ThomasLewis
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I started taking Magnesium and Potassium supplements twice a day, and I take Ranitidine twice a day on an empty stomach. I take Metoprolol about 2 hours before bed every night, and take an Alprazolam on an as needed basis.
I have only had 1 night in which I experienced significant palpitation events, but even those were nothing close to what I had been experiencing for several months prior. Sometimes I feel as if I might be having them, but I'm not completely sure as I can't distinguish between what I'm feeling and a palpitation because it is so faint.
I'm knocking on wood as I write this, lol. Anyways, I'm still feeling anxiety, but haven't had a full blown panic attack since I began this medicinal routine.
RLR, I think that everyone on these boards has most likely come to the understanding that benign palpitation events will not kill us. I'm going to suspect that most of the people on here are more troubled by the "worry" that they have been mis-diagnosed. So one other question that I would like to post on behalf of the group is the following.
What is the likelihood that an actual arrhythmia in which we should worry about might be diagnosed as benign? If we have taken all of the precautions, and underwent all of the necessary testing, what is the chance that an actual arrhythmia might have hidden itself from the doctors who evaluated us?
Can an actual arrhythmia find a way to hide from a 24 hour holter monitor or longer, an echocardiogram, Numerous EKG's over an extended period of time, multiple blood tests over an extended period of time, and countless hours on a heart monitor under the watchful eye of countless physicians.
That is all. I wish you all a Merry Christmas, and hope that I am not the only one who has actually started to see a decrease in palpitation events. All that's left as of this moment is a few stray skipped beats that are barely noticed, and slight anxiety over the fear that they may begin again. Thank you RLR, Thomas Lewis....
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