I guess I have been nervous and scared to be honest about this stuff so I am going to some forums to get some answers as to what direction I should go in. In late January, I was hanging with a friend and we had some drugs. He stumbled across a very small amount of Cocaine (a gram which we split) and then we had purchased some xtc pills (we took 2 each). Things got partying and out of hand and we ended up doing the cocaine at a concert, and then getting tired and popping the pills later. Unfortunately for me, this turned out to be the worst decision of my life.
I have done drugs off and on throughout my 20's socially. Never addicted, never binge and never in excessive amounts. But after our night of partying, I started to feel strange. I noticed my heart was beating harder. Then later I was in Vegas for a work convention and as I was walking around the showroom floor I noticed my heart skipping a beat here and there. I thought it was my imagination so I wasn't too concerned and then it got worse, then anxiety kicked in very harshly and I was light headed, worried and frightened. I was in Vegas with no medical insurance, not much money to my name and I freaked out and went to urgent care. They found nothing really wrong with me so I went home.
Later I was at home and I felt my heart skipping beats and arrhythmia going on, and then the anxiety really kicked in. I was very scared that I had really done some damage to my body and I would lay down and slowly get to where I wasn't light headed and so worried. I tried to do the whole "mind over matter" bit, but it really seemed beyond my control. Many days of this went on and I eventually decided to go to the hospital. They did an EKG on me and took vitals and said that I seemed fine for the most part, probably just anxiety, and that I had slightly high blood pressure (even after 2 checks). The EKG was slightly abnormal however, so he sent me to a cardiologist for further investigation.
At the cardiologist we did an EKG, and ECHO and a Holter monitor. The Holter came back as negative within the 24 hour period. The EKG and ECHO were also negative of anything at all. They said I am structurally perfectly healthy and that perhaps I should get back to exercising and watch my salt intake and my blood pressure will go down. I did just that and several weeks later, I started feeling irregular heartbeats again. They are out of sync. I feel my heart almost stop for a moment, and then catch up. It's extremely scary for me! My mother in law suggested taking Vitamin E about a week ago and I started doing that as well. I started taking Magnesium, Pottasium and Vitamin B-6 which are all supposed to help promote a healthy heart beat for the past 5 days. I have always been a healthy and physical guy. I ride mountain bikes, road bikes, I lift weights and even use to do martial arts of various kinds. I have always considered myself to be lean and healthy. I eat healthy as well. I have been eating lots of fruits, vegetables oats and legumes. Oatmeal etc. I don't eat much dairy or meat but prefer the whole foods method in the last month. Over the past few years I have slowly been transitioning into this diet, so it wasn't always the case.
Also, I need to be honest and say that I smoke Marijuana on a regular basis. I live in California and have my MMJ card and smoke 1-3 times per day. Some days I do not smoke at all however, but other days I smoke multiple times. I usually smoke about one or two hits per session, nothing extravagant. I am telling you this, because last night I ate a consumable pot-cookie which is a rather heavy dose and when I was lying in bed, I noticed my heart beating irregularly again. It feels like it's going to stop, then picks up and starts beating again and "catches up". At least that's how it feels. Also, I stopped drinking caffeine several weeks ago! I know that it causes the heart to do strange things so I stopped. I have been drinking but only a beer or two a night, nothing crazy. I have been exercising a lot as well, trying to get my blood pressure down. I checked it yesterday at Rite Aid and it was still 140-150 every time I check it. When I was at the hospital they checked it a second time after I relaxed and the lowest it's been is in the 130's range.
So again to break things down: I smoke Marijuana but have stopped all other drugs, including caffeine. I drink 1-3 beers per evening. I exercise frequently. I am not at all overweight. I am 29 years old and weigh 175 lbs almost completely muscle. I have high blood pressure consistently in the 135-150 range. I have heart arrhythmia off and on. This seemed to stop for a couple of weeks after going to the cardiologist, but has recently picked back up again.
My questions are, why do I have high blood pressure? I feel as though I am doing everything right. Does Marijuana cause irregular heartbeats? Should I stop? Am I drinking too much alcohol? It feels as though I am only moderately drinking. Is there something I am missing? I have been doing a lot of research and I can't come to the conclusion as to WHY these things are happening to me. Sometimes I am wondering if I perhaps damaged my nervous system when doing drugs with my friend, and things haven't been right since. I never noticed any of these issues before doing cocaine and xtc at the same time in January. Is there more blood work I should do, or should I just relax and focus on my fitness and diet? AHHHH! I care so much about my health and I can't believe I screwed myself up so bad! Help!
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