Peri menopause palpitations

[Kapoole]

Hi all I’m in peri menopause and suffer with heart palpitations and skipped beats sometimes bigeminy they can last for an hour. Anyone else get these and how long do they last😊

[wobblybee Administrator Pioneer]

🤔 Menopause can cause palpitations (feeling your heart beating faster than usual) due to the changing hormone levels. This can sometimes happen during hot flushes. Palpitations are usually harmless.

Symptoms: Mood swing; Hot flash; Vaginal dryness

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Your doctor might prescribe medicines such as beta-blockers or calcium channel blockers to keep your heart in its normal rhythm. Some women find that hormone replacement therapy decreases their palpitations, as it treats other symptoms of menopause like hot flashes and vaginal dryness.

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Overview. Do you ever feel like your heart is pounding or fluttering much faster than normal? ...

Try relaxation techniques. Stress can trigger or worsen heart palpitations. ...

Do vagal maneuvers. ...

Drink water. ...

Restore electrolyte balance. ...

Avoid stimulants. ...

Additional treatments. ...

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[RoadRunner44]

Hi, Many years ago I started having so called palpitations. They were very unnerving and took my breath away. I saw a number of doctors in my surgery but each time they listened to my heart with a stethoscope the strange movements didn't happen. I was sent away saying it wasn't anything to worry a out. On one particular visit my old doctor sat for much longer listening, and hey presto he said... "I've got it"! It was such a relief that he had picked it up. He referred me to a caardiologist who found I had two leaky heart valves. I was put on the appropriate medication and have rarely experienced those awful sensations since. I am now 76 and remember how uncomfortable those feelings were.

I would ask to be referred to a specialist to put your mind at rest.

[Keep-The-Faith]

It can be that your potassium is low or magnesium too. Get all your vitamins & minerals checked. Also an endocrinologist can check your hormones. RBC Magnesium Test is the Best, it tests in the cells where it matters.

[Annie2609]

Hi Kapoole,

I am in perimenopause and started havimg palpitations daily about a year ago. I am currently on 7.5 mg Bisoprolol with a low heart rate but my blood pressure occasionally spikes to really high numbers. I didn't have these problems before peri menopause. I dont care so kuch about the other symptoms(hot flashes, vaginal dryness, urinary incontinemce insomnia.etc).. but the palpitations are the most stressful and scary symptom..

[Kapoole in reply to Annie2609]

Yes they are it has changed me as a person as like you I can handle the hot flushes ect but the palpitations are awful

[Annie2609 in reply to Kapoole]

Do you take hormones? I cannot take as I have some complex cyst on my ovary