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This was me when I had Norovirus, though the puking was preceded by firehose-level shits until I took an Imodium, after which it switched ends before deciding on some rather unpleasant alternating events

Do urgent care instead, if that's an option where you are.

Urgent Care vs. ER

Go to the ER. As someone with heart problems herself I always say that you only have one heart so I would absolutely get it checked out. At least get an ECG workup done. Nausea and vomiting alongside an irregular heartbeat can be a symptom of atrial fibrillation which would be confirmed with an ECG. I hate to worry people but the symptoms you mentioned can also be a sign of a heart attack and the longer that goes on the more damage this could be doing to your heart. Get to the hospital ASAP!

Damn... Sounds like literally you just had heart attack...

this could be a number of things, some of which can be fatal. lab tests or imaging for these things are cheap, but only available at hospital and what else do you expect from random internet people than "haul your ass to hospital and ask someone irl that actually knows"

Sounds like heat illness. Did you sleep too hot?

Really sorry you don't have healthcare! Have you tried the NHS symptoms checker?. You don't need to be eligible for NHS treatment to use it, you don't even register. IME they are a bit trigger happy with saying you need to get checked out but it will hopefully give you a steer. Good luck

So, are you still alive?

Yes. I personally wouldn't call a wee-woo wagon, but it's def not normal.

Sounds almost identical to my panic attacks. But im no dr, go see one if you don't feel better

This sounds like GERD/acid reflux, which I am unfortunately far too familiar with. Go see a doctor.

If it takes too long to see a GI specialist, there are OTC acid reducers like omeprazole you can start in the interim. They take a while to see results, especially if the reflux has injured your esophagus.

Kind of sounds like a magnesium deficiency. My buddy had that exact same thing happen to him. Got really weak too.

Get it looked at soon, for sure!

I've had something similar other than the heart rate stuff, and like top comment says it was acid reflux. But if an irregular heart rhythm persists more than you have felt before, then absolutely go!

You okay?

I always ask myself, “is this worth driving across town and waiting in a gross lobby for 4 hours?”

Do you have any chest, arm or back pain? Do you have a pulse oximeter?

Can you go to a minor ER? If you hadn't said your heartbeat was off, I would say not necessarily a big concern at this point, but this also sounds similar to what happened to a friend of mine with an aortic dissection.

She thought it was food poisoning at first, finally went to a minor med, they refused to treat her bc her and sent her to the ER ASAP. She ended up in the hospital for several weeks.