PalpitationPALPITATION IS A PERCEIVED ABNORMALITY OF THE HEARTBEAT

CHARACTERIZED BY AWARENESS OF HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS IN THE CHEST: HARD BEATS, FAST BEATS, IRREGULAR BEATS, AND/OR PAUSES. IT IS BOTH A SYMPTOM REPORTED BY THE PATIENT AND A MEDICAL DIAGNOSIS.

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What is Palpitation Palpitation is a perceived abnormality of the heartbeat

characterized by awareness of heart muscle contractions in the chest: hard beats, fast beats, irregular beats, and/or pauses.

It is both a symptom reported by the patient and a medical diagnosis.

Palpitation is frequently associated with anxiety and does not necessarily indicate a structural or functional abnormality of the heart, but it can be a symptom arising from an objectively rapid or irregular heartbeat.

Palpitation can be intermittent and of variable frequency and duration, or continuous. Associated symptoms include dizziness, shortness of breath, sweating, headaches, and chest pain.

What is PalpitationPalpitation may be associated with coronary heart disease, hyperthyroidism, diseases affecting cardiac muscle such as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, diseases causing low blood oxygen such as asthma and emphysema; kidney disease; low levels of brain serotonin; blood loss, and pain; drugs such as antidepressants, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, cocaine, and amphetamines; electrolyte imbalances of magnesium, potassium and calcium; and deficiencies of nutrients such as taurine, arginine, and iron.

Causes Extra-cardiac stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system (inappropriate

stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system, particularly the vagus nerve (which innervates the heart), can be caused by anxiety and stress due to acute or chronic elevations in glucocorticoids and catecholamines.

Gastrointestinal distress such as bloating or indigestion, along with muscular imbalances and poor posture, can also irritate the vagus nerve causing palpitations)

Sympathetic overdrive (panic disorders, low blood sugar, hypoxia, antihistamines (i.e. levocetirizine), low red blood cell count, heart failure, mitral valve prolapse).

Hyperdynamic circulation (valvular incompetence, thyrotoxicosis, hypercapnia, high body temperature, low red blood cell count, pregnancy).

Abnormal heart rhythms (ectopic beat, premature atrial contraction, junctional escape beat, premature ventricular contraction, atrial fibrillation, supraventricular tachycardia, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, heart block).

Other Factors Arrhythmia, heart disease, including heart block, congestive cardiac

failure, coronary heart disease. Caffeine, nicotine, alcoholic drinks, certain allopathic medicines. Dyspepsia can lead to palpitations in some persons. High fat diet may also excite palpitations. Stress, anxiety, emotional excitement — anger, fright, grief & even joy. Exercise and physical exertion. Fever. In women, Palpitations can be experienced during pregnancy and

menopause. People with anaemia and hyperthyroidism can also complain

of palpitations.

Signs and symptoms Three common descriptions of palpitation are: "flip-flopping" (or "stop and start"), often caused by premature

contraction of the atrium or ventricle, with the perceived "stop" from the pause following the contraction, and the "start" from the subsequent forceful contraction;

Rapid "fluttering in the chest," with regular "fluttering" suggesting supraventricular or ventricular arrhythmias (including sinus tachycardia) and irregular "fluttering" suggesting atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, or tachycardia with variable block; and

"pounding in the neck" or neck pulsations, often due to "cannon" A waves in the jugular venous pulsations that occur when the right atrium contracts against a closed tricuspid valve.

Signs and symptoms Palpitation associated with chest pain suggests ischemic heart disease,

or if the chest pain is relieved by leaning forward, pericardial disease is suspected.

Palpitation associated with light-headedness, fainting or near fainting suggest low blood pressure and may signify a life-threatening abnormal heart rhythm.

Palpitation that occurs regularly with exertion suggests a rate-dependent bypass tract or hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

Hyperventilation, hand tingling, and nervousness are common when anxiety or panic disorder is the cause of the palpitations.

Homeopathy Treatment Homeopathy treatment is holistic & patient friendly, and are customized

to suit each patient according to his condition. Homeopathy also helps in reducing the complications of Palpitation. Here we have given few Homeopathic remedies while there are many more for each types of palpitation.

Aconite and Opium for Palpitation due to fright. Ignatia for Palpitation due to grief Convallaria, Kalmia and Tabacum for Palpitation due to Tobacco over use. Iberis, Digitalis and Spigelia for Palpitation due to physical exertion &

from slight motion.

We at Anubhuti Homeo Clinics prefer to take history of patients first and advise proper homeopathy remedies. A detailed history followed by constitutional treatment by a good and qualified homeopathic doctor is necessary to treat the complaints that appear. It is not advisable to resort to self-medication for any disease. The remedies mentioned in this presentation are mentioned solely to create awareness of homeopathic medicines in dealing with disease conditions