I am a 23 year old male, pretty healthy, normal weight, and i like to play soccer. Also, I am a pretty nervous person, I get panic attacks every now and then. I started having a couple of palpitations about 3 months ago, but when I asked my cardiologist said I had nothing to worry about and should be fine. Well, one day I was helping a friend move and then after we moved a very heavy object, I started having alot of palpitations, like about 3-4 per minute. I think it was palpitations, it was a feeling pretty hard to explain, sorta like the heart skipped beats and my breathe was getting taken away. Being the nervous person I am, I started thinking the worst case scenario. It was like that for about 10 min(maybe less, but I felt it so long). Afterwards it calmed down, my heart felt normal and I was calmed. I went to the doc just to make sure everything was fine. He checked me and everything and all was ok. He did an electrochardiogram and it came back normal. He also ran some blood tests to check my cholesterol and everything was ok. He said that I had nothing to worry about and it was most likely a panic attack and palpitations. Since then I get a bit scared whenever I feel this. I get palpitations every now and then while I play soccer and it scare me sometimes, so I dont play as rough as before. So my question is, should I be concerned about this or is it just anxiety kicking in?
3-4 a minutes is not really bad. These things can happen every other beat, many have tens of thousands a day. If your heart is healthy these things are usually harmless, but still a pain. Some things that can trigger these include exercise and bending forward.
Try to ignore them and see your doctor if they are accompanied by any other symptoms.
Jon