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During my "off" periods I get a racing heartbeat, shortness of breath, dizziness and fatigue...I found this...
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/wolff-parkinson-w...
I've had ecg's before, but just wondering how easy it is to miss. I saw a private neurologist last night (£200 for 30 minutes) and he suggested that though I clearly had an "off" period (I timed my meds to be as sure as I could that I would) he thought other people had worse symptoms, so why do I feel so absolutely wretched during… read more
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Members responded to a question about whether Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome could be connected to Parkinson's 'off' periods, with the... Read more
@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member I’m not taking anything as a given here. It’s just nice to have something to check on.
Nigel, thank you very much for the informative, and (in my case) timely, information.
A short while back I awoke from a nightmare and a very abnormal racing heartbeat. It lasted for an abnormally long time. I wondered what it could have been. Your article gives me something to look into.
I have been inhibited in my boxing workouts by shortness of breath, dizziness, rapid heartbeat , and profuse sweating. The fact that this can be caused by an off time gives me an imedeate avenue of investigation.
I’ll let you know what I discover.
I’m an icu nurse familiar with WPW. Nothing to do with Parkinson’s
It’s a British article. They have to put up with a lot of our Yankee articles. It’s only fair we should have to do a bit of translation sometimes.
The info is solid gold.
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