I currently have been taking ativan for 5 yrs as needed for anxiety and panic attacks. For the past yr my symptoms have went away, but all of a sudden have seemed to resurface. My heart keeps skipping beats or I can feel one large hard beat in my chest. I then take my ativan when this happens but it doesn't seem to be stopping it. I notice that my heart does this when im cleaning the house or doing laundry. I know it's not my heart I am only 29 and a few yrs back when this all started I went to see a heart dr to rule the possibilty out. Usually when I burp my heart beat seem to go back to normal it almost feels like I swallowed to much air or something. Has this happened to anyone else before, or is there anything I can do to get rid of this problem. Please let me know