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How do I know when skipped heart beats are dangerous?

Over a week ago for absolutely no identifiable reason my heart started skipping way more beats than usual.  I can go hours with none and then have several hours where I'll have 2 or 3 a minute.  It's setting me over the edge.  I don't know if it's dangerous or not.  I went to the ER the other day and they basically didn't care at all and just had me take Ativan and sent me home.  Today I panicked and called the paramedics who came and did a 12 lead and they said normal sinus with one ectopic and so I didn't go back to the ER.  I had a normal echo 3 years ago.  I already don't eat caffeine or sugar.

Please reassure or sympathize with me.  I'm going insane and have no idea what's causing this out of the blue.  Why would they suddenly increase for no reason whatsoever?
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Hi,  It sounds as if might you have a panic disorder.  Mine started with heart palpitations, which in turn scared me even more, and finally came to the point of feeling as if I was going to pass out.  I also hyperventilated.  This went on for a couple of yrs., and nothing in particular seemed to trigger it.  I could be listening to relaxing music, or reading a book.  Then suddenly I was dying again, and it progressed to the point of going to the emergency room, having all the symptoms of a heart attack.  My heartbeat would go to 180-200 bpm, and the only description I can compare it to is that it felt as if electricity was going through my chest....suddenly everything seemed to be fading away; my arms and legs would feel as if they were going numb.  All of this got so frightening, life just had no value anymore.  

Finally, I was at a soccer game in Dallas watching my daughter play, and was drinking a cup of coffee.  Suddenly the awful feelings again......I'm dying!!!  I was sure of it.  I was rushed to the hospital, and the dr. asked me if I had any idea what it might be, and I told him it had happened several times before.  He told me I was suffering from a panic disorder, prescribed .25 xanax 2X a day.  I felt like I was in the twilight zone, but I wasn't dying.  That was over 18 yrs. ago, and still suffer from the attacks.  I've leveled out at 1 mg. xanax 3X a day, but I still have the attacks at 4-5 times a month, even waking me from sleep.  I can tell myself what it is, but it doesn't matter, nor does it stop any of the sense of doom....as if I'm dying.  I would never wish this on anyone, and sometimes I feel so alone as I don't know anyone that suffers from it.  If you have any of these symptoms, you just might have the same thing.  I hope not because xanax is addictive, but my life would be horrendous if I didn't take them.  I feel so bad sometimes, I just wish I could leave my body.  I've had a lot of stress most of my life, and from what I understand, that affects the chemicals the brain.  Once that happens, there is no cure.......all you can do is take meds.  I keep hoping they'll go away someday, but after this many yrs, it's doubtful.  
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I completely feel your pain I to have suffered panic attacks and still do I am not on medication tho. It has been hard and when u feel your heart skipping beats and panic it makes it feel like it's skipping more than bone beat. It's so scary but know your not alone..
I have been suffering from anxiety and panic attacks for around 20 years.  What your experiencing in a mirror image to what I experience.   I wake up from a dead sleep with heart racing, can't breathe, chest tight, arms and legs tingling.  It's a huge rush of adrenaline in the gut.  It causes all those symptoms.  I would not be alive if it wasn't for xanax.  Been on it for 12 years.  I also experience pvc's.  I guess it's worse when I'm stressed. I was just having them every 3rd beat for over an hour.  So I ate almonds which are high in potassium and drank water and they finally stopped.  Definitely  a symptom of dehydration and low potassium,  but being stressed aggrivation it badley.  Ok thanks for listening hope everyone feels better soon
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I have been dealing with anxiety/depression/stress sense April of 2014. It started with heart palpatations and heart pounding when I would lie down.  Then while at work I had an episode at work one day.  I thought I was going to have a heart attack or a stroke.  I had all the symptoms of a heart attack but it never happean.  My blood pressure got up to 173/82.  I went to the ER, had all the tests, and they sent me home.  Said I was dehydrated.  I went and saw a cardiologist and had all the tests that could be done (stress test, ultra sound, chest films).  Doctor said there was nothing wrong with my heart.  I had my tyroid glade checked checked and it was all good.  I am now taking 150mg of Zoloft and 30mg remeron to sleep.  They have helped but Im not 100%.  More like 75% on a good day.  I still have heart palpatations, chest pains, back pains and etc.  All the symptoms you can think of.  I have heard that Lyme disease can cause alot of simlier symptoms but I have not taken a test yet.  

For the longest time I have thought I was gonna die anyday now from a heart attack or a stroke.  I would have the feelings again and hoped I was not alone so that if I did pass out or have a heart attack someone would be around to give me CPR.  I have two kids and it scares me to leave this world with them so young.  Im 34, dont smoke, have cut down on the alcohol, eat right, and I work out constantly.  I can run under an eight min. mile.  

Perhaps I work out to much or dont get enough sleep or have to much stress.  I am at the point of anger also and just gonna let my heart do what it does.  We all seem to have a laundry list of things that happean to us, are worse at different times, can new ones that pop up.  Reading all of your posts helps and I hope that what I have posted helps.  He strong and dont give into sadness and depression when it comes to these things.  Get out and live your life.  
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hello, I know this post is old but have been taken by it; I am experiencing the exact same symptoms you describe (now has been 4 years), have been to many doctors - in the last 4 years I have done 2 echo cardiograms, 2 ekg's, , 2 holter monior tests, 1 stress test - all came back negative. No structural issue with my heart and no significant arrhythmia. Only true symptoms are significant anxiety and my blood pressure spikes considerably when this happens. Running helps - I run an average of three times a week and maybe more. I am in the anger state too. The only diagnosis has been anxiety and stress - I have taken some benzos and have helped with the anxiety, but the side effects made me stop taking them. I have tried some antidepressants but have never worked and made me more stressed. I am now in the anger stage as you mentioned with no other avenues. I am giving CBT a chance but that's the last draw. I was wondering how Zoloft worked for you? thank you!
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I am 40 years old . I have been taking  Metoprolol 50 for high blood pressure & arrhythmia. I have been suffering from drop or skip beat since 2015 it begins suddenly and last for 12 hours to 24 hours and it usually happen  after 7 days of months . My plus beat 3 times & stop 1 or 2 seconds then beat start . What shall I do in this situation and medicine should I take please advice me.
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Go see a cardiologist and get on blood thinners to prevent a stroke.
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I had afib before my cabgx3. Dr did maze procedure on me at the time of surgery. Still have afib. Just make sure you take plenty of aspirin or some type of blood thinner to prevent blood clots from forming and causing a stroke.
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Plenty of Aspirin?? Absolutely not! I had an AFib attack and landed in the hospital. My heart rate was 178, my EKG was all over the place. It slowed down on it's own and I went to a Cardiologist. She did an electrocardiogram, which was normal so she put me on Aspirin and metropolol. After much research, I came across "The People's Chemist". I am now taking his Cardio-fx with a clot buster. I also take Magnesium Taurate every day. I have not had another incident in over a year. Before you put any medication in your body, do the research!  Aspirin will kill you!
      
Why are you advising OP to take asprin?? OP doesn't know that he/she is having A-fib... Palpitations do not = A-fib, Ectopics do not = A-fib.

You should not be giving this advice unless you know for a fact they are having episodes of A-fib.

A monitor needs to be worn for a period of time to see exactly what is happening.
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19 year old male, used to be very active. Got pericarditis. Dr thinks from virus. Had it for 5 months now. I’ve been on ibuprofen for 2 weeks then colchicine 2 weeks then ib again a week straight 2 times a day. Pain always comes back... and palpitations. Both On and off. Should we be more aggressive with treatment.. ex. Cochisteriods? Also.. doc told me not to get my heart rate up. used to masturbate a lot and now I’m scared but still do once a day. Is this ok? It relieves my stress. Please help. Also cardiac mri showed only a piece of pericardium inflamed and no myocarditis
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How was your bloodwork?
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I have feeling skipped heart beat at before eating please help me..
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I  am a 23 yo female. I've been dx with frequent pvcs (couplets) and pacs. They started after the birth of my first son for no apparent reason other then I suffer from anxiety. A year ago I experienced a horrific event. I was laying down the day after drinking and was feeling my usual pvcs when suddenly they wouldn't stop. It was about 20-30 mins of my heart beating all over the place. I thought maybe it was back to back pvcs which is sort of what it felt like in my pulse and pulse was not racing.I rushed to the ER where a nurse felt my pulse and confirmed feeling an abnormality. I then got hooked to a monitor where I asked a different nurse if she could see the pvcs and she said "well I don't see any pvcs, it looks like your heart is beating irregular." I then calmed down and the feeling went away shortly after. The Dr who came in and saw me said they caught nothing on the monitor. All blood test were neg. Troponin, electrolytes, ECT. All normal aside from low TSH (slightly hyperactive thyroid but endocrine not worried or wanting to treat it.) I then had episodes of this happening twice a day for about a week. I had a holter which should have caught it but at some point just conveniently stopped recording. The Dr said he didn't see afib or the holter but that it looked like a short episode of SVT (but like I said, my pulse didn't feel fast, just irregular and forceful). My chart now says no svt seen on that holter...? Now my pvcs are back and I live in constant fear that this was a deadly arythmia I was experiencing and that it will come back while I'm alone with my children or driving. Please help if you have any idea what this could be. Also the pvcs I now get do not feel like a thud like they once did. They now feel like a pause or pressure on my chest and no thud (where it feels like there should be a compensating "thud"). I should not ive had a normal echo and i am 4 weeks pp. These were gone my entire pregnancy and are just now coming back
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I wish I could offer more than just advice, but I can't. I stared getting these after a flu or cold back in Aug and lasted over 4 months.  I still get the random 1 or 2 a week but it's far less ran what they used to be. I used find it hard to believe the docs that it was stress but how can i deny them after an echo,  stress test, 2 Hooters, brain mri, methacoline challenge,  edg, and many blood samples. Pvcs a bc pace were the only thing I had and only around 15 a day. That is absolutely normal but I am now sensitive to them sure to stress according to my cardiologist. I have been seeing a psychologists which seems to have been calming me down and really just learning to deal with them.  It's been a very difficult time since, but I am just now starting to feel like my old self again. Keep talking your doctor and ask for testing if you think you need it. And remember that you are not alone.  There are many people just like you if not worse with this odd thump sensation.
I’ve felt almost exactly what you have described today way a terrible day for my pvcs had 6 or 7 in a row something I’ve never had before it’s dunny because yesterday was a great day with maybe only a couple the whole day  and thought what would suck if I got a bunch in a row because it would make my anxiety even worse , well 12 hours later I got them in a row . I was thinking about going to the ER but called my cardiologist instead and he said just to relax it’s normal and to take the beta blockers he had prescribed. These things have completely taken over my life at the moment constant fear of cardiac arrest and even afraid to go to bed . How can something that’s normal feel so abnormal ! You are not alone with this there are a lot of us in the same boat :(
Dr's will never address diet. Their job is to push pills. I had irregular heartbeat for as long as I can remember. After all these years I had an A-Fib attack last year. My Dr put me on aspirin and metropolol. It made me tired and calm, but I did not want to take it. I did some research and made some changes. I started taking Magnesium Taurate. It has a calming effect, so I take it at night before bed. I eat a banana EVERY day(potassium). I also found "the people's chemist" and started taking his Cardio-FX. It has clot busters, which is really what I was concerned about. Now, I stopped the metropolol and stopped the aspirin, and haven't had a problem since. Check out his website because you will learn a lot about the dangers of long term use of these killer medications.. I can't believe how much your diet affects how your body works, and how what you don't eat can have terrible effects..Please do your research!
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Hi, for the past few days I have been experiencing the same issue. It’s like a my heart is having a hiccup. I am not sure what triggers it or why it’s doing so but I would randomly experience my heart skipping a beat every now and then or atleast it feels like it’s skipping a beat. Last night I went to watch a movie and when the volume would get loud due to some action scene my heart would start racing and the skipping beats would start. By the time I came out of the theatre my heart was beating really fast. I felt like I couldn’t breathe and I had a really bad headache . I am not sure if I should go to the doctor or ignore it
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You'll never know until a professional checks it out. Sounds like you may be having anxiety attacks.  I have seen pulmonogists, cardiologists,  and ENTs. Had echo, stress tests,  ekg, holter, endoscopy, and brain mri. all normal. Only thing found was low wbc count and platelets.  That went back to normal in One month. Originally, I had the flu when I began noticing the thump.  I freaked out as let my mind run with it after reading into potential causes.  I couldn't accept stress and anxiety as the cause initially,  but after all the tests ran,  who am I to say otherwise. Every specialist I saw,  told me anxiety could be the cause.  Stress can cause real damage so please, get yourself checked out and try to relax.  Avoid caffeine,  get good sleep,  and exercise. you're not alone.Hope all is getting better for you.
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Hello, I began getting these August 2017 for no real reason.  I first noticed them after a i got either a cold or sone really bad allergies. Out of nowhere,  i began to feel a single and random thump or thud in the center of my chest. It was almost like an extra beat or a missed one.  It's hard to but it's how it felt. Out was odd because i only felt them at rest and not during exercise.
I saw my doc which immediately said they were benign ectopic beats or PVCs caused by anxiety. He referred me to a cardiologists  just to make sure.  
Sure enough, the cardiologists found only 60 pvcs and 34 pacs in a 48 hr holter monitor.  They said even though that was happening, sinus rhythm was normal and they had no reason to be concerned.  Of course,  i felt differently; I needed more than that because i was losing my mind.  I could not stop checking my pulse,  blood pressure,  and researching for a diagnoses.  I requested an echo and stress test to which they gladly agreed to.  They Even ram a 7 day monitor because I gent more on done days than others. All came back within tolerance. They only caught PVCs and PACs again to which they saod they weren't even close to being anything to worry about.  They said my magnesium was a little low but not severely, and recommended i take a 300mg tab per day. My doctor gave me xanax to take as needed and asked if i wanted to get on anti depressants. I only accepted the xanax because I literally thought i was dying. I am 28, very active lifestyle,  and have 2 young children to support. It was crushing me to think I was leaving them so young.
This lasted 4 months before they suddenly stopped occurring. Im still following up for random lightheadedness but that's about it.  No more ectopic beats for now.
I kept this forum open on seperate page in my phone browser to help calm me down at times. We are all different and some of you may have something serious going on.  My advice,  calm your nerves by keeping your mind busy. Second,  Listen to the doctors advice, but follow up as frequently as you need to.  Lastly,  don't be scared to request certain test if you think it'll help give you spne piece of mind.  I pray every night now and will keep you all in my prayers.  
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Omg I totally understand you...i have these beats everyday  I'm.so frigging  depressed and scared..as I'm writing  this I have  a monitor  attached for two weeks..i have had these for years...im.42..not sure why they just show up
I'm so sorry to hear that, but please try remain calm until the docs tell you what they think.  I know it's difficult because i was and sometimes still am there. I hope everything cones back fine for you. If you're up for it,  let us know what  you find out.
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Im beyond help. Totally destroyed. My Cardiology have discharged me! I mean how can they??? Im so broken! I cant live with these any more. Whats the point in going on when all my life is lying in bed terrified for the last 4years now. Im bitterly disappointed as i was promised an ablation now he says no! I cant go on. My previous life was like a butterfly i held in my hands for a few beautiful moments n now i let it go- it flew away and i cant get it back...
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What was the reason to go back on the ablation?
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i have the same problem  but i manage to make it disapear

here are some things you need to do and possibly it will help you too


1: drop cafeine

2:lose weigth

3: lose stress even with the help or antistress pills

4: balance your diet with a lot of variety of vegetables and fruits

5:check your  magnesium levels in your blood it helps arythmias in general and our most common arythmia

  if needed take extra supplements

6: drink 30-50 ml virgin olive oil its help on many things

one of those is heart and veins

7 always drink every dayoil from fish for omega 3 its important

8; if you sweat a lot drink isotonic drinks and pills to balance
  it out since if you miss potasium sodium and other elecrolytes it can cause you those symtoms

9 eat crushed garlic in a yugurt  3-4  pieces everyday dont

worrie it wont make your bloodpresure drop but it help the flow of blood in your body similar to Largrine

lowers bad holesterol lvls  and many other things like its a good anioxidant and many other things you wont believe

unless you try  like if you somebody got pneumonia for example...
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i have the same problem  but i manage to make it disapear

here are some things you need to do and possibly it will help you too


1: drop cafeine

2:lose weigth

3: lose stress even with the help or antistress pills

4: balance your diet with a lot of variety of vegetables and fruits

5:check your  magnesium levels in your blood it helps arythmias in general and our most common arythmia

  if needed take extra supplements

6: drink 30-50 ml virgin olive oil its help on many things

one of those is heart and veins

7 always drink every dayoil from fish for omega 3 its important

8; if you sweat a lot drink isotonic drinks and pills to balance
  it out since if you miss potasium sodium and other elecrolytes it can cause you those symtoms
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I have been through this. What I have been informed by my cardiologist is that a few skipped beats are not really that much of a concern. I have had up to 700 skipped beats over a 48 hour period - 700 seems like a lot, but you figure your heart is beating 60-80 times a minute around the clock and then it's not such a large figure.

In my discussions with my cardiologist is that they look for runs of skipped beats where they chain together, or runs of SVT (supraventricular tachycardia) - issues that come in groups and are accompanied by chest pain.

It is advisable to get anything your unsure of looked at by your doctor - I'm not telling anyone to ever skip that. I have to keep a close eye on things due to my other heart conditions - ascending aortic aneurysm, pulmonary aneurysm, slight aortic insufficiency, and a slight leak at the mitral valve.

It's not easy, but keep cool about it - anxiety will exacerbate problems.
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I'm probably to late for this thread since it seems like no one has commented in a while, but I've been experiencing skipped beats (heart palpitations) like crazy for the past few weeks. I'm 23 now, and I've had heart palpitations in the past but never this much. Mine seem to only happen when I'm sitting or lying down, I'm sure they are happening when I'm up too I just don't notice them.

I went to the ER about 3 weeks ago due to chest pain (before my head palpitations became a problem) and they did 2 EKGs, 1 X-ray, and a few blood tests. They said that on my first EKG I had arrhythmia, but the second one was normal, they also told me that I was low on potassium. I don't know what to think, I'm very worried. They sent me home and told me to set up a doctors appointment, my doctor said that my potassium levels are normal now but my heart rhythm seems to be off but I'm scared it might be something bad. My heart palpitations are really starting to bug me it seems like I have 1,000 a day. I also recently went vegan and have been eating mainly plants and such, I've been taking a B12 supplement the past few days and I try to get enough magnesium in my diet. My doctor order me a holter monitor or whatever it's called but I'm scared I worry so much. I also forgot to mention that I have Generalized Anxiety Disorder and have been struggling with it for years, I'm not sure how that would cause palpitations or arrhythmia, I also have health anxiety (hypochondria) so I don't know if that can cause palpitations too??? I'm at a total loss and I just want answers.
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Get your electrolyte levels checked, low potassium causes heart palpitations, muscle weakness plus having anxiety disorders elevates adrenaline which can cause palpitations making you much more aware of them.
Start meditating and listen to and create the most calm and relaxing environment you can.  Its reduced mine significantly.
Ive been having the same issue and at one point i was calling an ambulance like 4x a week. I have afib but i havent had an episode since my twins were born back in 2/2016.but recently im having serious palpatations.so ive been working with my cardiologist and pcp.i was diagnosed with generalized anxiety which is horrendous.i also have medical anxiety.this just started like 2 months ago.and my anxiety wakes me out of a deep sleepand i end upcalling an ambulance at 3am. They have tried to assure me its just anxiety.so ive learned breathing techniques.tbey put me on ativan and told me no caffeine which is a huge dealand look into yoga.as i type this i have heart palpatations
Your heart can suffer damage if you're not getting enough protein. Since you've gone began that might be an issue. Rice and beans together can give you complete proteins without meat.
Magnesium is also important to heart health, as are other minerals. Anxiety and stress can excite your heart and increase arrhythmias. Mindfulness helps. Personally, I ask for prayer from fellow believers. It has stopped my SVTs when nothing else would.
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No scientist knows, as yet, what causes benign PVCs.  There's no money in researching a condition that does not affect longevity, and benign PVCs do not affect that.

People try all kinds of stuff, from supplements to avoiding certain foods.  I've had ectopics for decades, and have never found, for sure, any food that helps or makes things worse.  

You can tell these erratic beats are not dangerous in two primary ways:  One is that you have been checked out at the ER and separately by paramedics, who found found that you have a normal, healthy heart and occasionally toss ectopic beats.  That is medical reassurance by people who have treated a lot of real cardiac trouble.  They've seen it all, or most of it, and they have no motive to dismiss your complaints if they see that you are truly in danger.

The second way you know that your ectopics are benign  is that you are physically able do all your normal stuff, without throwing up or faintness or the sense of an elephant sitting on your chest, and so on.  The beats are annoying and disturbing, but you are not physically disabled.  Emotionally perhaps, but that is a different story.

I notice that back in 2007, you mentioned that you had gotten considerable relief from your worry about PVCs by taking Lexapro.  It sounds as though it's once again time for a tuneup with your local anxiety therapist.
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Whoops, sometimes a very old post here seems to have a date that makes it seem recent, and I was confused by that a minute or so ago, and responded to Ellen's quite elderly message.



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Im so terrified of them ive been in bed 2 years. Thats my life. I live on tiny sips of melted ice cream as im scared to eat. List 4 stone n now weigh 8 st at 5'6" . Doctor neverhelps
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Dear Ellen,

Many skipped beats are benign and nothing to worry about.
Many people have them and they can increase in frequency under stress, drinking too much caffeine etc.
If they become noticeable, it is good to have a doctor look at it, to be sure they are harmless.

I can imagine that you were worried when this happened to you, but now that an ECG is made, analysed (including the ectopic) and concluded to be ok, I think there is no need for further worry.
Often, the more you think about them (worry, stress), the more frequent they get (or seem to get).

Take care,
Ger

In general:
This is really a heart rhythm issue. If you post in the Heart Rhythm Community, you will probably get more knowledgeable responses.
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Mine started about a year ago. If anyone is interested in starting a group, message me blan_02 AT hot.mail (thats my address, minus the spaces)
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I am a 70 yr old male and in pretty good health except for the skipped beats. I have been dealing with these pesky things for 45 yrs and have experienced all the symptoms named in most of the post on this board. I have been to
all kinds of docs, had many many test and still have the PVC's. I am still trying to find a solution. Considering a
nutrional approach with food based supplements designed for my problem. Good luck to all of you,
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Other than a stint 18 years ago I think my heart is in good condition.
I have a stress test every 2 years and do well on it. I think my heart doctor has been knowing I have skipped beats because he is always asking about it and I say I do not.  
     I take 25 Mg metoprolol daily and 20 Mg zocor daily. .
     Recently my blood pressure, which is usually in the 130s over 60/70 dropped for a while to anywhere from 106 to 96 over 35 to 45 and my heart rate to around 35 for a good while at a time. I felt some not too severe chest symptoms which I cannot describe. I did notice that my heart usually beats 3 or 4 beats then skips 2 to 3 beats, then maybe 6 or 7 beats  and skips 2 or 3 more.  The cardiologist none of that is anything to worry about. Get a stress test again in 6 months (my regular time) and come back in a year.
     I started checking blood pressure before medicine time.  If it is 120 or lower I skip the metoprolol.  
     Today my blood pressure was 124/74.  When I get up from a reclining position I almost blackout for 15 to 30 seconds. I have not felt like doing anything.  I did have 1 cup of caffeine coffee (my usual). I have had a  protein drink in a quart of almond milk, the one cup of coffee, a good bit of water, some lean port, a large serving of ice cream.  None of that has made me feel better or worse. At the present my pulse is 65 and I checked for 100 beats without a skip.  this has not happened in a long time.
Wishing the best for all of you.
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I'm 57 and have been having skipped beats since 30. Thousands a day. And I'm still alive. I look at it this way, it's like mileage on a car. The less mileage the better. The less beats of our hearts the better. After years of skipped beats my heart is way stronger than those beating normally because my heart gets to rest. Problem solved. I'm gonna live to be 100, because my heart has saved up a lot of beats!!!! ***** to have a normal heart, don't you think?
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Hello do u still get them and how often. Do u get them at night.
Hate to break it to u but your heart doesnt actually skip a beat, instead what happens is ur sinus node gets distracted because a premature beat is fired from else where. Therefore ur heart has to wait for the rxtra beat to pass through and then resume
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Hi I'm Ben I just got one right now. I use to get them almost everyday for about 1 year. Sometimes I would feel the stump so hard it would chocke me. I stop drinking caffeine and artificial suggar or any suggar at all I noticed that every time I drink any soda or coffee seems to hapend even more . I try to drink natural juices and seems to help me . just don't stress over it don't get panicked out just take slow breaths and sit for a little. I been having this condition since i was 16 when i started playing sports i was in the best condition of my life so i figured that over working or over exercise can get the heart a bit sore I notice and I take it as my heart is just taking a breather my condition has gotten better by sleeping more doing some work out and eating well. Above all not stressing. I hope this helps
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Sorry I am 25 years old
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Hello, I am a 23 year old female who has had occasional skipped beats in the past where id feel a thud in my chest and I would immediately grip my chest and get out of breath. I didn't think anything of it then because I know skipped beats are normal for everyone but im just the unfortunate one to feel them. They would go away as quickly as they came. But NOW, for a little over a week they've come back. The odd thing is that they haven't left. I've been having them everyday sometimes 20 a day or 30 or 40. So, that being said, something didn't seem right. I got an ecg and of course it was a normal sinus rhythm (because I wasn't having the pvcs at the time. They come on very randomly). I got blood work yesterday.  I'm currently waiting for those results to come in. I have no idea what started these random pvcs and I have no idea how to make them stop. Thats what is really baffling me. I'm a very healthy young women who is very active so I doubt I have a bad heart. This is just very confusing to me because I get them when I'm anxious (during my ems job) and also during rest when im not anxious at all... idk.
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I  am  65  and  have  had  skipped  heart beats since  I  was  24 .They  are  worse  just  recently. My heart  seems  to  stop and  then  slide  into a  heavy  noticeable  thump. I  have  been  through  some family deaths  recently  which  have  affected  me  greatly  along  with  some  family  problems . I  have  stopped  drinking  caffeine .  I  have always  been  overweight  but  could  function perfectly  but  as  I  get  older  its  hard  to deal  with  the  skipped  beat  and  dull fuzzy  head. Occaisionally  I  will get  an  adrenaline  rush  especially  after  drinking  alcohol in  any  amount  such  as   the  odd  party.  Its  been  helpful reading  all your  similar symptoms  and  it  helps  . The  doctors  keep  telling  me  its in  my  head and  I  refuse  to  take  anti depression  meds . Good  luck  to  you  all.
I'm having the same issues myself. Im a 53 year old male and have had skipped beats in the past but nothing like this. I also went to the ER yesterday unfortunately it was when I was doing better so nothing came up as being irregular. Im having at least 5-10 skipped beats a minute with a pain behind my shoulder blade and a pain in my left shoulder when I breathe in heavy. Fortunately my EKG is exactly the same as one I had in 2009 so these episodes do not seem to be damaging the heart muscle. I just wish we could find a solution as this can be very debilitating as you cannot function normally. Im trying to figure out if its related to certain foods or something that triggers it but so far Im at a loss. If I find anything out or things change I will try to update everyone.
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