Hello,
I,m 34 years old and have experienced the exact same symptoms as you guys for about ten years now. I have been to the doctor and emergency room a few times that turned up nothing. I found a physician that told me this is normal for young people and explained that it has to do with the electrical impulses that make the heart beat. It feels like your heart is skipping a beat, when in fact the impulses are causing the lower chamber of the heart to beat that one instance rather than the top chamber. If you pay real close attention by placing your finger on your artery to feel the palpitation, you can tell that in fact you do feel a slight beat that is not as noticable as your normal heart beat. It is faint, but detectable. My doctor says this is normal, but it still makes me a little nervous. It always seems to happen when I am at rest, rather than when I am active, and it always gives me the urge to cough. I recently had a sonogram of my heart and valves and they said I have a perfect heart. So I'm pretty sure this is nothing to worry about, but I suggest each and everyone of you go to two or three doctors about this and see what the consensus is.
I,m 34 years old and have experienced the exact same symptoms as you guys for about ten years now. I have been to the doctor and emergency room a few times that turned up nothing. I found a physician that told me this is normal for young people and explained that it has to do with the electrical impulses that make the heart beat. It feels like your heart is skipping a beat, when in fact the impulses are causing the lower chamber of the heart to beat that one instance rather than the top chamber. If you pay real close attention by placing your finger on your artery to feel the palpitation, you can tell that in fact you do feel a slight beat that is not as noticable as your normal heart beat. It is faint, but detectable. My doctor says this is normal, but it still makes me a little nervous. It always seems to happen when I am at rest, rather than when I am active, and it always gives me the urge to cough. I recently had a sonogram of my heart and valves and they said I have a perfect heart. So I'm pretty sure this is nothing to worry about, but I suggest each and everyone of you go to two or three doctors about this and see what the consensus is.
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I was diagnosed with Mitral Valve Prolapse (MVP) at 16 while in the hospital for an appendectomy.
It's important to have a doctor diagnose this, as antibiotics are required when visiting the dentist, nasal decongestants (anything with pseudoephedrine) should not be taken, and any kind of anesthesia needs to be monitored more closely.
Diet is very important in keeping it under control. Caffeine, Sugar, Alcohol, can all be triggers for a palpitation.
It's not considered "dangerous", but if not properly considered it can lead to more serious issues.
I also suffer from Anxiety (separate issue) and notice an increased frequency of heart "flutters" or palpitations when I'm "stressed".
Hope this extra info is helpful to someone.
It's important to have a doctor diagnose this, as antibiotics are required when visiting the dentist, nasal decongestants (anything with pseudoephedrine) should not be taken, and any kind of anesthesia needs to be monitored more closely.
Diet is very important in keeping it under control. Caffeine, Sugar, Alcohol, can all be triggers for a palpitation.
It's not considered "dangerous", but if not properly considered it can lead to more serious issues.
I also suffer from Anxiety (separate issue) and notice an increased frequency of heart "flutters" or palpitations when I'm "stressed".
Hope this extra info is helpful to someone.
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Hello everyone! I have been diagnosed with panic disorder and high blood pressure. I have been suffering from this fluttering for about three years... They have given me an ECG, a daily heart monitor, and I have seen a cardiologist. I was given a clean and healthy prognosis. After everything, I think the fluttering is caused by a combination of the following: stress, anxiety, irrital bowel syndrome, heartburn. This is only my opinion for myself... but I hope it encourages someone not to feel like they have to give up on living normal again (if you have anxiety problems, you know EXACTLY what I mean). Although I still feel the fluttering, and it does bother me... I try to just eat healthy and control my anxiety with prescribed beta blockers and benzodiazepines from my doctor. Peace and God Bless!!
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Have your thyroid checked. It took me over 12 months to get diagnosed. I was in misery. PLEASE do this for yourself, insist your DR do a blood test!
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Whatever they tell you or whatever they diagnose you with, I would make sure and take a daily aspirin (if you can tolerate it and ASK YOUR DOCTOR first so as not to conflict with other medications etc.). I had the thumps and bumps in my heart in my 20s,30s,40s and the Doctors said the same thing - it's in your head or some nicer way of saying that. I would always take an aspirin whenever it happened because we have a history of heart disease in the family - I have done that for years whenever I felt that way. All my ECGs in physicals through the years were normal.
It wasn't until I hurt my shoulder in September and went to the after-hours clinic that they routinely listened to my heart and I was in atrial fibrillation. They sent me by ambulance to a heart hospital where I spent the night. I was in full atrial fibrillation and my heart was beating at 150 beats per minute while I was sitting still... I had no symptoms because I had always been told to ignore it and I was so used to it I suppose it was just normal for me.
The periods you are in a-fib (as they call it) are not so dangerous as long as you aren't in that cardiac rhythm for over 48 hours at which time blood can clot. If after 48 hours your heart starts to beat more efficiently again, it spits out the clot. Which can be life-threatening.
My diagnosis is a-fib and my treatment is a daily aspirin. Since I can tolerate them, I usually take two. NOT the baby ones, regular strength. This keeps my blood thin and helps to stop clots from forming, no matter what heart rythm I am in...
If you can tolerate it, a daily aspirin might be a good idea. I am glad I have always taken them.
It wasn't until I hurt my shoulder in September and went to the after-hours clinic that they routinely listened to my heart and I was in atrial fibrillation. They sent me by ambulance to a heart hospital where I spent the night. I was in full atrial fibrillation and my heart was beating at 150 beats per minute while I was sitting still... I had no symptoms because I had always been told to ignore it and I was so used to it I suppose it was just normal for me.
The periods you are in a-fib (as they call it) are not so dangerous as long as you aren't in that cardiac rhythm for over 48 hours at which time blood can clot. If after 48 hours your heart starts to beat more efficiently again, it spits out the clot. Which can be life-threatening.
My diagnosis is a-fib and my treatment is a daily aspirin. Since I can tolerate them, I usually take two. NOT the baby ones, regular strength. This keeps my blood thin and helps to stop clots from forming, no matter what heart rythm I am in...
If you can tolerate it, a daily aspirin might be a good idea. I am glad I have always taken them.
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I too have the same, though I am 16, I however have found something that may possibly be causing it if you are otherwise in good health and a low percentage body fat (as we all know this causes heart problems to an extent)
although stressmeout's answer was very good, sorry I had to contradict his first post,
healthline.com/galecontent/potassium/4
page 4:
'the following are known to react with potassium:'
'Calcium: increases likelihood of heartbeat irregularities.'
On the contrary i agree with his idea about perephamine=/=adrenaline, and STRESS is something you may not be aware about, it can build up and make your body tense, it can cause undesirable and unpredictable effects, but at the end of the day you just need to RELAX, get sleep, start eating healthily from this day if you don't already. See a GP or Doctor (UK) If you feel worried to ease your mind.
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although stressmeout's answer was very good, sorry I had to contradict his first post,
healthline.com/galecontent/potassium/4
page 4:
'the following are known to react with potassium:'
'Calcium: increases likelihood of heartbeat irregularities.'
On the contrary i agree with his idea about perephamine=/=adrenaline, and STRESS is something you may not be aware about, it can build up and make your body tense, it can cause undesirable and unpredictable effects, but at the end of the day you just need to RELAX, get sleep, start eating healthily from this day if you don't already. See a GP or Doctor (UK) If you feel worried to ease your mind.
:-D
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My advice would be to be very persistent on seeing a cardiologist. I am 24 year old female in good health and have had the same symptoms. Heart palpitations, fluttering, shortness of breath and have had these since i was 17. I have seen many doctors and they all told me it was just stress and was all in my head. I had the whole cardio work up over the years and everything came back okay. Then about two months ago the palpitations were still there so one of my doctors ordered an event monitor and they caught an arrhythmia on the monitor. I am going in for heart surgery next tuesday because i have Ventricular Tachycardia. Everyone blew me off the past few years but one doc paid attention and has saved my life.
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i too have had this same problem off and on for years now, probably going on 25 yrs....Im 44 now and i have noticed that it is definitely related to stress in my life and caffeine. I have worn the holter monitor and had tests years ago and was told all was well and that everyones heart skips or whatever from time to time. I am under stress right now and am having this issue again, so i decided to come online and look it up...because when you think something may be wrong with your heart you kinda tend to freak out which only causes stress and makes the problem worse....its a vicious circle. Anyway, after reading everyone elses experiences, i feel more at ease and with me it is the same, a skipping feeling or flutter and it makes you catch your breath and cough....very odd, but as long as its harmless i can deal with it i guess. Cut the caffeine is what i was told and exercise....and less stress helps.
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My girlfriend has been suffering from the same sort of problem
has above. She gets a shortness of breath and says it feels
as if her heart as stopped or skipped a beat.
Her way of describing it is "It feels ike I have a small bird in my chest" The fluttering....It can go on for a 5 minute period and there is no
set time to when it can come on. Last night was when settling down
to bed and she also had one yesterday drinking a glass of coke
with her friend sitting in the Garden. I have urged her to go to
the doctors as a precaution, but she seems to think it is nothing.
I was just looking for some views. A few people have commented
on having to cough or take a deep breath, she doesnt appear to have
to do this. Obivously Im very worried so would appreciate some
feedback. Thankyou
has above. She gets a shortness of breath and says it feels
as if her heart as stopped or skipped a beat.
Her way of describing it is "It feels ike I have a small bird in my chest" The fluttering....It can go on for a 5 minute period and there is no
set time to when it can come on. Last night was when settling down
to bed and she also had one yesterday drinking a glass of coke
with her friend sitting in the Garden. I have urged her to go to
the doctors as a precaution, but she seems to think it is nothing.
I was just looking for some views. A few people have commented
on having to cough or take a deep breath, she doesnt appear to have
to do this. Obivously Im very worried so would appreciate some
feedback. Thankyou
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i have been doing that since i was 11 years old im 21 now and my heart still flutters sometimes it scares me so bad that i start to panic because i just wonder what if it flutters until it stops or something it can be a scary situation i also have panic disorder and bad nerves so bad that my hands get numb and i cant feel them does anyone else have these problems?
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...do not immediately go to the heart when you feel this problem. Your heart can be beating as strong as it should and be very healthy. Stress can cause this, anxiety, mental (unsettled thoughts, etc) and also your thyroid. you should have your thyroid examined. thyroid issues can cause the heart to palpitate or flutter also. Believe it or not, intestinal issues, excessive flatulence can cause this also, which can sometimes get behind the heart or get stuck in the esophogus. The heart itself is not always the problem, there are lots of other factors.
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I have had PVC's (diagnosed by 3 dr's & EMT's) on a ECG and have also been told that it is stress related. I sometimes get that POUNDING FLUTTER in my chest that makes me want to cough. It scares the c**p out of me. My hands and arm can get numb or tingly sometimes too when it gets really bad. I take Atenolol and Paxil to help it.
The Atenolol lessens the intensity but it still occurs from time to time. I have always had anxiety and had panic attacks starting in my 20's (I am 35 now). When I have that pounding it ususally lasts a few seconds or stops when I cough. Today I bent over to pick something up off of the floor and that started an "attack" that lasted about 2 minutes and just seemed to stop on its own. So, I decided to google it to see if I could find anything and I found you guys. I literally have tears coming down my face with relief. I can't believe that all of this time there are so many people with the EXACT same thing, and all being told by our dr's that we are stressed and our hearts are fine. I just wanted to add my story so that hopefully someone will read this and feel a bit better.
My dr's did say to watch for pain, severe dizziness, nausea, etc. Although when you are in the middle of a freak out from your heart beating stupidly, these things are likely to crop up too. The symptoms of stress and heart weirdness are very similar.
If you are scared and haven't seen a doctor, go see one. But there are a ton of us out here that have these symptoms so you are not alone.
Be Well.
The Atenolol lessens the intensity but it still occurs from time to time. I have always had anxiety and had panic attacks starting in my 20's (I am 35 now). When I have that pounding it ususally lasts a few seconds or stops when I cough. Today I bent over to pick something up off of the floor and that started an "attack" that lasted about 2 minutes and just seemed to stop on its own. So, I decided to google it to see if I could find anything and I found you guys. I literally have tears coming down my face with relief. I can't believe that all of this time there are so many people with the EXACT same thing, and all being told by our dr's that we are stressed and our hearts are fine. I just wanted to add my story so that hopefully someone will read this and feel a bit better.
My dr's did say to watch for pain, severe dizziness, nausea, etc. Although when you are in the middle of a freak out from your heart beating stupidly, these things are likely to crop up too. The symptoms of stress and heart weirdness are very similar.
If you are scared and haven't seen a doctor, go see one. But there are a ton of us out here that have these symptoms so you are not alone.
Be Well.
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It seems like most folks in this thread would be categorized as "younger" and not people that would be encountering heart problems at this stage of life. What is really difficult to distinguish is just how much of these symptoms are in fact psychosomatic versus actual internal heart congestive like problems or the early development there of.
Regarding this ECG or EKG; I am not familiar with this nor am I by any means some kind of a medical expert, however if this is something similar to a stress test or cardiogram this certainly is not the end all definitive test/conclusion. I knew an older gentlemen in his 60's who was in amazing physical condition and had passed cardiograms and stress tests like nothing for years. It wasn't until he started getting these chronic shortness of breath heart fluttering episodes and took an actual angiogram that the true problems with his heart were realized. The angiogram pretty much revealed that this guy was literally a couple months from dropping dead. Had he never taken the angiogram, he most likely would have never found out and just ended up collapsing one day.
Getting back to the younger folks like myself in this thread, another consideration is your health as a kid. Take for instance strep throat; which was a huge epidemic growing up for our generation. And I know several folks even myself that would get it like 3 times a year or more every single year. This could be the genesis for all kinds of future related heart problems if not properly treated at the time.
These little cough shortness of breath heart fluttering attacks are definitely scary :-(
Regarding this ECG or EKG; I am not familiar with this nor am I by any means some kind of a medical expert, however if this is something similar to a stress test or cardiogram this certainly is not the end all definitive test/conclusion. I knew an older gentlemen in his 60's who was in amazing physical condition and had passed cardiograms and stress tests like nothing for years. It wasn't until he started getting these chronic shortness of breath heart fluttering episodes and took an actual angiogram that the true problems with his heart were realized. The angiogram pretty much revealed that this guy was literally a couple months from dropping dead. Had he never taken the angiogram, he most likely would have never found out and just ended up collapsing one day.
Getting back to the younger folks like myself in this thread, another consideration is your health as a kid. Take for instance strep throat; which was a huge epidemic growing up for our generation. And I know several folks even myself that would get it like 3 times a year or more every single year. This could be the genesis for all kinds of future related heart problems if not properly treated at the time.
These little cough shortness of breath heart fluttering attacks are definitely scary :-(
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Hey everyone. I'm a 17 year old girl, and I've been having these annoying little "heart flutters" too. As a matter of fact I just had a case of it which lasted for about an hour. It stops when I lay down, however.
I've been known to get anxiety attacks every once in a while. My heart palpitates.. or feels like it skips a beat every so often, too.
I'm glad to know that I'm definitely not alone on this. It IS indeed a scary thing to happen, but it usually eases up after a while.
It does feel better to cough. I'm not sure why, but it does.
Again, I'm so glad to know I'm not alone on this. I went to the ER before when I had an anxiety attack, and they did a LOT of tests, and monitored my heart and everything looked just fine. I guess it's just one of those things that are caused by stress.
I don't seem stressed though, myself. Weird..
I've been known to get anxiety attacks every once in a while. My heart palpitates.. or feels like it skips a beat every so often, too.
I'm glad to know that I'm definitely not alone on this. It IS indeed a scary thing to happen, but it usually eases up after a while.
It does feel better to cough. I'm not sure why, but it does.
Again, I'm so glad to know I'm not alone on this. I went to the ER before when I had an anxiety attack, and they did a LOT of tests, and monitored my heart and everything looked just fine. I guess it's just one of those things that are caused by stress.
I don't seem stressed though, myself. Weird..
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Hey everyone. I'm a 17 year old girl, and I've been having these annoying little "heart flutters" too. As a matter of fact I just had a case of it which lasted for about an hour. It stops when I lay down, however.
I've been known to get anxiety attacks every once in a while. My heart palpitates.. or feels like it skips a beat every so often, too.
I'm glad to know that I'm definitely not alone on this. It IS indeed a scary thing to happen, but it usually eases up after a while.
It does feel better to cough. I'm not sure why, but it does.
Again, I'm so glad to know I'm not alone on this. I went to the ER before when I had an anxiety attack, and they did a LOT of tests, and monitored my heart and everything looked just fine. I guess it's just one of those things that are caused by stress.
I've been known to get anxiety attacks every once in a while. My heart palpitates.. or feels like it skips a beat every so often, too.
I'm glad to know that I'm definitely not alone on this. It IS indeed a scary thing to happen, but it usually eases up after a while.
It does feel better to cough. I'm not sure why, but it does.
Again, I'm so glad to know I'm not alone on this. I went to the ER before when I had an anxiety attack, and they did a LOT of tests, and monitored my heart and everything looked just fine. I guess it's just one of those things that are caused by stress.
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