That is…certainly different! You sure you don’t have an invisible dog haunting you?
Once in a while, yes, and it did it once during an echocardiogram, which kind of freaked out the tech.
Hmmm… maybe that’s it
I had this when I was young (before 20), but I only got worried about it when it happened for a few beats in a row (feels like my heart is fluttering - what if it can’t restart?) Looks like it’s nothing compared to people who have it for days!
It certainly feels more serious than doctors take it for.
Hi I had a small heart attack about a month ago caused by a blocked right corinary artery. It wasnt blocked by cholesterol or anything but the artery collapsed on itself. Think about sucking a super thick shake through a straw and the straw closes, like that. I had andioplasty and 2 stents put in. I felt likea new person afterthat. I had more energy than I had in months. About 2 weeks later I woke up at like 2 am and didnt feel right I also have m.s. So I thought it was that I was walking to the bathroom and I felt a kind of thump in the upper right side of my chest. It seemed to move up towards my neck with a slight sharpness to it. It stopped me in my tracks. Later that day it did it like 2 or 3 times in a row. So, needless to say I went to emergency. After ekg’s, chest x-ray, and cardiac enzymes checked every 4 hours like 3 or 4 times they said I was fine… Hearts beating good and pumping blood excelent, ect. I left hospitol and it started again when I was walking. I have an appt with my cardiologist friday. It seems like when my heart rate changes I get this weird like thump that feels like it goes from my abdomin to my upper chest almost neck just off center to the right. It feels like an artery or somethings closed and the blood builds up and pops it open but I dont think thats it. Sometimes iys just once sometimes its more in a row sometimes its harder sometimes barley there. However theres no pain and otherwise I feel fine. Also my pulse stops for a second when it does this. Does anyone have any idea what this could be? Please because my axtivity levels almost 0 I cant even fix a meal it does this.
I’m not saying that this will work and I’m not saying to over do it, BUT, unless you have a pretty atypical diet high in certain types of foods like certain types of nuts and grains, it’s very unlikely that you are getting enough magnesium.
The daily value for and adult male, 31 or older is 420mg/day (Table 2). For a female, it’s 320. Personally, I think those are on the low side as with most DV’s, so if you’re not even getting that much, you really should consider a good chelated magnesium supplement - or at the very least, start snacking on some good nuts as listed in the link.
The point here is that magnesium is very important for a host of things that keep you healthy - including a normal heart rhythm.
Yes, it happens to me. When my heart acts up it will race for 10 seconds or so then go back to normal. It will also skip a beat or pump an extra beat sometimes – those are more irritating to be than palpitations.
I find it’s most common around my period or if I’ve had several days of bad sleep. Also too much caffeine would bring it on.
I haven’t had nearly as many events since my weight loss surgery in June, though. Maybe 1 or 2, tops.
As far as my fitness level, I’m a slug, if that helps.
Even though this is an old, frequently resurrected thread, I’m going to put it in IMHO, where we have medical discussions.
I get my PVC’s (1-3) about a half hour before a bowel movement. I could swear my colon is hooked to my heart. Anyone else have this?
Burt
My heart beats an extra beat before it is supposed to. My cardiologist calls them pvcs. My older sister has the same issue. I’ve got high blood preassure and anxiety which I have to keep under control so the pvcs won’t be worse. Plus no caffeine as that has the most negative effect.
I have them the worse during my period.
My PVC’s started moderately about 10 years ago and have gotten progressively worse and much more intense. I went to the ER last year (about 11 months ago) and was admitted and had several tests…a CT Stress test and angiogram neither which showed any blockages. Only 10% narrowing of 1 artery. Potassium and Magnesium seem to help as the hospital cardio Dr. seems to think it was chemical. Now I find myself having a wicked hard thump while I am trying to go to sleep, or just chilling out relaxing. The fear I have is that when this happens, I get flushed and lightheaded, and many times sweaty clammy for several minutes, then it all clears up and I’m fine. I turned 55 yesterday and heat probs run on both sides of my family so it is absolutely worrisome. It has disrupted my life to the point where all I do is wait to drop dead…it’s that bad…it’s terrifying to say the least. My orig cardiologist did not seem to think it was anything to worry about (benign) and he doesn’t seem interested in helping me to find out what is going on, and help me feel better. I am going to another cardiologist next week to start from scratch and try to nail this down as my quality of life has diminished 80% due to this “condition”. Hopefully I will not drop dead before that time…guess I won’t know it anyway…so we will hope and pray meanwhile…!!
Have they had you wear a holter monitor to see what they record? PVCs usually are harmless, so try not to worry about dropping dead, although it sounds like they are fairly frequent and disrupting your life, so I understand worrying. Just see the DR and they will probably have you wear a holter for a few days if they haven’t already, and maybe an echo? Lay off the caffeine, and I also have them worse if I am not getting enough sleep.
I had this whenever I ate real horehound hard candy. Did the holter monitor and they couldn’t figure it out, until I ran out of horehound, then it stopped.
Oh yeah. I’ve dealt with PVCs for about two decades. When they’re bad, they run for nearly an hour or longer with a few normal beats thrown in. I’ve had many tests over the years and have tried several meds. They are annoying and can be uncomfortable and disconcerting. I considered ablation but know several people who went through the procedure, only to have them return. Caffeine or stress aren’t factors for me. They’ve lessened quite a bit over the last few years and for that, I’m incredibly thankful.
Hi all. Glad I came across this. Am 35, Iv been feeling like all shaky/,jelly like/jittery,in hands,arms and legs for 4/5 days now,not sure why. Since yesterday I have had a feeling of my heart beating in my throat at tyms. Today I feel as if my heart gives an extra fast beat every so many minutes. Jus wondering anyone feel like this. I used to feel like this wen I wud of drank energy drink long ago. But I’ve script them as I blamed them. But it’s been a along time since I had them. Kinda feared to go by Dr’s. Anyone any info. X
Regularly. Feel my pulse for a minute, and you’ll feel it do that at least once. I’m 77, have had an angioplasty (stent), am on a low dose of Valsartin, and my cardiologist is not worried about it.
I had it years ago and it would last 24 hours a day for weeks at a time. I finally traced it to the small amount of marijuana I was using. If I took as little as 1 hit I would have palpitations for 72 hours.
I’m in the middle of getting mine sorted out. After a few episodes of feeling fluttery and nearly fainting, I apparently have long QT, which if ignored can apparently lead into ventricular tachycardia, torsade de pointes, then ventricular fibrillation and sudden death.
Diagnostics-wise, I’ve had a couple 12-lead EKGs showing QTc anywhere from 450 to 500, (440 is "borderline trouble for someone showing no other symptoms) a stress echocardiogram that showed multiple short runs of v-tach and we’re waiting for a Zio Patch to be processed. Zio is a two-week wearable monitor, similar to a Holter. It’s almost like Netflix - wear it for two weeks then mail it to the manufacturer. Initial impressions are that I have one or more irritable foci that try to start pacing the heart out of sync, so once an electrophysiologist reviews and confirms, I’ll probably be looking at an ablation procedure, hoping for a permanent fix.