Fluttering Heart

[Jane14]

Hi.. I'm Jane and i'm 16 years old. Every once and a while, I used to get what feels like my heart is "fluttering" and I take a deep breath in, for no reason at all. The fluttering literally only lasts a second or two, but it's a horrible feeling. It isn't painful, nor am I dizzy afterwards. I did go to see the doctor after it happened about 3 times in one night. He told me it was probably just my heart missing a beat, and then coming back with one powerful one. He also said I have a slight murmer. I left feeling much better as he assured me that it wasnt anything serious. Ever since then, it has hapened like usual. In the past coouple of weeks.. ive been getting it very frequently and it's really starting to scare me. My father was born with a hole in his heart and his sister, my aunt, has a pace-maker for her heart. I'm really scared that this isnt just my heart missing a beat... I've read other peoples questions, yet they always have other symptoms that don't accompany what happens to me. I'm reallly concerned and don't know what to do. It acutally happened once while writing this.. im not sure why its been happeneing this frequently but it is.. and I would appreciate any tips or stories if you have the same symptoms. I don't drink, smoke, drink coffee or take any drugs whatsoever (besides advil and the occasional gravol)

Thanks so much

[kukufxr]

Jim gave good advice...you create your own anxiety worrying about it.  The do feel a bit weird.  I get anywhere from 2 to 20 PVCs per minute and not only feel them, but can also hear when they occur.  I've found that sleeping on my left side tends to cause an increase while sleeping the back or right side causes a decrease.  And there is a thread further down the list about eating bananas, taking magnesium, etc to reduce the occurrence.  I have had some reduction in the PVCs by eating a banana (for the phosphorous) and taking a magnesium capsule (twice a day).  

[Jim12345450]

Jane, your surrounded by people with the same symptoms.... It sounds like a PVC...the same thing I get. I have been getting them for a year and 1/2 as well. On and off. I went a good stretch of like 10 months without any but I know exactly how you feel. I get 3-4 during the night as well... I used to get like 30-50 a night. The fluttering in your chest is a missed or skipped beat. Yes its a scary thing when it happens but you have to look past it. The more you think and dwell on it, the worse it gets. Worrying just makes it worse and happens more. Take this from me... .. Im 23 years old , lift heavy weights almost every day, and play constant basketball all week. I do cardio and run and am active almost every day. I have a perfectly healthy heart and body and I still get them. They SCARED me half to death when I first got them but I know exactly how you feel. Millions and millions of people get PVCs, you just need to find a way to calm yourself down. Your getting them from anxiety and stress , and the more you get them the more you stress and get more.... Its a constant chain. My trigger is definitly when I dont get a good sleep or have stress. Just relax and calm yourself a little and they will go away. Let me know if you need anything else. Just take your mind off them(yes I know its hard and will take some time to do so) and youll be fine