can heart palpitations be one of the first symptoms of ld?

just wondering...
in the beginning stages of being sick, i noticed my heart seemed to be going a lot faster than usual in response to things that do normally speed up one's heart - exercise, stress, etc. however, instead of mine going up to say 140 which would be normal, it would go up to like 180.
about six months later, i started noticing lots of flip-flops, probably pvcs.
then a few months after that, probably about a year and a couple months after being sick, came the sudden bursts of my heart just suddenly speeding up. probably a psvt, according to my cardio.

wondering if this fits a "lyme" profile? i have read the heart symptoms can come much much later as the disease progresses...

YES!

Me too.

Hello, As you can see from my profile I have Lyme and co-infections. My heart went crazy pounding and palps for months. I went to cardiologist wore a halter had a cardiogram and everything was fine. Except my heart still pounded and skipped beats. I could hear the pounding in my ers especially at night in bed. t was only after I began to treat the lyme and babesia that it stopped. Now I still get palps but not very often as I think I am getting better. My condition however has led to valve problems that might need treatment down the road. Hope this helps. Blessings

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DX. LYME  7 /03 -I believe I 've had it since 1985- 

oral doxi, amoxi 6 months. Have been bitten 2x since                  

Developed many chemical & food sensitivities& Allergies to many Suppliments

Swollen Burning tongue/lips

Hashimotos Thyroiditis

DX. Babsiosis 4/07 -Malerone 2 wks, Mepron & Azithromax 6 mos. 

Armour Thyroid

Probiotics are a MUST   

Almost died from 3 doses of Plaquanil 12/07

IV Rocephin began 12/4/07

Bactrim began 1/22/07

Stopped Rocephin 3/04/08

Mepron, Azithrommax, Rafampin 5/29/08

Stopped Rifampin began Bactrim and zithro 6/2/08

stopped Mepron 7 22/08

switched from bactrim to levaquin and had bad reaction to levaquin

began Mepron again till Nov, then began Malerone

began Rifampin and Minocycline

Outstare The Darkness--The Light Will Come!

My Tricuspid and Mitral valves are regurgitating back into the heart (I guess that is leaking). I was extremely out of breath this past summer. I am very active and that was difficult. However I began a new LLMD in August who said he believed my breathlessness was due to co-infections. I began a different antibiotic regime and sure enought the symptoms stopped. I am sure my valves are still leaking but I am not breathless now. Hope this helps. Laura

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DX. LYME  7 /03 -I believe I 've had it since 1985- 

oral doxi, amoxi 6 months. Have been bitten 2x since                  

Developed many chemical & food sensitivities& Allergies to many Suppliments

Swollen Burning tongue/lips

Hashimotos Thyroiditis

DX. Babsiosis 4/07 -Malerone 2 wks, Mepron & Azithromax 6 mos. 

Armour Thyroid

Probiotics are a MUST   

Almost died from 3 doses of Plaquanil 12/07

IV Rocephin began 12/4/07

Bactrim began 1/22/07

Stopped Rocephin 3/04/08

Mepron, Azithrommax, Rafampin 5/29/08

Stopped Rifampin began Bactrim and zithro 6/2/08

stopped Mepron 7 22/08

switched from bactrim to levaquin and had bad reaction to levaquin

began Mepron again till Nov, then began Malerone

began Rifampin and Minocycline

Outstare The Darkness--The Light Will Come!

Palpatations and crazy blood pressure numbers drove me to the ER where Lyme Disease was diagnosed, it got better with treatment, but I would recommend an Ace

Inhibitor or Beta Blocker to help with the symtoms till you get better.

It sure sounds like heart issues are a major symptom for a lot of people. I had actually, a long time ago, decided not to pursue Lyme because doctors had told me it rarely affects the heart. Of course, before I knew better, I listened...
Just to clarify, I do realize that Lyme can cause heart palpitations, but I had read that this was usually in the later stages, like way after all the other systems had been affected. I didn't really know what constituted a later stage, but my heart issues were one of the first unusual symptoms to appear. I too was a very avid athlete and hiker, and it was during hikes that would have ordinarily been easy for me that I realized my heart was pounding way too fast and hard. So, this was fairly early in the development of whatever it is going on with me, which is why I ruled out Lyme, having heard it developed much later....
Thanks for all the responses.