I have had the same problem. My heart has been going to 145-150 when resting. I
get my MVP symptoms only every few years though when especially tired. This
pregnancy, (I'm 6 months along) I was very sick with two back to back viruses,
and bronchitis and one doctor gave me an inhaler and some decongestants and that
is when my heart started acting up again...so I went to the cardiologist and he
told me that I can't have the inhaler or anything with any decongestants.

Plus I was not getting any sleep from coughing all night long. So I think it was
a combo of the pregnancy, the virus, and lack of sleep.

It has taken several weeks after stopping the medicines and making changes to my
lifestyle before it has slowed down. It's still a little fast now, like 110-115
while walking around and 95 when resting, but I've just curbed my activity and
not being on my feet so much.(catching up on my sewing and painting) and it has
helped me keep it under 100.

I just decided my body was trying to tell me something, so I started sleeping 10
hours at night and slowing down my activity and eating 6 times a day instead of
3 to keep my blood sugar on an even keel (because my heart rate was racing when
hungry and slowing down after meals) and it has made a drastic difference. Also,
I cut out candy and chocolate and refined sugars and eating more fresh fruit
with good sugars instead...like grapes, oranges and bananas and absolutely NO
caffiene. I started meditating again and playing soft music and keeping my mind
on peaceful things too....because the stuff I was reading on the internet was
just making me tense and stressed out and making the situation worse.

I'm not that worried about labor and delivery because I think it's extremely
RARE for someone with MVP to die during delivery.

----- Original Message -----
From: mdnourse
To: mvpandmvpssupport@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 10:38 PM
Subject: [MVP and MVPS Support] mvp and pregnancy


I am currently 15 1/2 weeks pregnant. I have known I've had mitral
valve prolapse for almost 19 years and am currently 36 years old.
I've always had the sensation on and off of my heart "flipflopping"
in my chest and at times a resting heart rate of 112 to 120...don't
remember any problems during my psat prenancies but this one I have
noticed it a lot. there are days where whenever I'm up it is doing
this every couple minutes....up till now I didn't let it bother
me...I knew I had mvp adn they told me back originally that it was
nothing to worry about...so I didn't...I knew the pain and other
symptoms were mvp and not a heart attack or anything like that so I
wasn't scared...well I've done some reading on the internet...enough
to scare the crap out of me...now I'm scared to death that I'm going
to die during delivery or something. I keep telling myself that it
is partly due to pregnancy and partly due to the humidity as I also
have asthma..but have been afraid to use my inhaler for fear of
making it worse or not being safe for baby. I go to the Dr. tomorrow
and will talk to him...but thought maybe someone here might have some
words of comfort....I haven't been followed since my original testing
and am scared after all that I have read that something horrible
could be wrong..but then it didn't get this extreme till I got
pregnant. Please help if you can to alleve my fears. Thank you.


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