According to a statement issued today by the Harvard Health Publications, heart palpitations (the sensation that the heart has started to race or pound, or feels like it has skipped a beat) are typically caused by a harmless hiccup in the heart’s rhythm. However, at times palpitations reflect a problem in the heart or elsewhere ...
This article is not meant as medical advice of any kind. It is just my personal experience. My doctor prescribed me Atenolol for anxiety-related heart palpitations. Besides a vitamin D deficiency and cataracts, I am in generally good heath. (Atenolol is a beta blocker, normally used for lowering blood pressure, but is sometimes prescribed for ...
Tylenol PM can be addictive and dangerous. Although this medicine is said to be non-habit forming, many do develop a psychological addiction to Tylenol PM. Tylenol PM addiction may harm your mind, as well as your body. Tylenol PM is an over-the-counter sleep aid and pain reliever containing two ingredients. This mixture of two medications, ...
Cardiac arrhythmia is an irregular heartbeat. Arrhythmias differ from palpitations because palpitations are generally mild and are often self-correcting. Arrhythmia’s rarely self-correct but can be treated. It is a condition that causes the heart muscle to beat too slow or too fast. A fast heartbeat is called tachycardia and a slow heartbeat is called bradycardia. ...
I, like a lot of other Americans, get carsick. It’s not as bad as when I was a child, but I still experience it from time to time. I also hate flying because that too makes me nauseous. Trust me when I say that those little barf bags they provide don’t work well for those ...
When you have Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) it can be a daily struggle. HCM gives you daily reminders that it is there and makes you struggle constantly with things you shouldn’t have. While the average person’s heart beat is in the 60 to 70 beats per minute where someone with HCM will have 90 to 120 ...
Anxiety and anxiety disorders are related, but are different from each other. Anxiety is a normal feeling that occurs whenever something important is about to happen. Anxiety disorder, however, is a persistent overwhelming feeling of distress and fear. It is chronic, unremitting, and can grow worse. Sadly, anxiety disorders are the most common illnesses in ...
While many people think a palpitation is the equivalent of a problem with their heart, the true definition of a palpitation is the simply being aware of one’s heartbeat whether it be irregular or not. Nearly everyone will feel an irregular beat at one point or another in their lifetime; however those who are aware ...
