Irregular heart beat

I was having minor arrhythmia and for two days had a headache when I woke up. I read that it could be because of dehydration. I am 76, and when I grew up my mother never served water at mealtime and we drank water only when real thirsty. I also read that alzheimers could be attributed to dehydration.

I did not measure, but I would say that I was drinking maybe a cup or little more a day. I do not drink sodas nor juices. So, at the 1st of January this year I was determined to drink more water. It is very difficult for me because for another reason, it is difficult for me to swallow fast, so it is literally taking the whole day to sip 4=5 cups a day. I know I want to increase, but for me this was a huge increase. The headache went away the first day and never returned, and the heart beat issue decreased to nothing in about three weeks. I no longer have them at all, and am walking daily.

Hi
Are you referring to an ECG?

The other is a Heart Monitor which is very good for telling us on your pill/or pills your avge heart beat day and Night - press the buzzer for any different workout or exertion.
It told the specialist when I was struggling on Metopolol that heart rate was 186 avge Day and pauses at Night with Night Heart Rate of avg 47bpm. The later was proven over 3 heart monitor on before each chanr of med.

Metapolol, Bisoprolol and Diltiazem which was best and got H.R controlled finally.

Cheri JOY. (tuckie)

I'm consciously now drinking 2 pints of water a day in addition to any other drink I have throughout the day in the hopes that dehydration can be iliminated from any probable cause should it happen again.

@lindy9
Way to take care of yourself! Dehydration can cause a lot of medical and mental conditions.

Recently in late afternoon after about 3+ hours of exercising I went into high pulse rate and my ICD/Pacemaker tried to pulse me out but failed and it shocked me. After a lot of discussions with my EP and other doctors we determined I became dehydrated.

I try to drink water, but I swim for 2 hours and don't drink water. During those 2 hours I am told I still sweat and lose water. I was advised if not stopping to drink can get close to dehydration even in pool water. So, my instructions from my doctors are to drink water BEFORE you get thirsty and try to find an electrolytes water as helps prevent irregular heartbeats from starting.

Again way to go!

@woody5
Look at my reply to @lindy9
Could you have been during the symptoms dehydrated?

As you can see it was determined by my doctors I was dehydrated and was the cause of my high pulse rate. When I have a ICD shock the first thing they do is check my electrolytes and ask me how much water I have been drinking.

So I have learned my lesson on staying hydrated. The key according to my doctors is to drink water before you are thirsty throughout day. When I was being treated for prostate cancer I found myself not drinking a lot of water because had issues with increased urination and increase need to void.

So I was cutting down on drinking water and it caught up to me as even though now a year after radiation ended I did not go back to drinking a lot of water throughout day.

Yes, have been dehydrated for years. After reading it could cause heart problems, and also dementia, which my mother had real bad, I am determined to drink water daily. I am measuring and tracking how much, otherwise it is easy to get side tracked and it doesn't happen. It beats scary treatments and meds.

Completely agree.

I hate to say it but my recent ICD shock got me back to drinking water and electrolytes.

I was always told to drink water before you were thirsty and somehow got lazy.

I like you don't want any more medications and definitely not any more shocks. So that little ICD/Pacemaker bugger in my chest reminded me to take care of myself.