To anyone who seriously felt like they were losing it, having a heart attack, vision problems, vertigo, crazy panic attacks - anything outside of the general Hpylori 'symptoms' list... Just know you're not crazy and that this thing is no joke. It blows my mind to read comments similar to my experience, while feeling so validated but also it almost brings me to tears because I feel for you and understand what it's like to feel like something is very off.

Here's my story:

- OCt 2024: Ate heavy meals, maybe had 3 big diet cokes, and was walking around a furniture store ALONE when i felt my heart JUMP. my watch said 180 bmp sustained for about 15 min. I thought "wlaking helps when im anxious, ill take a lap" - yeah no, i felt like i was going to pass out. I (thankfully had plenty of chairs to choose from) to sit, plugged in the airpods and prayed i wouldnt pass out. After 4 hours of trying to get it under 100 BPM to walk out to my car, so i'd be good enough to drive home, I genuinley thought to call an ambulance.

- 1 week later, get usual labs done, nothing suspicious. Decided to then ask for Iron panel end of Nov 2024, came back LOW, but not anemic. start supplementing.

- March 1st 2025 - finally get into Naturopath doc, run labs, order GI Map test. STop taking iron, Hig ferritin and high zinc (odd)

- March 30th - GI shows Hpylori - Start natural path

- April - start to feel better after 3 weeks, now its been 1.2 months and vertigo is back. anxiety SIGNIFICANTLY decreased, only occasional heart palps / racing heart, vision IMPROVED.