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Skipped heartbeats?

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kayla02692
kayla02692

So i am wanting to know about your skipped heartbeats. Little history

.. in have diagnosed myself with health anxiety. I have had every scare from MS, tumors, cancers, stroke, heart problems.... and the list goes on. Before i realized i had anxiety and just thought something was wrong with me i had skipped beats about 7 years ago. They came at night when i would lay down and come on for 15 minutes and then stop. Once i realized it cpuld be anxiety they stopped and i would have the maybe one or 2 every couple of months. But here within the past 3 months they happen every day maybe 2 a day sometimes 10 times. Even when i dont feel anxious. My primary doctor wont give me an echo or monitor. Ive had ekgs and xrays multiple times. She thinks its just anxiety. Which i truly hope and kind of believe because anxiety has caused me multiple physical symptoms. But when ive asked people if they have them they dont seem to happen to many others as much as they do me. My anxiety does heighten all my feelings and i pay way too much attention to the way i feel. I iust want to know do you have skipped beats and how often do they happen? Mine can come when im exercising, when im sick, when im falling asleep... please just let me know about yours and have any test shown anything. It doesn't help i am an LVN and in school for my RN sobi focus alot on my symptoms.

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  • bhabersham
    bhabersham kayla02692

    Posted

    I have had skipped heartbeats almost a year now.Ive had every test I could possibly have and nothing was found.i have them multiple times a day some days are a lot worse.My races sometimes for no reason but they still can’t find anything wrong.They are driving me crazy it’s hard to function everyday like this they said it’s anxiety I’m on lexapro and klonopin it works ok but I still have skipped heartbeats I hope this helps you 
    • kayla02692
      kayla02692 bhabersham

      Posted

      Thank you for your response. I just dont understand and i know constantly worrying about them doesn't help but when they happen out of no where it is scary.

    • sue58256
      sue58256 bhabersham

      Posted

      I have them too my doctor says that most people get them but dont realise but the anxiety will make them feel worse even when I dont realise I am anxious some days I get them more than others and this week I have been terrible as we are flying out of the country well its not the flying out its the coming back I have a fear I wont get back in my own country!!!! it sounds stupid but thats just part of my anxiety lol. It seems that the increased missing of heart beats is normal for us poor suffers I just think "he we go again" IM on citalopram and beta blockers propanalol hope this helps 

  • magmag1116
    magmag1116 kayla02692

    Posted

    I have tried missing heartbeats too but I consulted with the dr and he said it is about anxiety. If you are worried, I suggest you to get a heart check . Wish you well 
  • katarzyna_44986
    katarzyna_44986 kayla02692

    Posted

    Hi i also get skipped heart beats and I’m also diagnosed with anxiety since 7 years now what I have learned is that I will get them more if I don’t eat well sometimes in a rush we have quick meals or heavy food and it causing gastric problems so the gases in our bodies start to produce some sort of feeling as we describe as a skipped heart beats we feel it in our chest towards the throat ,once my stomach gets bloated I get them more especially before bed time or during some specific movements for example bending twisting my body or just laying down flat.onvd I got them I have usually some fizzy drink like ginger beer and I chew some mints it’s helping realise the gases once I start to burp out it’s better.all that anxiety symtops comes out of blue and not nessesary we have to be in stress or anything it the way it is once your nervous system is unsettled then it’s like a ticking clock it comes and goes whenever it wants,we just have to stay calm and positive that it’s nothing what will harm us it will pas ,breathing technics also helps ,best of luck 
    • kayla02692
      kayla02692 katarzyna_44986

      Posted

      It is interesting you say that because ive always have felt the skipped beats its like its hitting my throat. So that is when I would check my pulse and catch them here lately ive been having stomach and gas issues and i think i have been confusing those feelings with skipped beats.
    • gerald16305
      gerald16305 kayla02692

      Posted

      Well, for me anyways- I was at a party and there was a cheese platter out there... Unfortunately, I didn't like any of the other food, so I snacked on cheese the whole night.. It affected my "BM" clock for several days.. I had stomach cramps, and difficulty breathing.. Like I couldn't catch my breath... After hitting the urgent care- I was "plugged up" so to speak.. But once I got relieved, I felt better... Yes, I got a few palps then too....

      I tend to think the worst of things so I get the palps.. I'm trying to train myself not to think of the bad stuff. But I do try to keep myself busy with stuff to do so my mind isn't thinking weird stuff like the world is flat and that I'm gonna drop dead if I eat a cheeseburger..

    • gerald16305
      gerald16305 kayla02692

      Posted

      If your doc says you are fine, then try and tell yourself the same.. I felt that if I had faith in the doc, then I was ok...
    • gerald16305
      gerald16305 kayla02692

      Posted

      I also listen to music.. It really does help!  Not Motley Crue, but listen to some Binaural Beats on You tube...  Try some New Age too.
  • Guest
    Guest kayla02692

    Posted

    Hi Kayla

    I have been getting skipped heartbeat and flutters in my chest and my doctor has said it's anxiety. The skipped beats have gone now but I get the occasional flutter when I am anxious.

    These symptoms are one of the most common symptoms of anxiety, palpitations, over awareness of our own heart, pounding, fluttering. It can sometimes be felt in the neck too. Increased heart rate is another common symptom.

    With anxiety the body gets flooded with adrenaline but it goes back to normal once we calm down and stop worrying. If you can accept that it is only anxiety and learn to control it your heart should return to normal. Try slow breathing exercises, find these online and keep telling yourself it is just anxiety playing tricks on you. Also, don't google your symptoms?

  • jan34534
    jan34534 kayla02692

    Posted

    As a nurse I can tell you that skipped beats are very common with anxiety.  as long as you have been checked out by your doctor and everything is fine, they are harmless.

    I have had them on and off for many years and I basically ignore them or I do Meditations on you tube for anxiety which calms me down and stops the skipped beats.

    The more anxious you are, the more you will feel the skipped beats. Your brain is reacting to your anxiety so you need to tell yourself everything is fine.

    Listen to Positive Self Affirmations every day and say them out loud. 

    Also, slow deep breathing is very important to get control . 

    Look up Mindfulness breathing Guided meditation 10 minutes.

    🌸🌸🌸🌸🙂

  • gerald16305
    gerald16305 kayla02692

    Posted

    Hello--

    I'm not a doctor nor am I a qualified medical anything.... I've had anxiety since the 1990's... I refused to go on any meds to control it because I didn't want them to alter who I really am or be dependent on them.

    But... I got the skipped heartbeats when I was home with the flu last November and then again when I got the flu the second time this past January.. I'd be sitting then all of a sudden feel like I swallowed a rock... I checked my pulse and sure enough it was skipping a beat.. My doc is a cardiologist and told me not to worry about it. But it happened for four days straight, so I told him again to hook me up to something to see what's up... I got a monitor to wear for 24 hours...  They found 641 skipped beats in one day... They had the hospital cardiologist team also evaluate it... They came back normal... What he told me was, it's anxiety... All because everyone was making a big stink about the flu this past year and how many people were dying from it..  So I thought I was going to be one of them...  Yes, we all heard the news, but what they didn't tell you is that most of those individuals had underlying health issues as well.  

    All in all, the mind is very powerful and can make your body feel certain ways... The skipped heart beats is another way your body telling you to kick that anxiety to the curb...

    Relaxation techniques help... Big time!

    Being busy and engaged in something will also help...

    If your yearly physical comes back normal... You're fine... Nothing is wrong...

    It's when your heart stops beating you have to worry...

     

  • katarzyna_44986
    katarzyna_44986 kayla02692

    Posted

    Yes darling it’s very easy to confuse those two symptoms ,for us anxiety suffers everything is related with heart and we create more unnecessar fears and worries , you should find out what kind of food or drinks causes your gases and try to avoid them for a while hopefully you will feel the difrence the most important thing is not having heavy food just before bed time as it makes everything sooo worse 
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