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Posted 12/24/2008 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hey Everyone,

I started feeling like I was coming down with something on Monday, so I took a packet of Emergen-C (contains 1000mg of Vitamin C) and then another packet when I woke up yesterday.

I've been feeling a dull chest ache, some shortness of breath, back ache, irregular heartbeat, tightness and heaviness. I've also had acid reflux.

I take 20mg of Prilosec every day, and it seemed to help before, but the past 2 days have been bad.

Does this sound like it could be GERD from too much Vitamin C that would explain the worsening of symptoms?

Post Edited (*Bella*) : 12/24/2008 11:54:37 AM (GMT-7)

Posted 12/25/2008 9:22 PM (GMT 0)

Bella,

I would not want to even guess on this one but with a dull chest ache, some shortness of breath, back ache, irregular heartbeat, tightness and heaviness,  I would look at ruling out a cardiac problem first.

I do hope this has been resolved by now.  My fear is someone out there is going to assume their sx are GERD when they are cardiac.  Always error on the side of safety.

Let us hear how you are?

Kitt

Remember I am not a professional.

Posted 12/26/2008 10:20 PM (GMT 0)
My symptoms are still continuing, so I called my primary doctor and cardiologist today. Both offices told me to go to the E.R. and gave me a hard time for waiting 3 days to go.

So, I went. They did an EKG, had me monitored for 2 hours, took a Chest X Ray, and ran bloodwork. Everything looks normal from a cardiac standpoint.

They gave me IV Protonix which caused me tachycardia and shortness of breath, so I left there worse than I felt going in. I get a lot of chest discomfort, so it's hard to run to the E.R. whenever I have them. I think they are starting to think I'm crazy, but you never know when it's coming from the chest, I guess.

It's hard for me to believe all those symptoms are GERD.

Has anyone felt anything similar?
Posted 12/27/2008 12:51 AM (GMT 0)

My background is what prompts me to make sure you don't assume that everything is caused by GERD, anxiety, panic etc.

Do not worry about whether they think you are crazy............you are not crazy and if you were tachy after the Protonix they should have kept you under observation for a bit longer.

Can you tell who used to be the Nurse Manager in an ER?  smhair

I am glad your heart checked out ok.

Gentle Hugs

Kitt

Posted 12/27/2008 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
I'm sure you saw tons of things as a Nurse Manager. I've seen lots of things in the hospital, and that's just as a patient.

I always panic that they are missing something, especially with having Lyme Disease, too. I was misdiagnosed for around 6 months, maybe a little more, before figuring out that I had Lyme, by doing online research. I know doctors hate when patients google everything, or find answers online, but I think sometimes, that's better than the doctors themselves.

Hopefully the heart tests are right, but I guess there was nothing else they could have done to diagnose me.

I have an appointment with a Gastroenterologist in the middle of January. It can't come soon enough!
Posted 12/27/2008 8:27 PM (GMT 0)

Hi Bella,

I've run to the ER and made phone calls to my MD with chest pains many a time. One of my pains sounded to my MD like a pulmonary embolism, so off I went. It wasnt,I later  had a full  caridac work up and my heart is fine, which is relief.  BTW what Emergen-C formula did you take. ( as I'm looking at the immune defense formula, right now) It could be that one of the other ingredients in the packet caused the symptoms. Benadryl causes an irregular hearbeat with me. Ibuprofen puts my nervous system into a frenzy. Anyway i hope you feel better. Take Care!

Cordelia

Posted 12/29/2008 9:42 AM (GMT 0)
Hi Cordelia,

I took the original formula Emergen-C. The E.R. doctor didn't think the Vitamin C would cause side effects for as long as I've been having the symptoms, so I think he ruled that out, but I don't know because I did not have these symptoms before that. I guess it could be coincidental.

It's funny that you mentioned Benadryl because that causes an irregular heartbeat for me too. I wonder why that is?
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