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Join Date: Mar 2013
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Posts: 173
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Palpitations - skipping beats
Haven't been around this forum in a few months, quit my job and temporarily moved to my sister's in Miami in order to try and sort my PCS out in a warmer climate (I'm from Alaska).
So far I can definitely tell that many of my symptoms are related to my vision issues, which I'm now trying to address with help from a Behavioral Optometrist who has experience with concussion patients.
Now to the issue of palpitations - I've had what I've been calling "irregular heartbeats" for a few years now, sometimes it feels like my heart is fluttering, lately it feels like a pause in heart beats and then a forceful beat. Usually one, sometimes two in a row.
Went to a cardiologist for this over two years ago (after the concussion) and he said not to worry about it too much, take some magnesium and keep an eye on it.
Fast forward about three weeks ago - had these palpitations for about 30 minutes straight, two days later - about 3 hours. No other symptoms other than obvious anxiety about it. By the time I decided to go to an emergency clinic my heart calmed down and EKG/exam was normal.
Was referred to a cardiologist who suggested dehydration after another normal EKG (which I thought was weird since I didn't have any other symptoms of dehydration). Also did a stress test (normal) and an Echo (waiting for results this week).
Wore a monitor for a day and obviously my heart didn't have any issues that day. Then after taking back the monitor had palpitations for about 6 hours at night.
Been trying to stay hydrated with Gatorade and coconut water, haven't had any issues until last night when palpitations came back and lasted maybe 40 minutes. So I don't think it's dehydration.
Blood test came back today and everything is normal except for high cholesterol (high "bad" cholesterol and low "good" cholesterol).
Have an appointment this week with the cardiologist but I'm guessing he's not going to tell me much.
Problem for me is that I've been trying to keep up with cardio (Buffalo protocol) and obviously have to stop for a few days after each episode since I'm not sure what's causing this.
Wondering if anyone in the PCS community had this issue.
P.S. I doubt this is anxiety related.
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12/02/2012 - Light concussion at boxing practice. Ended up having PCS for about 3 months.
March 2013 - Thought that since most of my symptoms resolved I could start having fun again.
Went snowmobiling once (didn't hit my head) and concussion symptoms returned and got even worse than before.
June 2013 - accidentally bumped my head against a deck railing, and had a month-long setback.
November 2013 - drove to work after a big snowstorm and the roads were very rough, ended up having another setback.
2014 - Having setbacks after coughing/sneezing too much, or someone slapping me on the back, or any other significant jarring.
Feb 2014 - Started seeing Atlas Orthogonal chiro - most helpful doc so far.
June 2014 - Two months of physical/visual therapy - no noticeable improvement.
September 2014 - Diagnosed with Perilymph Fistula in right ear.
November 2014 - Fistula surgery (switched to left ear before the surgery after additional testing).
January 2016 - Quit work to "work" on figuring out PCS, so far it seems that eyes/vision issues are the most contributing factor, especially computer work.
Current symptoms are: inconsistent sleep patterns, headaches, vertigo/dizziness, anxiety/panic attacks, mental fog/problems with concentration, problems with computer screens.
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