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Heart palpitations??

hawilliams78
hawilliams78 Posts: 28 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
So 2 weeks ago I quit smoking, swore off alcohol, been eating healthy and exercising for 25 minutes 5 days a week. So why now am I getting heart palpitations? I thought I was getting healthy? I've gotten them in the past from stress/anxiety. They went away eventually.

But does anyone else have experience with this??

I am 37, 5'3 140lbs. (And I was never a hardcore smoker, on and off socially for years.)

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  • Panda_brat
    Panda_brat Posts: 291 Member
    Go see a doctor.
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    Panda_brat wrote: »
    Go see a doctor.

    Anyone who gives you any advice other than this should be firmly ignored. Go see a doctor.
  • cafeaulait7
    cafeaulait7 Posts: 2,459 Member
    Go see a doctor. I got them and a raised pulse, too, that wouldn't go away. I just need a beta blocker. Just one of those things and all is great now, but I do need the meds. I also had to get on iron, go through testing to make sure I wasn't bleeding internally (because of the low hemoglobin), check all thyroid levels, wear a heart monitor for a week, etc. There are any number of things that can cause them, some harmless, some needing treatment. But they'll want to check several things, yeah.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    You need to see a doctor. I get heart palpitations, too and have had two stress tests to make sure there wasn't anything majorly wrong. You need to be checked out before you do anything else.
  • singingflutelady
    singingflutelady Posts: 8,736 Member
    How's your iron and hemoglobin? When mine are really love I experience in tachycardia. It could also be anxiety or a variety of things
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,445 Member
    First, see a doctor. Don't mess with the ticker.

    Then, try to keep in mind that it will take more than 2 weeks to become "healthy". You can not undo years of abuse with a couple weeks of healthy living. Give it time. When you no longer have to consciously decide to 'live healthy' and it becomes a habit, you will be truly be healthy.

    Have you called your doctor yet? :)
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