All About Heart Palpitations!

What is Heart palpitations?

Heart palpitations are the feelings of having rapid, fluttering or pounding heartbeats. Palpitations may be alarming, but in most cases they are harmless and not a sign of any problem with your heart.

Symptoms of Heart palpitations-

• Fluttering heartbeats
• Skipped heartbeats
• Heartbeats that are too fast
• Heartbeats that are pumping harder than usual

Causes of Heart palpitations-

• Strong emotional responses, such as stress or anxiety
• Strenuous exercise
• Smoking, consuming large amounts of caffeine
• using recreational drugs
• Hormone changes associated with menstruation, pregnancy or menopause
• Taking cold and cough medications that contain pseudoephedrine, a stimulant
• Taking some asthma inhaler medications that contain stimulants
• Fever

Risk factors of Heart palpitations-

Anxiety disorder

• Pregnant
• Hyperthyroidism
• Heart defect or a previous heart attack
• Cold or asthma medications

Complications of Heart palpitations-

• Cardiac arrest
• Heart failure
• Fainting
• Stroke

 Diagnosis of Heart palpitations-

Diagnosis of Heart palpitations involves the following tests:

• Electrocardiogram (ECG)
• Holter monitoring
• Event recording
• Chest X-ray
• Echocardiogram
   

Precautions & Prevention of Heart palpitations-

• Avoid illegal drugs, such as cocaine
• Avoid caffeine, nicotine, some cold medicines
• Reduce stress or anxiety

Treatment of Heart palpitations

• Homeopathic Treatment of Heart palpitations
• Acupuncture & Acupressure Treatment of Heart palpitations
• Psychotherapy Treatment of Heart palpitations
• Conventional / Allopathic Treatment of Heart palpitations
• Surgical Treatment of Heart palpitations
• Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Heart palpitations
• Other Treatment of Heart palpitations

Homeopathic Treatment of Heart Palpitations-

Homeopathy treats palpitations as it removes the root cause of heart palpitations. It treats the person as a whole. Treatment is constitutional. It means that homeopathic treatment focuses on the patient as a person, as well as his pathological condition. It balances the energy system, improves immunity and body functions. It naturally cures the root cause of disorder. Some of the homeopathic medicines for treatment of heart palpitations are:

• Agar
• Digitalis
• Kalmia
• Cact
• Naja
• Nat P
• Glon
• Sulph

Acupuncture and Acupressure Treatment of Heart Palpitations-

Acupuncture relieves by improving the physiological function of the organs and organ system. In acupuncture therapist will first diagnose the case on the basis of energy system or chi blockage as well as on the basis of status of five elements. On this basis certain disease specific acupoints are selected and stimulated.

Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Treatment of Heart Palpitations-

Psychotherapy and hypnotherapy can help in stress relief. They can help in better coping and early relief.

Conventional / Allopathic Treatment of Heart palpitations-

Allopathic medications used to treat Heart palpitations are anti-arrhythmic drugs.

Surgical Treatment of Heart palpitations-

If your heart palpitation is caused by arrhythmia, you may need to undergo surgery to have some sections of your heart removed.

Dietary & Herbal Treatment of Heart palpitations-

• Eat one Guava everyday and on an empty stomach, if your heart palpitation is caused by anemia and nervousness.
• Before going to bed, fill a glass with water, and then add juice extracted from half a lemon and a tablespoon of honey.