Ectopic beats heart stopping sensation

Hello my names Dennis im 18 non drinker ,smoker, dont do any drugs at all, i dont intake caffine fizzy drinks , cofe , tea etc. . . . I have had about 10 ecgs a heart echo a ear ago and 2 24houre tapes and a heart examination on a tred mill the doctors say i have a ectopic heart beat and i get palpotations. I take propranolol 2 times a day for palpotations but my heart doesnt get a palpotation feeling it feels like it just stops then flutters and kicks back it gives me butterflies and makes me feel very bad i dont even know how to explain it it makes me sonscared that thats gona be the end of me but it never is i didnt even know what it could be but i rememberd the doctors sayig back to ectopics and have been reaserching into it and it seems like thats whats causing it but before i hardly got them ans now i get them more maybe not every day but quite alot now and sometimes more then once a day. Tonight i have had these feelings twice one then another 2 houres or so later i dont know what it could be is it serious ahould i push for my doctor to do a week long tape for me or a month maybe after this happens i feel ok back to normal within 10 seconds  but im left ancioxious for houres or days and cause i have anxiety it makes me reall worried advice please i have posted before but got no replies i wann to ask if i should go to the doctor iv been a month ago and said about this and my doctor said its normal dont worry if you like take propanolol 3 timea a day cause im on a small 10mg dose help please?

[michellepetkus]

I am sorry no one commented on your previous post.  The thing you have to keep in mind is we are not doctors in this part of the site.  We are patients like yourself with the same conditions and can only offer advice based on our own experiences.  I can't tell you whether you should or shouldn't go to the doctor.  What I will say is it is always wise to go if your symptoms have changed or worsened since you last visited or if your symptoms were never captured for the doctor to see.  My svt took 3 years to catch so sometimes it can take a few times being monitored before the important stuff is caught.  If, however, you know all the weirdness was happening on one of your 24 hour holters then the doctor has likely seen what your heart is doing.  I have pvcs and pacs.  They feel odd and the slower my heart rate is the more pronounced they feel.  Sort of like the heart has stopped a beat or fizzled out.  If it feels like your heart is stopping for longer than a beat then you could have an av node block but I would think that would have been caught on one of your recordings but I can't tell from your post if you have been to see them recently or if it was a year ago.  From what you have written it doesn't sound like you are having a lot of ectopics but I can't say for certain that you aren't having something more pronounced so if you are super concerned then by all means go back to the doctor and tell them what you are feeling, especially if this is a different feeling that what you presented to them before.  Good luck, I hope you can find an answer to what is going on for you.  But until then try and not stress too much, stress will definitely make whatever is going on worse.  If you are not short of breath, dizzy or passing out, whatever it is, is likely not going to harm your in the long term.  Take care and keep us posted on how you are doing.

[michellepetkus]

I thought you looked familiar.  Looking at your profile, I see you made 2 very similar posts in this forum on Nov 15th.  One of them did get some responses so please check all your posts.  It is not likely for people to post twice to the same person posing the same question and you may not be aware that a double post was accidentally made.  So recheck your profile.  Some comments were left.   : )

[DennisJerner]

When i do go i find it hard to explain myself tothe doctors thats the main problem  ecause i dont know how to explain my symptoms well enough to them all i can say it that all of a sudden from no where my heart feels like it skipps a beat or pauses ans kicks back and during the pause i feel bad but the feeling lasts for a very long time yeah its becoming more and more and i dont know why im going to try and push for my doctor to do something thankyou for atleast writing somethin even readin something is comforting ill check my other posts to

[michellepetkus]

The skips and pauses in general aren't anything to worry about.  If the extra beats come in a row that is a bit more concerning.  The pause should really only be for a beat.  If it is longer than that time it out.  Get a watch with a second hand or count in your head how long the pause is.  Then also note how you are feeling.  Are you dizzy, lightheaded, feel as though you will pass out.  Do you get short of breath.  These are the kinds of things that you should tell the doctor.  So basically document what you are feeling when this is happening and how long it lasts and then bring your notes to the doctor.  It will help you better explain to them what is going on.  Take care and let us know how it went with the doctor.