Does Palpitations Always Mean This?!

Does Palpitations Always Mean This?

ive been have constant palpitations for almost a week now maybe more with chest pain for like 3 months ive had that ive had several ekgs echocardiogram 24 hour halter monitor and heart stress test..the chest pain is on my left side the drs says its my gastritis im on nexium and hyoscyamine the hyoscyamine ive been on for like 2-3 weeks i was thinking maybe that was causing the palpitations i wasnt stressed or anxiety ridden at any point before they started ive been going out of my way to just drink water of i drink soda i have caffeine free..so i have 2 questions one what do you think could be causing the palpitations and does palpitations always mean your heart is pumping harder then normal or faster..or could it just be you being aware of your normal heart beat..im going to be going to my dr sometime this week hopefully hes away right now

2 weeks ago
oh by the way im a 21 year old male

Hyoscyamine does have a rare side effect of fast/irregular heart beat. I will provide link below. But it does state that when taking Hyoscyamine to drink plenty of water at all times. Hyoscyamine also lessens the amount of certain body fluids (e.g., saliva, sweat). So you could be a little dehydrated. Dehydration can cause irregular heart beats. Remember that sodas are not a form of hydration. Drink water. I cannot find that Nexium anything that says Nexium causes palpitations.

At times, palpitations can be linked with increased stress or use of caffeine (which you said you were cutting back on), tobacco, alcohol, or certain medications. Eliminating these factors can help decrease or even eliminate symptoms.
It depends upon what kind of palpitation it is as to whether the heart is pumping harder than normal or faster than normal.

Thyroid disease may also cause heart palpitations, in that case correcting the thyroid abnormality may improve palpitations.

But you already gave yourself the best advice, see your doctor this week and discuss these issues with him/her to be on the safe side.

Click these links for more information if you like:
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http://www.webmd.com/drugs/drug-20536-ne...
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http://firstaid.webmd.com/palpitations_t...