Unusual Heart Beats and Skipping

[roxyia]

I am a 22 female whose basic activity everyday is sitting on my computer playing games and drinking a lot of pepsi. I do not exercise on a regular basis either but that has been my lifestyle for a year now. About 6 months ago or so I noticed when I would lay down to sleep my heart would skip a single beat when i would breath out. It would do this for a few breaths then stop. A month or so later it would continue to do this longer and longer until finally i couldn't sleep without getting up and doing jumping jacks first to calm myself down. Now more recently I noticed it during the day a few times a day when I was nervous or anxious about something. The reason I am posting is because about an hour after waking up this morning it has been skipping beats and racing through out the entire day. I went with a friend to the mall and felt it skipping beats the entire time. I came home did some exercises took a shower and now sitting at the computer i have only felt it skip 2 beats. Is this something I should get checked out?

[roxyia]

Interestingly enough it was caused by stress and caffeine. I cut out the caffeine but it didn't stop completely until some events in my life changed.

[cindy707]

I agree w. itdood...you need to make an appt. but just a word of caution...caffeine will definately affect your heart rate....and that means pepsi or any colored sodas, coffee, chocolate, etc.  Rather than worry i would have it checked out...sounds like you are in good physical shape and young but you can never be too cautious when it comes to our hearts.....good luck

[itdood]

It's probably ectopic beats, like PACs or PVCs.  But we can only guess.  Getting a check up once in a while even if you feel great is always a good idea.  If you haven't had one in a while, head it to get a checkup and discuss this issue with your doctor.