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Today suddenly heart skips a beat every few ?

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ashely20052
ashely20052

Hi! So a little background... I went to the hospital last night for a migraine that's lasted a few weeks and just feeling tired and fuzzy...While I was there,they gave me an EKG because my heart rate was extremely high (however I have horrible panic disorder and this always happens at the doctor) they said the ekg was fine.

Today, I've checked my pulse manually several times (a habit I do often because of my anxiety) and I've noticed something I never have before,in 5 years of monitoring my pulse bc of panic... my heart seems to skip a beat every once in a while. Maybe a couple of times in a single measurement. I'm not feeling actual fluttering in my chest. Since my EKG was fine last night, should I be worried about this? Could this be anxiety related? Could this be a side effect of one of the medications they put me on (I'm not sure what all they gave but several pain meds) or do I need to worry and go back in?

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  • jenny61596
    jenny61596 ashely20052

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    Ask for a 24 hour monitor , I suddenly developed ectopic beats made me feel a bit odd but was very stressed at time , the monitor did show I was having too many so put on a beta blocker which I don’t like taking , I have cut it down to .70 ie a quarter of a tablet and it’s enough to stop the irregular beats and has stopped the anxiety . I was also on high pain meds for knee surgery and this started at about 8 weeks of taking them, I stopped at first must have had withdrawal symptoms but my heart has settled down . I could have the irregular beat get ecg immediately and it was normal , follow it up because anxiety will make it worse 
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