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Skipped heartbeats, help please

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dominik72134
dominik72134

So I experiance the occasional skipped heartbeat every now and again and I do have anxiety and sometimes they are tiny and I can barely feel them but sometimes they are so strong. And other times I have 2 or 3 fast ones in a row although its more rare for that y too happen. Does anyone else get the 2 in a row or sometimes just flutters for a few seconds. I have been to docs and hospital and had ECG and blood tests and they say its fine. Waiting on a echo to look at structure as a precaution. They say it's anxiety but this past month I have felt so bad with anixety and had hardly any skipped heartbeats? So how can that be if its anxiety related? Then today I felt fine and then I got one and then I got up and moved and had another few one was stronger than the others. Is this normal?

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  • paul37731
    paul37731 dominik72134

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    I have had skipped heart beats or flutters for a long time and told by a Dr many years ago they were nothing to be concerned about. 7 months ago they got worse and 1 large flutter caused me to black out for a couple of seconds.

    The flutters continue every now and again and take my breath away. No more passing out but i get headaches with them and it feels pretty scary.

    I have had so many tests including ECG, Echo and Angiogram but results are always fine. I now have an implanted heart monitor which will stay in for up to 2 years. It monitors 24/7. Since implanted i have identified 3 episodes of bad flutters accompanied by headaches but nothing has been recorded from my heart. Its all normal.

    I think it may all be linked to anxiety as my job is stressful.

    This posting maybe not much help but you are not alone.

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