Dear Dr. McWilliams,
Thank you for answering my previous question. . .I did go to a new doctor and she said that she could feel my heart doing PAC's continually by taking my pulse ?? When questioned on it, she said it is nothing to worry about. . .but PAC's continually ?? I'm hopeing that I misunderstood what she meant. She also told me that a hialial hernia (and I know I'm not spelling that right) can cause skipping. . .she told me to "take a swig of Maalox" before eating and see if that helps. . .something about esophogal spasms causing the skipping. Since the skipping got real bad while/after eating she thought it was a digestion thing, but the statement "PAC's continually" still rang in my ears. . .is that what causes the skipping because I don't eat continually throughout the day !
Anyway, I described the event that I mentioned to you. . .you had said it sounded like a panic attack. . .my question to that is can a panic attack happen while you are asleep ?? Would it wake you out of a deep sleep ?? And, can these things happen even though you are not stressed out about anything ?
I had wondered if the events are happening from an adrenline surge ? Because out of the blue my heart will start skipping, my blood pressure shoots to around 152/98 but my pulse is rarely over 100, and I'll start shaking, dry mouth, etc.
I would really appreciate your input. . .the skipping has somewhat slowed down. . .is only happening when I turn on my right side in bed. . .(I know, then don't sleep on your right side. . .correct ??!!)
Thanks again for listening to us. . .