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Posted 7/28/2020 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hi I wanted to ask if anyone had chest sharp chest pains while treating? I get heart palps and sharp stabbing pains in my upper left side of my chest. Cold sweats and I also do get alot of belching at the same time. I did go to the urgent clinic and got an EKG done I also had this happen in February at the ER everything looks very good according to the Drs. The urgent care dr has me scheduling a stress test. I was not treating with pharma in Feb just Buhner herbs I did let the Dr Know about the ABX I was on and he didnt seem concerned. It is scary and I do worry about having a heart attack. I am also to get my Potassium and Mag levels checked as well.
Posted 7/28/2020 1:55 PM (GMT 0)
I would try to rule out acid reflux and chest wall infection as an alternate diagnosis
( cant remember the Latin name I'm afraid )
but its often misdiagnosed as pericarditis or angina and is common with Lyme.

I think Buhner mentions this in his books and Horowitz also.as common with lyme, as is gastritis ( bart) causing acid reflux.
Posted 7/28/2020 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
I find it helpful to have a portable EKG device at home. I have a little one from the brand Emay that has saved me a lot of ER trips from heart palpitations and costochondritis. I agree with looking into reflux if the belching is associated. Toning the vagus nerve could help with the palpitations as well as the reflux. Another possibility is that you are having esophageal spasms with reflux (and not heart palpitations). A hiatal hernia can cause some of these issues and those sometimes are easy to correct.

Good luck! Chest pain is always scary. sad
Posted 7/28/2020 2:08 PM (GMT 0)
Yes. I have had similar. I also chest pressure. Some of mine was reflux related - I’m sure the pressure was. Heart checked out okay. Glad your getting checked out.

Bartonella and mold can both cause bad reflux. I had what they call silent reflux. Basically you don’t feel anything coming up your throat. You just have a bunch of other symptoms.

Since you’re treating bart and mold, it could be either one. You could try an h2 blocker and/or a PPI blocker. Just be careful with PPI’s. You don’t want to stay on too long. Wean off carefully and know they can cause a surge of reflux after wearing off. I went through it. I stayed on 6 months.
Posted 7/28/2020 2:22 PM (GMT 0)

saraeli said...
I find it helpful to have a portable EKG device at home. I have a little one from the brand Emay that has saved me a lot of ER trips from heart palpitations and costochondritis. I agree with looking into reflux if the belching is associated. Toning the vagus nerve could help with the palpitations as well as the reflux. Another possibility is that you are having esophageal spasms with reflux (and not heart palpitations). A hiatal hernia can cause some of these issues and those sometimes are easy to correct.

Good luck! Chest pain is always scary. sad

"costochondritis" that's the one I had in mind - thansk Saraeli
Posted 7/28/2020 5:30 PM (GMT 0)
A long time ago prior to getting lyme when I was diagnosed with GERD I had never had heartburn. All my GERD symptoms were center back pain, between my shoulder blades right after eating. Plus acid was making it all the way through the body and out (ouch/burning.) After a Gastro ID'd GERD, as is so common with lyme, my GP said "there's no way the acid is getting through and out, it's your imagination." I said tell my sphincter that doc, tell my sphincter.
Posted 7/29/2020 11:20 PM (GMT 0)
Totally can relate to what I believe is GERD/reflux.
Posted 7/30/2020 1:49 AM (GMT 0)
Can detoxing to fast cause it?
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