skipping heartbeat
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for the past 6-7 months ive been having what can be best described as a feeling of a skipped heart beat. i went to the doctor for an ecg and blood test which came up fine and the doctor kind of gave me the feeling thats it quite normal and to try and not worry about it. but this is easier said than done as you might imagine given its my heart! ive tried to observe any triggers but with no clear cut answers only it does seem worse after a session or if ive had a bad nights sleep. im 35 and pretty active and my weight is good so not sure what i can do to help the situation? anyone else had this problem and what was the outcome?
Metroarea said:
ECG would have picked it up, you might just have anxiety.get it now and again, used to suffer from panic attacks and anxiety very badly.
Its nothing to worry about, just re assure yourself, otherwise, you will find yourself having a panic attack, which you really dont want!
Cut your intake of caffine as well but the best advice is to keep telling yourself your fine, as really there's nothing wrong, its your body playing tricks on you.
Its nothing to worry about, just re assure yourself, otherwise, you will find yourself having a panic attack, which you really dont want!
Cut your intake of caffine as well but the best advice is to keep telling yourself your fine, as really there's nothing wrong, its your body playing tricks on you.
i do suffer from anxiety sometimes but it can happen when im feeling chilled out.it seems to go in cycles of 2-3 weeks of being there and the same amount of time for not having any. im due to have a 24 hr heart monitor which the doc seemed a bit reluctant to do but as it goes on im getting more concerned by it so kind of insisted on doing it.
Mate, I've had this for years. I've been hooked up to ECG's had electrodes on all pressure points etc, etc. Mine turned out to be nothing. In fact I'm sure I contributed to it by sort of expecting it. I'm 36 and normal weight tec, and am pretty fit. Sometimes the old ticker will miss a beat, then catch up. Sometimes it pulps up like a crazy thing, then return back to normal within a few minutes.
Important not to get worked up over it....this will lead to you stressing and making it worse. I'm sure millions of people get it. I hardly ever notice it anymore...perhaps it happening less and less.
Cheers.
Important not to get worked up over it....this will lead to you stressing and making it worse. I'm sure millions of people get it. I hardly ever notice it anymore...perhaps it happening less and less.
Cheers.
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ETA, my mate could do this by choice due to his competitive rifle shooting days. When we were rowing at Uni, he used to freak out the sports science geeks when he was hooked up to an ECG
ETA, my mate could do this by choice due to his competitive rifle shooting days. When we were rowing at Uni, he used to freak out the sports science geeks when he was hooked up to an ECG
Edited by rhinochopig on Monday 1st September 13:12
Edited by rhinochopig on Monday 1st September 13:13
Metroarea said:
The public and their googling. The chances of AF presenting in this way are very minisculeThe feeling of a perceptible heartbeat is called a palpitation.
It is mostly related to physical exercise, stress, or anxiety. Some asthmatic also get it after using the blue inhaler- causes a transient rise in heart rate.
Treatment is by reassurance i.e mostly no treatment.
Alrernatively, relaxation exercises, or in more severe cases, medication can be given.
Of course this should not be a substitute for a visit to your GP and be properly seen !
Chilli said:
Mate, I've had this for years. I've been hooked up to ECG's had electrodes on all pressure points etc, etc. Mine turned out to be nothing. In fact I'm sure I contributed to it by sort of expecting it. I'm 36 and normal weight tec, and am pretty fit. Sometimes the old ticker will miss a beat, then catch up. Sometimes it pulps up like a crazy thing, then return back to normal within a few minutes.
Important not to get worked up over it....this will lead to you stressing and making it worse. I'm sure millions of people get it. I hardly ever notice it anymore...perhaps it happening less and less.
Cheers.
Same here,i was worried about it but i just cut down caffeine and it went.Important not to get worked up over it....this will lead to you stressing and making it worse. I'm sure millions of people get it. I hardly ever notice it anymore...perhaps it happening less and less.
Cheers.
I suffer from palpatations that can sometimes last all day; I've had various tests that so far have proved inconclusive. I've tried to cut out caffine/chocolate etc. but nothing seems to make any difference. I think some of it is linked to anxiety, but things like mowing the lawn and going for a bike ride bring it on.
Quite worrying when it's your heart tbh, and all the doctors seem to say is 'it seems normal'. I'm going back in on Wednesday to see if they have picked anything from my latest test results.
Quite worrying when it's your heart tbh, and all the doctors seem to say is 'it seems normal'. I'm going back in on Wednesday to see if they have picked anything from my latest test results.
I have the same issue. I was concerend so went to see the quack. ECG, Blood test etc showed that there was a fluctuation. He offered me the choice of do nothing or a thorough check up with a cardiologist (via BUPA). Went for the Cardiologist option for peace of mind, I had a recorder hooked up to me for 24 hours while I went abouot my normal life, going to the gym, working, etc. He then analysed the data which again showed that it was there but he strongly suspected that all was well as it normalised during excercise. I also had a scan and an observed treadmill session, again as I excercised it was normal but while resting I had the occassional missed beat. Ultimately, all is well, but it was nice to have a thorough check up for peace of mind. See if you can get a referal.
It's normal. No one's heatrbeat is 100% consistent and on top of that you can get an occasional fluttering feeling or sudden heightened awarness of your heartbeat due to stress, even when you feel outwardly calm.
Another vague possibility is an oesophigal spasm (or however you spell it!) You have a sort of flap in your oesophagous (again, excuse the spelling) which can go into spasm occasionally and feels like it's in your chest.
If it's really worrying you get it checked out, but there are far more normal/safe causes for it than sinister ones.
Another vague possibility is an oesophigal spasm (or however you spell it!) You have a sort of flap in your oesophagous (again, excuse the spelling) which can go into spasm occasionally and feels like it's in your chest.
If it's really worrying you get it checked out, but there are far more normal/safe causes for it than sinister ones.
I've had this from time to time for years. This will reassure you. Unless you have a pre existing condition these are HARMLESS AND DO NOT DAMAGE YOUR HEART.
http://www.nhsborders.org.uk/view_item.aspx?item_i...
NHS Direct website said:
"Extra beats (ectopic beats) these are very common and can be felt as thuds, missed heart beats or brief fluttering sensations. These can affect anyone and are harmless. "
Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Monday 1st September 13:55
funbobby said:
for the past 6-7 months ive been having what can be best described as a feeling of a skipped heart beat. i went to the doctor for an ecg and blood test which came up fine and the doctor kind of gave me the feeling thats it quite normal and to try and not worry about it. but this is easier said than done as you might imagine given its my heart! ive tried to observe any triggers but with no clear cut answers only it does seem worse after a session or if ive had a bad nights sleep. im 35 and pretty active and my weight is good so not sure what i can do to help the situation? anyone else had this problem and what was the outcome?
My Mrs had had this for the last 4/5 years.She's 29, very fit & healthy. She does have a bit of stress at work but used to get this even before that started.
Docs have done various tesgts, etc and concluded that there is nothing to worry about.
I had this for a while a few years ago. The doctor called it ectopic heartbeat I think. It was like my heart skipped a beat, then made up for it with two really fast ones. Really noticeable at night. My triggers were red wine and coffee, plus being a bit lardy and not doing enough excercise. I fixed the last two and I don't suffer anymore.
Exactly.
Your heart has a pacemaker, but as a safety backup device any cell within the heart can make it beat. Sometimes one of these other cells decides to fire for the fun of it, and so your heart beats twice in quick sucession rather than once.
It then pauses and "resets" itself, and because of this slight pause there is a little more blood to be pumped, and so the next beat is bigger than usual, thus the pause and thump sensation.
Really, when I got these I was SO SO SO scared but they come and go and are harmless. About half of us have them, most never notice them.
Edited by Vesuvius 996 on Monday 1st September 14:01
Sounds like heart palpitations as above.
I sometimes have a racing heart - sometimes my resting pulse can be as high as 110. It was suggested that this could have been a panic attack, but I'm not sure.
I've got a hereditary concern in that my Dad and his Dad died very young of a heart attack - no worries there then.
I sometimes have a racing heart - sometimes my resting pulse can be as high as 110. It was suggested that this could have been a panic attack, but I'm not sure.
I've got a hereditary concern in that my Dad and his Dad died very young of a heart attack - no worries there then.
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