscon runs between $8 - $12 per bottle, depending upon where you live.
Warmest Regards (but not in your belly or esophagus ) Mistykitten
I was prescribed omeprazole a proton pump inhibitor for acid and it definitely ca used me to have terrible anxiety and associated symptoms like palpitations, esp in the morning
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