Heart Is Skipping Beats

[roland]

This past fall I first noticed my heart skipping beats while checking my pulse. Its very annoying. When I check my pulse I'll get a series of normal beats and then a skip. This repeats itself throughout the day. I've noticed it more as the day goes on as opposed to when I awake from sleep in the morning. If I'm busy with work, etc. then I really don't notice them. When I think about it, I can also feel the sensation of my heart beating. I can feel it. What caused me to suddenly develop this heart skipping? Will it ever correct itself? On this site I read about PVC's, PAC's, etc. What are these? What do you think causes my heart to skip beats? Can an arrhythmia cause a slight cough. When I feel the sensation of my heart skipping beats then I tend to cough. Any information will be very helpful. Thank You!

[Ianna]

Hi Alphy,
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Nonsense, heartfailure is quite a different thing.
My brother-in-law 's got that, and it DOES NOT come near the PVC's and Palps category..
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Be well - *Ianna* -

[lubbdubb]

hello,
     Seems like irregular heart beats are normal.Here recently
in my anatomy class, my teacher done an EkG on me and said my heart was in fibrillation. I didn't go to the doctor for awhile,and finally I decided to go and have it checked out. For several years my heart has skipped beats,but recently it has gotten worse.  When I went to the doctor he done an EkG on me and said it the ekg was normal. I showed him the ekg from school and he said it was probably just artifacts. Which meant they didn't have the machine set up right, but everyone elses ekg wasn't like mine. I believe the machine was o.k. I told him the skips seemed to have gotten worse so he sent that holter monitor home with me. My heart skipped some while I wore it but not much. Anyway I cancelled my appointment to go back and see what the tapes showed. I figured he would just tell me it was normal.  My heart seems to skip while I'm resting. Mostly when I lie on my back or when I get real excited or nervous it skips. I noticed it might skip also a little while I am walking moderately.  The doctor gave me the impression I was o.k. I also, get the feeling to cough when it skips. Its spooky sometimes. Also, while I was in the doctor's office he asked me questions like how many kids I have and what their ages were and if I was married and If my husband helped with the kids. Stress must have something to do with it.Any way if its nothing serious I would rather live with it than take medications. I guess its just something we'll have to live with. But it sure is annoying!  Does this story soung familiar to anyone??               lubbdubb

[LmSTRNGR]

recently i notcied when im trying to relax and take a nap or even when im trying to go to sleep @ night my heart is beating unusually. It beats as if i've been exercising and then it will stop go again and i can actually feel my own heart beat through out my body. I layed down the other day watching tv trying to doze off and my heart just wouldn't stop. IT went on for about 20 min. and i just got up and did something else and forgot about it. I've been reading what all of u have been saying and i don't know if its that serious but i only notice it when im trying to relax. I'm also only 15 so i don't think i can be that age to where i have problems with my heart. I would like to hear what u all say b/c i want to know if i should go check this out. I do have asthma but i stopped having asthma attacks so I don't know if that has any relation to my heart skipping beats.

[Click-Click]

I had my second AVR 15 years ago. I had complications that I will discuss elsewhere on the site, but one leftover was PVC's.
Yes, I agree that they can play with a person's mind. Over time, I became more comfortable with them, but the doctors would remind me several times a year. Then I would pull out the stethoscope and experience the whole anxiety trip again. :(

About 2 years ago, I made a single change in my diet, from frequent ribeye steaks to frequent salmon. No other changes, still way too much fat and sugar. I changed ONLY because I like it so much. At the time, I didn't even know that it could be good for the heart. I regularly eat it 2 to 5 times a week, and fortunately, thoroughly enjoy it.

At some point in time, I'm guessing 12-18 months ago, my PVC's stopped altogether. They've definitely been gone for at least a full year. BTW, I'm 51 years old, rarely exercise, and didn't take any heart meds until a month ago, long after the PVC's had stopped. I now take 5mg of Accupril to keep my BP at 120/80.

I was reading on the Net one night about the benefits of salmon, long after I had started eating so much of it. I read that people have claimed it can stop PVC's. I put 2 and 2 together. W-O-W!

I agree that it "could be" coincidence that mine stopped, but I don't really believe that. It certainly was not psychosomatic, because I didn't even know about the possibility. Nor was it medication. because I wasn't taking any. I seriously doubt that there are too many spontaneous remissions of PVC's after 13-14 years. At least, not without some explanation.

For those of you who like salmon, and for that matter tuna, I strongly urge you to try to increase your levels of it. I'm not 100% convinced of it's benefit, but I am in the 95-98% range. :)

[spachic1]

Hello loved your post! Salmon is so so good for one to eat. Any type of fish is good, but those propertys found in salmon are great!. Ok now I have a thought. Last august I had a serious bout of pvc that sent me to the er 11 times in one week. The only thing I changed was I ran out of flax seed oil. "oil" found in the refrigerator section at the health food store. I had been taking it for appx three months every day to reduce cholesterol. So anyway I ran out of it right? Well about one week later I had a bout of pvc that lasted appx 3 weeks without stopping. I was having 7to 9 per minute every minute of every day. ok now..

Just this past june I ran out of flax again (omega 3 found in salmon)  ok it happened again!! This time for 4 weeks daily. Not as many skips 3 to 5 per minute. "scarey"

Do you have any reserch on this? They say that flax is the best for the electrical system to function properly. Now I may be crazy but can this be my link? what do you think??

***@****  Deb  :)

[ARGO]

I once had endocarditis when I was 18 (1987).  The doctors said it gave me a heart murmur.  When I was 26 (1995), I started to notice that my heart would skip a beat and give me a feeling of unreality.  After that I went on the Herbalife Diet to lose weight and my heart stopped skipping beats.  The problem came back when I was 32 (2001) but disappeared when I started aerobic exercises.  Late last year (December 2002), I began a very sedintary job and started to order easy food all the time (pizza, chinese, etc.).  A few months into this job the problem returned again and I also began to feel topical chest pains, as if my muscles were sore.  I began walking to and from work every day (1 mile each way) which gave me a total of 40 minutes of exercise each day.  The result was that my heartbeat, which used to be quite powerful, has become quiet and the skips are still happeneing even though I am being consistent with walking 40 minutes a day.  I am feeling a bit lightheaded these days and hope it's only from the anxiety I'm experiencing over the whole thing.  I am also hoping that my heart is quieter because it is stronger and doesn't have to work as hard as it did before.