Repost: What's wrong with my heart?!
Question: Repost: What's wrong with my heart?
I am a 15 year old girl and I don't have any conditions or allergies.
I am rather overweight, but I'm going to start on a diet next week.
But my heart is always acting weird. It palpitates almost about 5 times a or more, and for as long as 5-7 seconds.
Then today my heart palpitated and, even after it stopped, it was pounding really hard. 10-15 seconds long.
Sometimes after I eat, even though I'm not full, my heart feels... I don't know how to describe it, heavy?
And sometimes, I have dizzy spells. I'm not sure if the heart has anything to do with it.
What's wrong with my heart?
Answers:
Generally at your age, this is psychological. You cannot believe what your mind can do to your heart rate. You have social anxiety probably - anxiety over being too heavy - etc.
A little magnesium probably wouldn't hurt you. It's a good mineral for straightening out your heart. Take a couple of one-a-day vitamins with minerals. Those things are so weak, you'll want two of them just to start. Try that for a few days - you might find it helps.
Then take a look at the Atkins diet if you have weight to lose. It's pretty nice. Get a used copy of "New Diet Revolution" off of Amazon - it's a fun read - the diet really works - it's simple and pretty cheap to do.