Heart races after eating

amadon · Newbie Joined: 30 Apr 2005 Posts: 28

Hi, I am wearing a holter monitor for 3 days, now, to diagnose my condition, since my heart speeds up enormously after eating. I definately suffer from tachycardia. My ranges after eat are 120-150 bpm. What could be the reason?

bowker · Newbie Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 18

Your doctor will have to do some more researches to find out is it sinus (originating from sinus) or non-sinus tachycardia. If the symptoms are not exposing your life to danger, maybe no treatment will be used at all. Or if it is something more disturbing and unpleasant, certain medications like beta-blockers or antiarythmics could be used. In some patients even pacemaker is surgically inserted, if existing sinus does not create regular beats. This condition is not life threatening and patients should expect normal life length. Anyway, precaution is always necessary, since if not treated any condition can go worse.

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I have had several episodes that sound similar. Sometimes, after eating a meal, large or small, my heart races, I start to sweat, and I feel weak. This starts within about a half hour after eating and continues for maybe 3 hours. I recently went to the hospital twice because of severe episodes. My doctor, the emergency room doctors, a cardiologist, and a gastroenterologist have performed many tests, but can find nothing wrong with me. My doctor suggests that it's caused by anxiety, but I know that this is not the case.

I've read several cases on the internet that sound exactly like this. Many of these individuals link food additives like MSG to their conditions.

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