Posted by waki on August 22, 2004, at 22:48:44
In reply to ADVCE PLSE, posted by crazychickuk on August 22, 2004, at 11:50:13
You sound like you live in the UK.
Anyway, you may want to try quantifying your problem into a measurable number.
In other words, saying "my heart does somersaults" is like a plane flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet in the air. "Or its like saying my computer shuts off once a week , fix it".
Get this problem down to 10,000 feet.
Meaning, check your heart rate when you rest, are excited and normal.
next calculate your maximum heart rate.
Heres how:
217- (0.85 * age)This number is what your heart will do when you need oxygen to your body.
The next time your heart races. Check your pulse.
Assess if it's constant or varying all over the place. Take it every few minutes.If it races up to your max heart rate it's nothing more then a panic attack. You heart is designed to pump at that rate for short periods of time.
You then let your doc in on this information.
Your doctor will then take this info from 10,000 feet down to ground zero.
you follow me?
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