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HEARTBEAT IN HEAD
Sat, 08/04/2007 - 10:08hello,does anyone get episodes of heartbeat/pulsating in the head and has anything youve taken made it go away?
I get heartbeat/pulsating in my feet,stomach,throat,temple and head and sometimes even in my fingertips and lower back.
PLEASE HELP
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Re: HEARTBEAT IN HEAD
Submitted by airabella500 on Thu, 2010-01-21 - 10:59
When I was having a seizure my brain was telling me that if my heart beat hit 100 i was going to die. It reached 99 (in my brain)-then I had a panic attack. Now after being on seizure meds i can "feel" my heartbeat in different parts of my body. I don't know if this is the meds or my brain. I breathe deeply - breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. I do this about 6 times or how ever long it takes to get the heartbeat thing under control.
Re: HEARTBEAT IN HEAD
Submitted by Gina V on Wed, 2009-10-21 - 22:40
Yep - I get it too. Seems to happen more at night than any other time of day. I was diagnosed with Epilepsy a year and a half ago, however, until reading this, I've never made the connection. Like others have said...I have never mentioned it to anyone but my husband because I figured they'd think I was crazy!
Re: HEARTBEAT IN HEAD
Submitted by StaceyM on Wed, 2009-10-21 - 21:39
This may be unrelated to your experience, but I went through a period recently of hearing my heartbeat maddeningly loud in my own head/ ears/ temple. I had never experienced it before. It turns out I was severely anemic due to a GI bleed and had to have a blood transfusion. Completely unrelated to seizures, but it might be worth getting your blood levels checked. Stacey M.