Carly... So good to hear from you! As far as the magnesium...I can only tell you what is working for me. We are all different but the magnesium seems to be working for a lot of people. Dancinheart is...
Carly, Sorry it has taken so long to reply. I hope you and your daughter are doing well. My son (the one that told me he is experiencing palps) has gone back to college until Thanksgiving. I was...
Hi Dancinheart! Im so very happy that the magnesium has made a difference for you! Thats fantastic! Im at 300-325mg a day and doing great. Yes I have had an ultrasound of my thryoid but it was...
Hi Dancinheart! Good to hear from ya and thank you for the kind words. Booker is doing fantastic and he gives us lots of wet kisses to let us know how grateful he is to be alive!! How have you been...
Hi everyone, I posted a couple days ago about our "Booker" having parvo. Just wanted to let you know that he is a survivor!!!!! We are on day 2 of solid foods and drinking on his own. No vomiting or...
Hi Carly! As Fugs stated...we cant change the past but we can use the knowledge we have gained throughout this ordeal to help us have a better and more enjoyable life, as well as comforting those...
Dancinheart...that is fantastic that you found the culprit and with the right meds it has gotten rid of the palps!! What exactly is a hiatal hernia...where is it and how do you find out you have one?...
Thank you so much Fugs. I wont say wether I think Booker is doing better because I dont want to jinx him!!! I have to tell you... Ive got my dosage for Mg down to where it is working great with no...
Hi gang! A little fluttering tonight as Im dealing with a horrible diagnosis for one of my dogs. Parvo. My son works at a pet store and someone brought in 2 puppies a few months ago that had been...
Dancinheart, I know your post was for Kitt but Im going to reply as well! Take a deep breath...you are okay. There is no rhyme or reason as to why we get these blips. It's very scary, nerve wracking,...
Fugs...I was taking a multivitamin (and have for years) and fish oil, but stopped when I started taking the Mg. I didnt want to be double dosing!! I think the multivitamin is needed for me, because I...
My bad schigara! I was thinking seretonin and got it confused with the sellenium. Ive been reading too much on this stuff lately and its all blending together!! Im going out today to look for the Mg...
Schigara, Thanks for your input and Im so happy for you that you have found relief from the palps. Im getting so confused on what can be taken with what. You mentioned selenium...along with my toprol...
So Fugs...what meds are you taking now for your heart? Do you still have the palps? The Mg is working good for me, but I was reading about possible side effects if taking too much. The one I am...
Oopsie!! I jumped in head first with full 500mg...maybe thats why I was having dull headaches!! Since I have broken it up to 250mg a.m. and 250mg p.m. the headaches have subsided. With things going...
I take 250mg in the morning and 250mg at night. Its working GREAT so far!! I have my regular heart med, toprol 100mg (50mg in the morning and 50mg at night) HOWEVER...since I got laid off from my job...
There are so many times that I ask myself "why is my heart freaking out right now?" (after a calm 3 or 4 days). Nothing has happened out of the ordinary to make it start up again. Maybe the...
Dancinheart...I must have been typing a reply during your last post!!! A long time ago they would wake me up, and of course I would be up the rest of the night worrying, and that would make it even...
Hi Dancinheart! I am new myself and am soooo thankful that I found this forum. Everyone is so nice and very supportive. I was very surprised too of the number of people that experience the heart...
Ive been trying to up my potassium intake by having a banana a day. Well...can only eat about 1/2 a banana before it gets yucky so I tend to go for a banana shake!!! A few more calories, but much...
Been to the doc many times for my heart over the past 15 years. Have had many tests...holter monitor's, EKG's, stress test, x-rays, cardiac cath, blood work, medications, etc. All "normal". I too...
I started out on Lorazepam and then a few years later was put on Toprol XL. My Toprol is now up to 100mg (50mg twice daily). I also take Lexapro and occasionally a Klonopin (used to take Xanax before...
Percycat....soooo funny....I must have been posting a remark on your thread at the same time you were posting on mine!!! I hope the Mg does good for you as well....
Hi percycat! I just started taking Mg 500mg daily for heart palpitations/skipped beats. I read about it here on this forum in the anxiety section. For the past 12 years, I have been on Toprol for...
Hi! I am new to the forum but have made a few posts on an old thread, so I wont repeat everything except that I am so thankful that I ran across this site. To have others that are experiencing the...
Hi Fugs! I started a new post like you said....thanks for that info! Its in this same forum...or should I have placed it in the heart section??...
Fugs, I so appreciate your response. First about soy...I have read pros and cons, allergic reactions, etc. and wondered if it was a good thing or not. After talking with the pharmacist, I figured I...
Ahhhhhh....a peaceful day...finally!! (knock on wood!). The past 6 days have been spent taking klonopin and sleeping my life away. Ive been dealing with this heart stuff for 15 years...it just...
Hi gang! It looks like its been awhile since anyone has added to this thread but I wanted to say that I find it extremely comforting to see that so many other people experience the same things as I...