Heart Diseases

For the past year or so I've been experiencing extreme rapid heartbeat after consuming alcohol. I'm an occasional drinker (well, used to be) like on special occasions only. This rapid heartbeat will occur even after having one small drink. It scared me so bad that I will not touch alcohol with a ten foot pole - no matter what!

Does this sound like a symptom of heart failure or heart disease? I'm 30 years old and I'm a smoker. I also experience swelling of the calves and ankles after sitting at my desk all day at work.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.

2006-09-12 16:31:35 · 18 answers · asked by bekkiboo31 4

I have a irregular heartbeat it beats too fast..I think it is called "Tacacardia" dont hold me to the spelling i dont know if it is the right ways to spell it or not but anyways..I want to lose weight sooo bad but i dont know what i can take or do..Plus I have alot of water build up in my body..Im only 23 and need help..I have two little kids and would love to get out and play with them without losing my breath..Im not real big but IM short and it makes me look heavier than I am...Im like 5 2 or somethin and weigh 230 lbs..So if you have any help please fill me in...

2006-09-12 16:20:14 · 36 answers · asked by hayleencodymom 1

what is it called when a medical student thinks they have a condition a patient has? i think i have that cuz i always think i have symptoms of a mi which is a heartattack but i dont have it. weird huh?

2006-09-12 15:49:23 · 6 answers · asked by Finding happiness 2

My husband has high blood pressure and I want to know what are some ways that he can naturally lower it. I have heard of apple cider vinegar but am wondering is this the fastest safest way and how much do you take and how many times a day?

2006-09-12 12:34:34 · 11 answers · asked by taffy2513 4

What is up with that? Twenty year old guys don't just up and die. The families have been calling it "heart trouble." With Anna Nicole's son passing...it makes me wonder...What is up? Any ideas???

2006-09-12 12:34:09 · 6 answers · asked by lisalisa 3

2006-09-12 12:25:43 · 7 answers · asked by shane b 1

just wondering if anyone else out there with a cracked, bad, or impacted wisdom tooth/teeth is having problems with the spped of they're heart... ive been completely healthy all my life up until only two things that i can think of that mightve had an effect on the speed of my heart quickening... and thats a recently broken and bad wisdom tooth or taking overdoses of mega vitamins.. im hoping its the wisdom tooth because i have heard or seen some things online that say bad wisdom teeth can be linked to heart arrythmias,, ( and this can be fixed by getting it taken out) but the vitamin overdoses that i think i took for a good 1 and a half to 2 years would probably be permanent... just wondering if anyone else out there with bad wisdom teeth are having any of the same effects that im having with my heart.. im thinking SINUS ARRHYTMIA sinuses are right above wisdom..ofcourse NO DOCTOR has the answers for me...doctors rarely about your health they're just overpaid drug/pill pushers..

2006-09-12 05:50:21 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

doctors plz answer.

2006-09-12 04:58:55 · 4 answers · asked by sindindia 1

2006-09-12 04:39:49 · 6 answers · asked by satheesh 4

I just read yahoo's article about type D personalities, I identify with alot of it, both of my grandfathers died of heart disease. And im not exactly the most fit person. I am quite young, so am I destined to die early? or is there still hope, and if there is, what do i need to do?

2006-09-11 22:56:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have what a dr told me were PVC's and a history of my blood pressure basically bouncing back and forth like a rubber ball. Sometimes, out of the blue, for no reason at all, my heart will literally stop for a split second, skip and flutter a couple beats, and then beat fast enough to make me short of breath, dizzy, and make my chest hurt and speed out of control so fast I can see it through my shirt and has more than once sent me to the hospital. I have to immediately stop whatever I am doing and drop straight to the floor or bend over while i am in a sitting position in order not to pass out. But heres the frustrating thing...I once had to lay there in the hospital and fill out paperwork during this whole thing and it stopped suddenly...almost like it started...except in reverse. How at risk am I for going into cardiac arrest? And why does it always stop at the most inopportune times???

2006-09-11 19:37:27 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-11 19:18:02 · 3 answers · asked by jeanette a 1

How can Thalassemia major can be cure and name the Doctor and the hospitals in INDIA for treatement and more.Be hurry up .

2006-09-11 18:42:58 · 5 answers · asked by Ashutosh Gupta 1

I've heard that smoking causes heart disease. I understand lung cancer is caused by mutations the genetic code of structures such as the alveoli, but I'm not too clear on how smoking may contribute to heart disease. Of course, as a stimulant that taxes the heart and lungs, nicotine may not exactly be the most healthful thing affecting the cardiovascular system, but no one blames caffeine for their cardiovascular maladies. What's the deal with smokes and heart disease?

2006-09-11 13:34:07 · 14 answers · asked by Thrasymachus 2

2006-09-11 13:29:27 · 3 answers · asked by the_president_ceo 1

About 5 minutes ago I was just standing there and it felt like my heart stopped beating. I couldn't breathe for a minute and then it went back to normal and I got a bad headache. Has anyone else had this before? What is it? I have heart palpitations once in awhile if I drink too much caffeine or I'm super stressed, but I don't usually have it feel like my heart stopped and I can't breathe? Does anyone know what this might be?

PS I do not smoke. I'm not overweight. I exercise regularly. I don't eat junk/fast food.

2006-09-11 08:55:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

The pain is about 1/3 up my left bicep and seems to be wrapping around my arm. (It is not going up and down the arm.) I do not have any chest discomfort and I am not short of breath. The pain in my arm is not stiffling, it's just concerning me. FYI: Over the weekend I had a slight fever of 100.3.

2006-09-11 08:02:06 · 4 answers · asked by Steve B 3

2006-09-11 06:31:15 · 5 answers · asked by kundaku 1

One who is having mirtal valve regurgitation (mild),can play soccer?,or he can work in a hot work places around 1000 deg celcius?,is it good for his health?His age is 25.

2006-09-10 19:33:20 · 5 answers · asked by ducati 1

2006-09-10 17:23:42 · 11 answers · asked by lamsonmichael 1

?what about hardening of the arties

2006-09-10 17:02:21 · 6 answers · asked by jarsonn 1

I'm having difficulty with arrythmias. v-tach, supraventricular tacyhcardia and runs of pacs. This is with a pacemaker medtronic dual lead atrial paced v-sensed. My rythym will also jump into junctional periodicly told this is normal for the pacer. Have been to best Dr. Not concerned thinks I'm to sensitive but this is all confirmed on holter and event recorders. Need Dr. who will look at this seriously in Michigan. I feel awful after 7 months of no symptoms any clues.

2006-09-10 15:39:35 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-10 09:38:09 · 3 answers · asked by jojazzyray 1

2006-09-10 03:52:35 · 4 answers · asked by misses_erin128 1

2006-09-10 03:37:16 · 9 answers · asked by Nostradamus 3

2006-09-09 18:53:13 · 3 answers · asked by Nostradamus 3

I have high blood preasure, thyroid problems and I also have trouble sleeping I wake up between 12:30am and 2:am most of the time I cannot get back to sleep. I had open heart surgery in Feb of 2006 but no longer take heart meds.

2006-09-09 17:37:54 · 6 answers · asked by Rosie C 1

I had Kawasaki Disease at age 4, Im 13 now and extremely active is it necessary for me to go in for an EKG to look for any complications with my heart?

2006-09-09 15:58:22 · 10 answers · asked by basketball21 2

Or are there some people who are just told they are a ticking time bomb?

2006-09-09 14:22:36 · 5 answers · asked by cassandra 6

2006-09-09 13:31:53 · 7 answers · asked by moonface 2