--- In mvpandmvpssupport@yahoogroups.com, "Snowy" <akgem@c...> wrote:
> MVP is a condition where your mitral valve in your heart doesnt
close
> properly, this results in blood leaking from the valve. The tests
your
> doctor does will determine the severity of the leaking. This does
NOT mean
> you are going to have a heart attack. Many people live with mvp
with NO
> symptoms and its not a fatal disease at all. Depending on your age
and the
> amount of regurgitation(blood leaking) you might have to have a
valve
> replacement but these days its not a big deal. MVPS is the syndrome
that
> accompanies MVP and that is where you get all kinds of pains, panic
attacks,
> anxiety, ect....Your autonomic system is not in balance. You may
also
> experience skipped beats or irregular beats. These can be
controlled by meds
> some people use herbs. We are all different and deal with MVP
differently.
> Get support from the message boards and talk to people who also
have these
> symptoms. Its not life threatening so don't stress about that. Talk
to your
> doctor and ask ALL the questions you can think of, write them down
so you
> don't forget to ask. Hope this helps.
>
>
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>
> thank you for your help....it helped ease my mind. i go for my
stress test tomarrow and my eco on wed. I have cut out the caffeen
(well i have one cup of coffee in the morning) but it hasn't helped
at all. what can i do about the panic attacks? i get those quite
often but they seem to hit more at night than any other time. my
other big problem is i feel tired all the time. it just seems to
drain the energy right out of me. any suggestions or is this just
something i have to get used to?