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Posted 2/8/2016 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
It's been a while since my anxiety has been terribly bad.
I did the wrong thing, and ate like half a dark chocolate bar.
It's my weakness!
My heart started beating faster and harder, which sadly it does when my stomach is bothering me...
And then it beat very fast for 7-10 beats. Like I got a short burst of Tachycardia, and then it skipped a few times.
And that unfortunately sent my anxiety up up up...

Has anyone else had this happen?

I still always remind myself that I have a structurally normal heart, besides trace mitral regurgitation.
Posted 2/8/2016 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Mel :)

Food triggers are common for GERD...which can then trigger the palps/tachy.

It is good that you isolated the reason for this...and therefore can be somewhat less mystified by a symptom...(at least for me it's easier when I know WHY something is happening!)

You can chalk this up to cause and effect...watch the triggers...and keep up with your coping skills!

With support,

S.C.
Posted 2/8/2016 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you. My stomach has been so incredibly painful lately also! ):
Posted 2/8/2016 10:43 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Melissuh!

I also think that you are having a food reaction. I know how it feels to have such symptoms in your body, hang in there.
The same happened to me when I once ate raw broccoli and it was worse than a heart attack :(
I totally relate.

Sending positivity.
Posted 2/8/2016 10:52 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you. I'm sadly laying off the chocolate ):
I've been clean eating for 4 weeks now, so I assume the sugar content and caffeine in the chocolate absolutely didn't help...
Posted 2/8/2016 10:53 PM (GMT 0)
Yep! I get this way when I eat super sugary foods as well, or anything that is spicy. But like SC said, something about knowing there's a cause and effect is calming.
Posted 2/9/2016 9:32 PM (GMT 0)
Slightly, lol.
Posted 2/9/2016 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
Mel, i do the same thing, and every time i swear i will never eat it again, "i'm week", then my heart will hammer me and
then skip, i have learned that it's the price i must pay, sometimes it takes more than a day for mine to quit. Peace

Larry ***
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