Heart Pounds on and off

[suddenly]

Ever since I started vaping about 7 1/2 months ago. I have had my heart pound on and off. It doesn't heart, but really bugs me.

It is like when I used to have panic attacks years ago.
Could I be getting too much nicotine?

 

[CaptJay]

Perhaps, then again - have you had your thyroid tested lately?
I ask as someone who found she had an overactive thryoid - I had hardly any symptoms except the racing heart (and not all the time, and no pain at all), and occasional swelling of the feet, ankles, calves. I'm not overweight so it wasn't that. My BP wasn't high either, and I had no other symptoms. A simple blood test can tell you.
Smoking can really do a number on your thyroid btw - and you may not realise til you give up.

 

[suddenly]

I only wish. I have an underactive thyroid. I take 2 different meds for it.

Could the meds cause it? My BP is way below normal. Pass out a lot. Last time I woke up in the frig. I do not pass out gracefully. I have to slam around the room for awhile before I drop.
clunk LOL

 

[suddenly]

Then maybe I am taking too much thyroid medication. I have a Drs appointment next week I will get it checked.

Thank you, I never thaught about it before you mentioned it, but the pounding does get worse after I take the meds.

 

[CaptJay]

If it helps at all I jsut had my meds reduced due to NOT smoking any longer - I might even have gone the other way and be slightly underactive now - my doctor is going to re-test in 2 months. She said smoking really messes with the thyroid and it might see-saw back n forth between over and under active (joy, I can hardly wait to see THAT prescription...)

 

[Zurd]

I'd also definitely lower my nicotine if I were you if you are smoking high (above 11mg), how much mg of nicotine are you vaping right now?

 

[suddenly]

Actually I am using pretty low nic around 6. So I think its the thyroid.
Like I mentioned I am on 2 different kinds of meds.
Oh joy thyroid merry go round again

Actually that what it feels like to me is that I went from hypo to hyper.

 

[Badfish20]

I posted this here in the health section already, but after about a month and a half of vaping, i started having panic attacks and felt like my heart was beating weird. After a bucnh of test, it turns out that my body is having a withdrawal from nicotine and other checicals (possibly). I am also vaping 6Mg. He gave me something for anxiety and I feel great now.

 

[suddenly]

I AM GLAD YOU ARE FEELING BETTER. I AM SHOOTING FOR 0 NIC SOON.
MIGHT BE FORCED TO ANYWAY. GEE I THAUGHT WE WOULD ALL FELL WONDERFUL AFTER WE STOPPED SMOKING. I AM FINDING OUT ALL KINDS OF THINGS TODAY8-o NOT ALL GOOD EITHER.

 

[opie]

I was having some same issues with the heart thing. It was scaring me so I quit vaping n went back to smoking after I tried switching pg to vg. Dont know......I didnt think your body would act up so much from stopping something. You would think I was coming off drugs ....wait I guess cigs are drugs in an legal way..lol Will.....not......give....up.......vaping.lol Maybe I should go to the doctor.

 

[logbas34]

yah its your medication. when you were on cigarettes there is a chemical called THIOCYANATE, it goes right for your thyroid and since you were on medication your doctor probably had you taking the amount you take based on your t3 or t4 hormones I mean im guessing thats what you take right? some thing like thyroxine or cytomel. anyways the last lab results you had are probably different since you stopped smoking so your probably getting to much thyroid hormone. so ask your doctor to rerun those tests and see what the change is and he will either take you off it or reduce your intake of it

 

[suddenly]

Yep your right. Those are the meds I am on. I think i will find one will be reduced and maybe the other discontinued.
Are you a Med Student??

 

[mel_vin]

Anxiety is a ...... I get it on and off. Smoking will mess a lot of things up, and especialy when you stop...your body goes all stupid...

As for pounding heart just get some piece of mine and get an EKG done. simple test, 1-2 mins...but more than likely your body is in clean up mode from quitting smoking...

 

[v1John]

Blood circulates better after quitting smoking too, that is what I think I read somewhere.
Your teeth gums may get better bloodflow, and can appear to swell and/or bleed.

 

[notsoogood]

Ever since I started vaping about 7 1/2 months ago. I have had my heart pound on and off. It doesn't heart, but really bugs me.

It is like when I used to have panic attacks years ago.
Could I be getting too much nicotine?

So how did your appointment go? Too much nic, med adjustment, what??? Hope you are ok!

 

[Jimmy_2k9]

I've had this problem recently also, I went to the hospital for it a few weeks back just to make sure I was alright.

I had a chest xray, they watched my heart rate for a while and did a blood test. Go figure nothing happened while I was there, but I still have what I called "Heart Flutters" on and off on certain days.

I told the Dr. about my vaping, also admitted to my obsession with Mountain Dew. He told me to slow down on the nicotine, advised I lower my caffeine intake also. I chilled out on both since then and only experience the flutters on days when I slip up and get carried away again.


I suppose I could describe what it feels like when this happens.

My heartbeat randomly makes itself known, I feel it beating harder, to the point where I think I could see it if I watched my chest. Random increased heart rate, kind of like someone just scared the crap out of me, but... no such thing had happened.

Its no big deal for me though, I just chill out on the nic and caffeine and I'm fine.

 

[v1John]

...I had a chest xray, they watched my heart rate for a while and did a blood test. Go figure nothing happened while I was there, ...

You didn't bring your ecig with you?

Maybe they should have provided you with strong coffee and an ecig durig the test?

 

[Jimmy_2k9]

You didn't bring your ecig with you?

Maybe they should have provided you with strong coffee and an ecig durig the test?

It was in my pocket, but of coarse by the time the Dr told me what he thought was happening, I was ready to go home. (after laying around in there for 4 hours.) Otherwise, I may have given them a demonstration.

 

[CaptJay]

SOunds like they may have done this when they took your bloods, and hopefully they did and all is well, but they should have checked your thyroid - overactive thryoid can cause those exact symptoms and smokers are very susceptible to thyroid issues (and also after they quit smoking). Just a thought.

Edit: gah serve me right for not reading ALL the posts I see someone already mentioned Thyroid lol

 

[v1John]

It was in my pocket, but of coarse by the time the Dr told me what he thought was happening, I was ready to go home. (after laying around in there for 4 hours.) Otherwise, I may have given them a demonstration.

Oh, I meant as diagnosis, I'm sorry.

What was it the doctor said you had?
I mean, I wondered if they had given you strong coffee and with you vaping maybe they could have caught your heart in the act.