Thanks for the reply on prilocec.
I take Benicar hct40/12.5 and a beta blocker called carvedilol. One was for blood pressure and the other started out for the palps but now it is because my blood pressure goes up sometimes. I also take 20Simvastin, Armor Thyroid 120, prilocec. I had been taking magnizium to help with the palps. I have had an stress echo, nuclear scan one year ago and they said everything was ok. I'm now wearing a holter because these so called meno palps drive me crazy. I'm 2 years post  and still fighting pvc' and once in a while pac's, let us not forget the etopic beats. once in a while I get a electric surge with them. I have a 9 year old son to raise and these things are stealing my life for fear I won't be here to raise him. I'm 56 and yes I had him late in life but he is a blessing.
When I workout or walk my chest feels tight, is that the beta blockers?
What should I do. I have to have them now because of the BP.
Will these palps ever go away? I thought it was menopause  but now I just don't know anything except they scare me.
I hope this makes some kind sence. :'(
Glen

My Dr put me on nexium and after a few years he said I could use prilocec. I did not have reflux but because they could not find the reason for my chest pain they determined it must be reflux. Of course now I do have it because the medicine stops the acid and if I try to not take it after a couple a days I am on fire! Trying to ween off slowly.
I just had a thyroid pannel done and they switched me to armour thyroid form levothyroxin, befor that I was on synthroid, but BCBS said I have to take generic.
Thank you for your help and I hope this answer your question.
Please forgive my mix up on gender.
Glen

Yhe reson I am on thyroid medication is because 17 years ago I was so hypothyroid that they said I alomost died. I went into the emergent center for a rash on my face and the Dr ther said I think we have a bigger problem, just from the way I looked and thats when all the testing started.
Today I have had 2 very bad episode of erregularheart beats. They caused a funny feeling in my abdomen area between my rib cage and it lasted for over an hour and the skips got less often but they are still happening. It caused a lot of stress and my blood pressure sky rocked. I put a call into the Dr which took an hour before I heard from him and all he said was they didn't have my halter results back yet and if I felt worse go to the emergency room. How do I convince myself that this is not life threating? It feels so awful and at times it last so long. How do I not let anxiety take over and stay out of the ER.
Can't afford it!!!!
Glen

Thank you for the explanation regarding your history. The reason for my inquiry had to do with the length of time you had been under thyroid hormone replacement. Your circumstances certainly warrant it, but in cases of newly prescribed thyroid treatment, symptoms can include palpitations and or tachycardia. You've been on therapy too long for this to necessarily be a factor.

My opinion here is that your symptoms are related to the GI problem and anxiety disorder and although not requisite, it's extremely common for persons with GI complaints to experience palpitations. So I would suggest that a referral to a gastroenterologist would be of benefit in determining the underlying cause for your GI symptoms that are likely inducing the palpitations.

The hormonal changes that accompany menopause are also well known in the ability to produce benign palpitations and other disturbances. It's also common to develop health anxiety as a consquence of these changes, the symptoms of which cause fear and worry that something else more serious may be occurring.

Your echocardiogram and nuclear scan were clear as little as a year ago and it's important to realize that heart disease takes many years to develop, so it's not going to arise in such a very brief time. The type of palpitations you are experiencing are being generated by the vagus nerve. They are not a sign of heart disease or any indication that the heart is going to suddenly stop beating or performing. The sensations that sometimes appear with palpitations can be fear-invoking but it's important to remain calm by understanding exactly what is taking place during the events.

You can think of this kind of palpitation like someone calling the wrong number on their telephone. It's an unintentional electrical signal and nothing more. It doesn't damage the phone or the person answering the call. The same holds true for the heart. The vagus nerve is sending a signal at an inappropriate time, superimposing it over the normal sinus rhythm of the heart. Understand that it will never cause the heart to stop beating or result in some type of cardiac event. It's not in that category whatsoever.

I would suggest that you turn your attention away from something like heart disease or cardiac event and begin reading about the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems associated with the fight or flight response. It's important for you to understand how this works in order to realize how it can be playing a very major role in your present symptoms. Your symptoms are not the result of heart disease, but rather dysregulation of the nervous system.

Incidentally, it should interest you to know that in over 40 years of practice as a physician, I've never even once heard of a patient suffering any type of cardiac event as a consequence of the type of palpitations you are experiencing. Not even once. So take a breath and try to relax.

You're going to be fine. We'll talk more.

Best regards and Good Health

Well, thank you for the kind words. Indeed, being scared is a great deal of what is causing the symptoms to be present. Please read my latest response to Karen03 and it will better explain the concept of being scared and what that emotion has to do with physiological symptoms.

Best regards and Good Health