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Homeopathy Remedies for a Racing Heart

If your heart is racing---beating fast and furiously---you can turn to homeopathic remedies for relief. Homeopathy is safe and effective and there are generally no contraindications for using homeopathic remedies with over-the-counter or prescription medications. If you are under a doctor's care, consult a trained homeopath or talk with your doctor about complementary therapies. If homeopathy does not relieve your symptoms, or if they worsen or reoccur, consult your health-care provider.

  1. Underlying Causes

    • Your heart could be racing for various reasons. You could be experiencing anxiety, fear or insomnia. Perhaps you are experiencing a panic attack or stage fright. There could also be a physical reason for your racing heart, such as a thyroid problem. Homeopathic remedies can help with your symptoms, but you should consider all the symptoms you are experiencing---physical and emotional---in order to best treat the problem. If your problem recurs, you should consider having a medical evaluation; be sure to tell your health-care provider about all medications you are using, including over-the-counter medications.

    Using Homeopathy

    • When you are using homeopathic remedies, choose the remedy that best matches all your symptoms. Homeopathic remedies are available as very tiny tablets called pellets. They are available in different strengths, such as 30C. Once you have chosen the individual remedy that best matches your symptoms, take three 30C pellets, then repeat in one to two hours. If you do not have any relief after three doses, try another remedy. If you experience relief, do not take another dose unless your symptoms come back. If you have lower potency remedies on hand, such as 6X, 6C, or 30X, you may need to take them more frequently. If you have stronger potency remedies on hand, such as 200X, 200C, or 1M, take one dose only.

    Possible Remedies

    • If you are experiencing violent palpitations that make you feel as if your heart may pound out of your body, argentum nitricum is the remedy of choice; this is also the best remedy for situations where you are experiencing anxiety from anticipation, such as stage fright. You may also be experiencing diarrhea from nervousness and feel very talkative. Aconitum is another remedy for heart palpitations that are violent. This is a good remedy if you have experienced fright or shock and a sudden onset of symptoms. Your pulse will be rapid, and you may have an intense thirst for cold drinks. If you feel anxious and cannot breathe, consider arsenicum album. If you have experienced a surprise or great joy and your heart is racing, coffea is an effective remedy. If your entire body feels as if it is throbbing, you are experiencing violent palpitations and have a terrible headache, the remedy of choice is glonoine. A commercial preparation known as co-Hypert contains barium carbonicum, which it says helps electrical conduction in the heart, iberis amara for calming a racing heart, and sumbulus moschatus for calming an agitated heart.

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