Anyone have heart palpatation/racing heart?

Christakim

I have a call into the OB right now and I'm not all that worried I guess, but I woke up this morning with what I felt like was an anxiety attack that wouldn't stop.  My heart beat really hard against my chest and ever since then it's been racing.

I'm chilling on the couch with some water right now, but I'm wondering what this could be?  Just a fluke?  My blood pressure has been slowly getting higher, but my labs for pre-e are all good and fine.  Anyone know what this could be?

arobert123

I had this exact thing happen to me.  After mentioning it twice to my OB, she had me see a cardiologist (for an EKG).  They didnt' expect to find anything, and they didn't.  Everything was fine.  In reality, your heart is working hard to pump all that extra blood.  The only thing I found that helped was rest and water. 

I would definitely tell the doc - but don't be surprised if they are not overly concerned.

FWIW, my BP had slowly been creeping up too and I ended up developing pre-E. I have no idea if the two were related.

good luck!

Lilystar82

I had the same problem often earlier in pregnancy. I saw a cardiologist and they found out that it was just the position of one of the babies on a major artery. Then my heart would start pumping super hard. Usually if I laid on my left side and chugged the water, everything would resolve itself. I hope it stops for you I know it feels insane. Like a panic attack with no panic!

MrsLnt

I had it in the late first trimester and again right before delivery.  I ended up having an echo the Friday before my section and everything was normal, just all the extra blood.  My doctor just told me to take it easy and lay off the caffeine. 

It's probably nothing, but definitely worth mentioning to your doctor.

chickaboo1974

Actually when I was exactly as far along as you- I got those feelings and my BP was 160/100.  I got a trip to L&D and sent home on bedrest with "pregnancy induced hypertension"- not pre-e yet.  I didn't have a dignosis of pre-e until 34 weeks 2 days- when I went from a week prior having no protein in my urine to a count of 355.  The next day I had super high BP, headache, and flashing spots.  I had a c-section that night (34 weeks 3 days).

Christakim

chickaboo1974:

Actually when I was exactly as far along as you- I got those feelings and my BP was 160/100.  I got a trip to L&D and sent home on bedrest with "pregnancy induced hypertension"- not pre-e yet.  I didn't have a dignosis of pre-e until 34 weeks 2 days- when I went from a week prior having no protein in my urine to a count of 355.  The next day I had super high BP, headache, and flashing spots.  I had a c-section that night (34 weeks 3 days).

This sounds a lot like what I'm going through, I'm getting headaches a lot more frequently and feeling faint with flashing spots.  My blood pressure was just higher than usual the last couple of appts., so it was 138/88 and 135/84.  

sassybride05

Drink more water, my MFN told me I was dehydrated when I got them.