Results 1 to 29 of 29
Like Tree7Likes
  • 1 Post By kelkel
  • 1 Post By kewe
  • 1 Post By kelkel
  • 1 Post By APIs
  • 1 Post By lovbyts
  • 1 Post By bass
  • 1 Post By bass

Thread: Spent 2 days in hospital.

  1. #1
    bass's Avatar
    bass is offline HRT Specialist ~ Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    In Southern Commiefornia
    Posts
    9,332

    Spent 2 days in hospital.

    Hey guys, just to share with you. I spent Christmas and Friday in hospital due to a racing heart beat. Not sure what it was, doctors ran all kind of testing cad scans, mri's, blood work, etc... And couldn't find anything. I ate quite a bit as expected you know, Christmas dinner, cookies and what not, also took my usual supplements and went to work out, right after my first set i felt my heart racing, didn't feel right, i hooked up heart rate monitor also checked my pulse and it was at 209 bpm. No pain or discomfort, just scared the crap out of me. Wife called the ambulance and the highly suggested that I go to er, so I did.

    Anyway, I'm home now but my heart is still acting up, pvc's. I was told to stay away from caffeine and sugars for a while. any of you experienced a similar thing?

  2. #2
    MisterD is offline Junior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Posts
    107
    What gear are you on?

  3. #3
    APIs's Avatar
    APIs is offline Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Avoiding newbies @ gym...
    Posts
    1,321
    Hey Bass, glad you're OK. What's your Cialis intake like? Minus the racing heart, I've experienced chest pains etc. from >20 mgs per day over a prolonged period. Had to cut back on it, thought I was having a heart attack while on vacation this past summer lols...

  4. #4
    jwh7699 is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Posts
    640
    How's your Hemoglobin/Hematocrit level? Did you take a pre-workout supplement?

  5. #5
    bartman314's Avatar
    bartman314 is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2013
    Location
    boston
    Posts
    788
    glad you're ok... interested in the details.

  6. #6
    bass's Avatar
    bass is offline HRT Specialist ~ Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    In Southern Commiefornia
    Posts
    9,332
    Quote Originally Posted by APIs View Post
    Hey Bass, glad you're OK. What's your Cialis intake like? Minus the racing heart, I've experienced chest pains etc. from >20 mgs per day over a prolonged period. Had to cut back on it, thought I was having a heart attack while on vacation this past summer lols...
    no Cialis, but these supplements,

    NAC, 600-1200 mg ed
    Chromium Picolinate, 200 mcg ed
    Bifido GI Balance, 25 mg ed
    Taurine, 1000 mg ed
    Zinc, 30 mg ed
    L-Arginine, 700 mg twice ed
    BCAA, once a day prior or during workout

    no chest pains, just fast heart beat. my mom used to get them all the time after she consumed few cups of coffee, which reminds me I drank about 4 cups of tea and about 20 oz coke that day, along with few sugary cookies which is unusual for my diet.

    Quote Originally Posted by jwh7699 View Post
    How's your Hemoglobin/Hematocrit level? Did you take a pre-workout supplement?
    all within range. as for supplements I took the above listed supplements prior to workout.

    Quote Originally Posted by bartman314 View Post
    glad you're ok... interested in the details.
    Thanks!
    Last edited by bass; 12-28-2014 at 05:49 PM.

  7. #7
    jwh7699 is offline Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2011
    Posts
    640
    Smart going to the hospital! Glad you're ok!

    I was diagnosed with High BP a year and a half ago. I take lisinopril.

    Too much caffeine gets my heart racing.

  8. #8
    kelkel's Avatar
    kelkel is offline HRT Specialist ~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~ No Source Checks
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    East Coast Dungeon
    Posts
    30,122
    Damn Bass. Glad you're well. If you figure this out let us know please.
    jstone likes this.
    -*- NO SOURCE CHECKS -*-

  9. #9
    Lifted1's Avatar
    Lifted1 is offline Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2012
    Location
    Nor Cal
    Posts
    588
    shit man glad to hear your ok. your supps dont look like anything that would cause this. if your not used to caffeine and had 4 cups of tea and coke, that could bump your bpm, but not that high. imo your heart was trying to compensate for something in your body that wasn't functioning correctly...my daughter was 140bpm (resting) when her blood sugar was 38mg/dl.

  10. #10
    kewe is offline Associate Member
    Join Date
    Oct 2014
    Posts
    186
    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel View Post
    Damn Bass. Glad you're well. If you figure this out let us know please.
    your photo is too distracting
    VoRTeXO77 likes this.

  11. #11
    kelkel's Avatar
    kelkel is offline HRT Specialist ~ AR-Platinum Elite-Hall of Famer ~ No Source Checks
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    East Coast Dungeon
    Posts
    30,122
    Quote Originally Posted by kewe View Post
    your photo is too distracting
    Just trying to get Bass' heart rate up.........again.....
    almostgone likes this.
    -*- NO SOURCE CHECKS -*-

  12. #12
    bass's Avatar
    bass is offline HRT Specialist ~ Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    In Southern Commiefornia
    Posts
    9,332
    Quote Originally Posted by Lifted1 View Post
    shit man glad to hear your ok. your supps dont look like anything that would cause this. if your not used to caffeine and had 4 cups of tea and coke, that could bump your bpm, but not that high. imo your heart was trying to compensate for something in your body that wasn't functioning correctly...my daughter was 140bpm (resting) when her blood sugar was 38mg/dl.
    one of the doctors said that my magnesium was low, he said that could make your heart act up. I did noticed my eye lid twitching few days prior, so maybe that has something to do with it. I can guarantee you it wasn't low sugar

    Quote Originally Posted by kelkel View Post
    Just trying to get Bass' heart rate up.........again.....
    thanks bud, my pulse now is at 130 bpp just from looking at your avi!

  13. #13
    Bio-Active's Avatar
    Bio-Active is online now AR-Hall of Famer
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    L.A
    Posts
    24,701
    Quote Originally Posted by bass View Post
    one of the doctors said that my magnesium was low, he said that could make your heart act up. I did noticed my eye lid twitching few days prior, so maybe that has something to do with it. I can guarantee you it wasn't low sugar



    thanks bud, my pulse now is at 130 bpp just from looking at your avi!
    Glad to hear you are ok buddy and yeah Kels avi wow

  14. #14
    almostgone's Avatar
    almostgone is online now AR-Platinum Elite- Hall of Famer
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    the lower carolina
    Posts
    26,399
    Glad to hear you're feeling better, Bass. The taurine struck a note with me because I seem to be a tad sensitive to it, although my heart is somewhat craptacular. Anyway, I know we're not rats, but I did run across this.

    Taurine regulation of blood pressure and vasoactivity. - PubMed - NCBI

    The increase in blood pressure was observed however only in females; males supplemented with taurine did not show an increase in systolic, diastolic, or mean arterial pressure. In both genders however, taurine supplementation caused a significant tachycardia.
    Last edited by almostgone; 12-29-2014 at 04:27 AM. Reason: ...typo...
    There are 3 loves in my life: my wife, my English mastiffs, and my weightlifting....Man, my wife gets really pissed when I get the 3 confused...
    A minimum of 100 posts and 45 days membership required for source checks. Source checks are performed at my discretion.

  15. #15
    almostgone's Avatar
    almostgone is online now AR-Platinum Elite- Hall of Famer
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    the lower carolina
    Posts
    26,399
    ...lol, and I'm not anti-supplement by any means, just wanted to post up the link for you. Kind of weird how the acute dosing in water vs. the chronic dosing via injection caused a different reaction.
    Please post up any updates or info you can share and I hope you continue to feel better.
    Last edited by almostgone; 12-29-2014 at 04:11 AM.
    There are 3 loves in my life: my wife, my English mastiffs, and my weightlifting....Man, my wife gets really pissed when I get the 3 confused...
    A minimum of 100 posts and 45 days membership required for source checks. Source checks are performed at my discretion.

  16. #16
    lovbyts's Avatar
    lovbyts is offline Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    30,260
    It sounds like you and PistalPete had a lousy Christmas holiday.
    I spent my morning in the Emergency Room. Scary Stuff!!!!

    Did you take more BCAA than usual? Are any of the supplements you are taking a new bottle? Since they are not regulated something could be stronger than normal.
    BCAA cranks me up a bit.

    One time my heat rate was up to 190/104 was due to the wife. lol

    Glad to hear you are doing better.

  17. #17
    Beethoven's Avatar
    Beethoven is offline Productive Member
    Join Date
    Jun 2013
    Location
    South Fla
    Posts
    1,469
    Glad you're doing better Bass.

  18. #18
    Times Roman's Avatar
    Times Roman is offline Anabolic Member
    Join Date
    May 2010
    Location
    Back from Afghanistan
    Posts
    27,376
    200+ is pretty high.

    not capping, but why the ambulance?

    I would have just had my woman drive me.

    oh, never mind. your WIFE called the ambulance. She drove you to ER

    got it now....

    good luck mate. let us know how it goes.

  19. #19
    APIs's Avatar
    APIs is offline Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2010
    Location
    Avoiding newbies @ gym...
    Posts
    1,321
    If you arrive at the ER via ambulance you're brought right into the ER. If you walk in, you may have to wait with the illegals, oops sorry, I mean "Immigrants." However, if you declare chest pains you will get a ticket right-in...
    almostgone likes this.

  20. #20
    buttslinger's Avatar
    buttslinger is offline Junior Member
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    No Virginia
    Posts
    55
    I had a somewhat similar experience when I thought I could start up my aerobic walks right where I left off months before. On the third day, it was hot, but even more humid, and a block from my house I was lying on the sidewalk and couldn't get up in a huge puddle of sweat. The EMT trainee tech thought his machine was broken when he checked my heart rate.
    Heart Disease is the number one killer of men in their fifties, I think, so they gave me every expensive test they could to check out my old ticker, they wanted me to get on the treadmill the next morning to test my heart under stress, and I made them give me a shot of something instead, because I didn't want to possibly experience that episode again, it is not scary, .....it is terrifying!!!!!! When I got home I erased all the porn off my computer.
    I have a hiatal hernia that acts up with too much stress or coffee, so the doctor gives me the EKG every six months. If I have chest pains, I'm pretty confident it's my stomach and not my heart.

  21. #21
    lovbyts's Avatar
    lovbyts is offline Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    30,260
    Quote Originally Posted by buttslinger View Post
    I had a somewhat similar experience when I thought I could start up my aerobic walks right where I left off months before. On the third day, it was hot, but even more humid, and a block from my house I was lying on the sidewalk and couldn't get up in a huge puddle of sweat. The EMT trainee tech thought his machine was broken when he checked my heart rate.
    Heart Disease is the number one killer of men in their fifties, I think, so they gave me every expensive test they could to check out my old ticker, they wanted me to get on the treadmill the next morning to test my heart under stress, and I made them give me a shot of something instead, because I didn't want to possibly experience that episode again, it is not scary, .....it is terrifying!!!!!! When I got home I erased all the porn off my computer.
    I have a hiatal hernia that acts up with too much stress or coffee, so the doctor gives me the EKG every six months. If I have chest pains, I'm pretty confident it's my stomach and not my heart.
    Isnt it funny what we think of, what we do when we think we might die or something happen so no one will find it after you are gone or if it gets checked for some reason.

    Every time Ive done this in the past I regretted it later because I had to start my collection over. Now I just keep it on an encrypted drive. lol

    Sorry for the thread hijack.
    Last edited by lovbyts; 12-30-2014 at 05:22 AM.
    falcon954 likes this.

  22. #22
    almostgone's Avatar
    almostgone is online now AR-Platinum Elite- Hall of Famer
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Location
    the lower carolina
    Posts
    26,399
    Quote Originally Posted by buttslinger View Post
    I had a somewhat similar experience when I thought I could start up my aerobic walks right where I left off months before. On the third day, it was hot, but even more humid, and a block from my house I was lying on the sidewalk and couldn't get up in a huge puddle of sweat. The EMT trainee tech thought his machine was broken when he checked my heart rate.
    Heart Disease is the number one killer of men in their fifties, I think, so they gave me every expensive test they could to check out my old ticker, they wanted me to get on the treadmill the next morning to test my heart under stress, and I made them give me a shot of something instead, because I didn't want to possibly experience that episode again, it is not scary, .....it is terrifying!!!!!! When I got home I erased all the porn off my computer.
    I have a hiatal hernia that acts up with too much stress or coffee, so the doctor gives me the EKG every six months. If I have chest pains, I'm pretty confident it's my stomach and not my heart.
    If it was for a stress echocardiogram, it may have been dobutamine.
    There are 3 loves in my life: my wife, my English mastiffs, and my weightlifting....Man, my wife gets really pissed when I get the 3 confused...
    A minimum of 100 posts and 45 days membership required for source checks. Source checks are performed at my discretion.

  23. #23
    bass's Avatar
    bass is offline HRT Specialist ~ Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    In Southern Commiefornia
    Posts
    9,332
    Quote Originally Posted by almostgone View Post
    Glad to hear you're feeling better, Bass. The taurine struck a note with me because I seem to be a tad sensitive to it, although my heart is somewhat craptacular. Anyway, I know we're not rats, but I did run across this.

    Taurine regulation of blood pressure and vasoactivity. - PubMed - NCBI

    The increase in blood pressure was observed however only in females; males supplemented with taurine did not show an increase in systolic, diastolic, or mean arterial pressure. In both genders however, taurine supplementation caused a significant tachycardia.
    Quote Originally Posted by almostgone View Post
    ...lol, and I'm not anti-supplement by any means, just wanted to post up the link for you. Kind of weird how the acute dosing in water vs. the chronic dosing via injection caused a different reaction.
    Please post up any updates or info you can share and I hope you continue to feel better.
    Thanks! no one really knows what's in the supplements anyway, we just take them and hope for the best!

    Quote Originally Posted by lovbyts View Post
    It sounds like you and PistalPete had a lousy Christmas holiday.
    I spent my morning in the Emergency Room. Scary Stuff!!!!

    Did you take more BCAA than usual? Are any of the supplements you are taking a new bottle? Since they are not regulated something could be stronger than normal.
    BCAA cranks me up a bit.

    One time my heat rate was up to 190/104 was due to the wife. lol

    Glad to hear you are doing better.
    Thanks bro! I only took one sip of BCAA to swallow the other supplements.

    Quote Originally Posted by Beethoven View Post
    Glad you're doing better Bass.
    Quote Originally Posted by Bio-Active View Post
    Glad to hear you are ok buddy and yeah Kels avi wow
    thanks guys!

    Quote Originally Posted by Times Roman View Post
    200+ is pretty high.

    not capping, but why the ambulance?

    I would have just had my woman drive me.

    oh, never mind. your WIFE called the ambulance. She drove you to ER

    got it now....

    good luck mate. let us know how it goes.
    LOL why the ambulance?! well it was the first for me my heart going over 200, it scared the crap out of me. still I am feeling tightness and lots of misfiring (PVC's) I believe it is somewhat related to my stomach, I noticed every time I get PVC my stomach growls! or I can almost feel it coming them boom it happens.

    Quote Originally Posted by APIs View Post
    If you arrive at the ER via ambulance you're brought right into the ER. If you walk in, you may have to wait with the illegals, oops sorry, I mean "Immigrants." However, if you declare chest pains you will get a ticket right-in...
    LOL, the PC term now is undocumented citizens!

    Quote Originally Posted by buttslinger View Post
    I had a somewhat similar experience when I thought I could start up my aerobic walks right where I left off months before. On the third day, it was hot, but even more humid, and a block from my house I was lying on the sidewalk and couldn't get up in a huge puddle of sweat. The EMT trainee tech thought his machine was broken when he checked my heart rate.
    Heart Disease is the number one killer of men in their fifties, I think, so they gave me every expensive test they could to check out my old ticker, they wanted me to get on the treadmill the next morning to test my heart under stress, and I made them give me a shot of something instead, because I didn't want to possibly experience that episode again, it is not scary, .....it is terrifying!!!!!! When I got home I erased all the porn off my computer.
    I have a hiatal hernia that acts up with too much stress or coffee, so the doctor gives me the EKG every six months. If I have chest pains, I'm pretty confident it's my stomach and not my heart.
    LOL, I prayed my heart out, and believe it or not as soon as I said Blessed Mother, it immediately dropped to 130! well I am a believer so I give her the credit.

    Thanks again guys!
    almostgone likes this.

  24. #24
    < <Samson> >'s Avatar
    < <Samson> > is offline Neurologically Intact
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    AZ Side
    Posts
    12,816
    Blog Entries
    2
    Wow,

    Read the whole thread

    How old r u bro?

    No other uppers? Just kinda close to home for myself ya know. . . I take a ton of uppers every day(nothing crazy, just a ton of caffeine & Ephedrin).

    I have never had anything like this - but, I have had heart pains of some sort. Yet, all BW is perfect and BB is not way out of range(highest is 150/80).

  25. #25
    bass's Avatar
    bass is offline HRT Specialist ~ Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    In Southern Commiefornia
    Posts
    9,332
    Quote Originally Posted by < <Samson> > View Post
    Wow,

    Read the whole thread

    How old r u bro?

    No other uppers? Just kinda close to home for myself ya know. . . I take a ton of uppers every day(nothing crazy, just a ton of caffeine & Ephedrin).

    I have never had anything like this - but, I have had heart pains of some sort. Yet, all BW is perfect and BB is not way out of range(highest is 150/80).
    Thanks man. Don't know what you mean about uppers, but everything I take i listed. One of my bw showed low magnesium, doc prescribed some type of magnesium but that made it worse, so read allot about magnesium and it's talked about like other supplements, basically it's the mother of all supplements hype!

    I came across a YouTube video of a lady having the same issues I have, she was told by her doctors the same thing i was tol, she tried magnesium and didn't work, then she tried Epson Salt bath and that was the cure for her irregular heart beat. I tried it and i was much more calm today, even bp was better than normal.
    APIs likes this.

  26. #26
    < <Samson> >'s Avatar
    < <Samson> > is offline Neurologically Intact
    Join Date
    Feb 2012
    Location
    AZ Side
    Posts
    12,816
    Blog Entries
    2
    Your supps don't look like anything that would cause anything even remotely close to this

    Weird man - Don't sound so good though

  27. #27
    bass's Avatar
    bass is offline HRT Specialist ~ Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    In Southern Commiefornia
    Posts
    9,332
    Quote Originally Posted by < <Samson> > View Post
    Your supps don't look like anything that would cause anything even remotely close to this

    Weird man - Don't sound so good though
    More weird is I'm not the only one, millions suffer from this, and doctors don't know what it is. Thankfully it still falls under "normal" seeing my doc next week. Will keep you updated.

  28. #28
    MICKY H is offline Associate Member
    Join Date
    Jul 2012
    Location
    UK
    Posts
    163
    This happened to me a few years ago, around the same time of the year. I was diagnosed as a "panic/anxiety attack" Never had it since and still no reason for it happening. The brain works in mysterious ways. Over dose Red Bull energy drinks can cause racing heart and Taurine is one of the factors.

  29. #29
    bass's Avatar
    bass is offline HRT Specialist ~ Knowledgeable Member
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    In Southern Commiefornia
    Posts
    9,332
    Quote Originally Posted by MICKY H View Post
    This happened to me a few years ago, around the same time of the year. I was diagnosed as a "panic/anxiety attack" Never had it since and still no reason for it happening. The brain works in mysterious ways. Over dose Red Bull energy drinks can cause racing heart and Taurine is one of the factors.
    Thanks for sharing your experience Micky. Glad to hear it hasn't happened again.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •