Keep getting heart palpitations

I've been on the full Buhner protocol for three months now. Recently (like the last week or so), I keep getting heart palpitations. It's really hard to know whether it's my body reacting to too much of one of the herbs or if it perhaps is a herx reaction, like the pre-seizures turned out to be. With the mini-seizure things, it appeared that the herbs were bringing them out and then they gradually stopped - like a herx reaction.

I backed off of pretty much everything, and then I was going to re-introduce them one by one to see if maybe it was a bad reaction to one of the herbs. Anyone experience something like this? It's really scary to have your heart beat irregularly. I know that can cause clots over time.

Skipped beats and irregular strength beats - where one will pump hard. It almost seems like my awareness of it makes it worse.

Does it matter what kind of magnesium? I've just been taking cheap stuff from Walmart.

Are you detoxing regularly, Wisconsin?

For me, my palps were tied to anxiety. Once the anxiety went away, the heart palps slowed, then stopped, but it did take a lot of treatment and detoxing. I can still get those palps once in awhile - when I've fallen behind on my detoxing for some reason.

Actually, just because it's part of the disease doesn't mean it's not 'real'. I would suggest that you use some medication (herbal or Pharmaceutical) to help you get through this period when the anxiety is this high for you - I was on anti-anxiety meds for about 1 1/2 years. It's no fun, but it's better than trying to suffer through it. Remember, we don't get extra points for suffering more!!

On the detoxing, why not use the foot soaks instead then? Of course it's not just as effective as soaking your whole body, but it's definitely better than not doing either! And more convenient too! I usually soak my feet in the morning while eating breakfast, or in the evening while relaxing before bed.