Question: Hello, I am a 43 year old African-American female with a history of high blood pressure, reflux/GERD and pre-diabetes. For which I take Bisoprolol, Metformin and used to take Protonix and stopped taking it a year ago. I have been experiencing VERY frequent intense heart palpitations, that can be felt in my chest, a fluttering in my throat and a sense of throat heaviness, lethargy, lightheadedness and infrequent mild shortness of breath at times a mild, dry cough, facial flushing, moderate anxiety. I feel as though I'm having hundreds of palpitations/flutters per day, onset 5 days ago, usually noticeable while laying down and sitting upright. I don't get winded while walking, and seem to feel better when I walk and move around. I have been taking Bisoprolol 10/6.5 for approximately 2 years and the palpitations that I was having at the time I was prescribed stopped for the past year and have now resurfaced in the last few days. I have also been taking Mega Red krill oil one tablet daily and a multivitamin for about 2 months now. I also had a history of reflux/GERD and I tend to have some relief of the palpitations with a huge belch. I am not so much concerned about the GERD symptoms as much as I am with the increased fluttering and palpitations, which seem much more intense than before. Are the GERD symptoms and palpitations connected? I do not have any chest pain. My last labs/physical returned all normal ranges, BP 140/80, except for a vitamin D deficiency for which I take 2000 IUD per day.

Thanks. I did 2D-echo, cardiac treadmill stress and holter monitor in late 2014, both normal. Per some research I have done, there may be a connection to the palpitations with taking Krill oil? Is this possible? I started taking 300 mg per day approximately 2 months ago, along with vitamin D drops and a CVS brand skin, hair and nails vitamin all taken in the a.m. with my BP pill. Today, I only took my BP medication and hydrated really well with water and I felt better. Thoughts?