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Took Husband to Cardiologist Today.
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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 730080" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>Well, the murmur could be any number of things, even just a functional murmur under stress, which is harmless.</p><p></p><p>Interestingly, my mother, from whom I got my habit of drinking several (coffee-equivalent) cups of strong, English black tea per day (and gave up as it was involved in the migraine process and my anxiety) developed tachycardia and an arrythmia.</p><p></p><p>She already has horribly high blood pressure, despite diet and medications. Off to the cardiologist she was sent by a frantic GP.</p><p></p><p>The cardiologist was also frantic. During the long workup, mum cut way back and switched gradually over to decaf tea.</p><p></p><p>By the end of the 4 months of testing, her heart rate had returned to normal, and the arrythmia was gone!</p><p></p><p>Cardiologist, who was flummoxed, finally asked her if she'd done something, and she said, "Not really, doctor, I just switched to mostly decaf tea."</p><p></p><p>She then had to explain to him the difference between the way English of Russian/Lithuanian extraction drink tea and the way the rest of the world drink tea. Once he realized she had been effectively drinking 6-8 cups of coffee per day, the light bulb went on.</p><p></p><p>So, cutting out caffeine may indeed help his heart a lot, especially if there are issues with rate and rhythm. Murmurs are more often mechanical in nature, but many are innocuous.</p><p></p><p>Just remember, if you cut caffeine, do it very gradually, withdrawal headaches rival migraines in severity and there are other unpleasant withdrawal effects as well, both psychological and physical.</p><p></p><p>Keep us posted on how hubs is doing. I hope his murmur turns out be an "artifact" (medicalese for "one of those weird things") and that all is well with him.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 730080, member: 1963"] Well, the murmur could be any number of things, even just a functional murmur under stress, which is harmless. Interestingly, my mother, from whom I got my habit of drinking several (coffee-equivalent) cups of strong, English black tea per day (and gave up as it was involved in the migraine process and my anxiety) developed tachycardia and an arrythmia. She already has horribly high blood pressure, despite diet and medications. Off to the cardiologist she was sent by a frantic GP. The cardiologist was also frantic. During the long workup, mum cut way back and switched gradually over to decaf tea. By the end of the 4 months of testing, her heart rate had returned to normal, and the arrythmia was gone! Cardiologist, who was flummoxed, finally asked her if she'd done something, and she said, "Not really, doctor, I just switched to mostly decaf tea." She then had to explain to him the difference between the way English of Russian/Lithuanian extraction drink tea and the way the rest of the world drink tea. Once he realized she had been effectively drinking 6-8 cups of coffee per day, the light bulb went on. So, cutting out caffeine may indeed help his heart a lot, especially if there are issues with rate and rhythm. Murmurs are more often mechanical in nature, but many are innocuous. Just remember, if you cut caffeine, do it very gradually, withdrawal headaches rival migraines in severity and there are other unpleasant withdrawal effects as well, both psychological and physical. Keep us posted on how hubs is doing. I hope his murmur turns out be an "artifact" (medicalese for "one of those weird things") and that all is well with him. [/QUOTE]
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