Heart Skipping Beats

[WilliamMac]

Hello,

Before I ever had my first drink of alcohol, my first drag of a cigarette, or my first experience with any kind of drug, my heart would sometimes skip beats. However, this has not changed.

I drink beer throughout the day because I work at home. A while back I used to use cocaine in recreation, although I no longer do. I've just been prescribed adderall, which, due to my ability to somehow become immune to things very quickly, has been upped to 40 milligrams a day even though I'm only on the third month. Sometimes I take 20 mg in a day, sometimes 30 (by cutting immediate release pill in half), and rarely, if I have a lot of work, then I take 40 or 60 milligrams in a 12 to 14 hour period.

I'm  a 21-year-old male. I'm relitively healthy despite being a smoker. I work out moderately at the gym throughout the week.

Now that you know a little about my normal lifestyle:

lately these skipping heart beats have been getting worse. They happen all at once, consecutively, in a 30 second period, about 5 times. Sometimes I go all day without this, sometimes not.

Either way. It is INCREDIBLY noticable. It causes no pain, it just freaks me out, and I can feel it happen. I don't feel dizzy, I don't feel weak, I just notice it, and it "urks" me, so to speak.

I don't have insurance, and I don't make oodles of money, so I don't want to visit a doctor just yet. However, I was wondering if i could get a little information here. Any information, or places I can find information, would be absolutely wonderful.

Thanks,



-William

[tinymatches]

i have these same skipped beats.. they go like this for me... beat beat beat pause beatbeat beat and they freak me out. i have seen 4 cardiologist and all say i have a healthy heart but i have PAC's and a rare PVC. they freak me aout and cuz me a great deal of anxiety. i feel i cant live wiht them so they said to try a beta blocker. i may feel 1 or 2 a day or i could have 1 -5 in 10 minutes and some days i have none at all. i hate them and they scare me and i am too trying to find a answer on what to take. i do not want to take a beta blocker becuase i heard it slows your heart rate and blood preassure. i already have a slow heart rate and my blood preassure is 110/ 70 so i am good but i hate them. anyone have any advise on what i can do??
WilliamMac
good luck and keep a journal on when you have them and what you are **** at the time, i tend to get more when i am sitting at work or laying in bed.

[Carey01]

Aderral is a stimulant and will make those skipped beats much worse.  I would mabe try Stratera or something less stimulating.

[Sweetwaterguy]

Skipped and missing beats are quite common in healthy people.  The degree to which these occur can indicate a problem, however.  Your description of your lifestyle strongly suggests you are very aware your lifestyle choices are unhealthy, so there is no need to give you a lecture or advice you did not ask for.