Hi, just need a little bit of advice here:
Quick history: A couple of years ago, I got heavy palpitations (quick heart rate and thumps in my chest and neck) and irregular heart rate while carrying a rather significant amount of cash (equal to $10.000) to the bank through a bad neighbourhood (it had to do with work - no criminal activity). For some reason, I related the palpitations to walking and not the neighbourhood, and I got palpitations when working out after this event. Holter monitoring confirmed PACs (not PVCs). Other tests were completely clean.
Anyway, I started using a beta blocker (10-20 mgs of Pranolol), some magnesium and Omega-3, and started exercising 3-5 times a week, and the symptoms went away completely.
For a couple of days, I tried to measure my heart rate while exercising, not because I'm afraid, but I want to find an optimal heart rate. I cannot help noticing my heart rate is slightly irregular sometimes. It's regular - but once in a while a beat, or a couple of beats, seems somewhat "lighter" (but still the same rhythm) or a slight irregularity like one beat is slightly delayed and somewhat stronger. It happens perhaps once every 30-40 beats.
I have absolutely no symptoms, and if I didn't measure my heart rate I would never have noticed it. When I had PACs, they were VERY noticeable, and it's not a skipped beat per say, just a slight "delay" before the next beat, or a "light" heart beat appearing right where it's supposed to. It possibly have some connection with my breathing, but I'm not really sure. At rest, I can have quite pronounced sinus arrhythmia, but I thought this was supposed to go away with higher heart rate.
Anyone else experiencing this? I'm not afraid or complaining, just a little curious.