PVC whie playing sports

[rmjuarez12]

I am a 23 year old male, pretty healthy, normal weight, and i like to play soccer. Also, I am a pretty nervous person, I get panic attacks every now and then. I started having a couple of palpitations about 3 months ago, but when I asked my cardiologist said I had nothing to worry about and should be fine. Well, one day I was helping a friend move and then after we moved a very heavy object, I started having alot of palpitations, like about 3-4 per minute. I think it was palpitations, it was a feeling pretty hard to explain, sorta like the heart skipped beats and my breathe was getting taken away. Being the nervous person I am, I started thinking the worst case scenario. It was like that for about 10 min(maybe less, but I felt it so long). Afterwards it calmed down, my heart felt normal and I was calmed. I went to the doc just to make sure everything was fine. He checked me and everything and all was ok. He did an electrochardiogram and it came back normal. He also ran some blood tests to check my cholesterol and everything was ok. He said that I had nothing to worry about and it was most likely a panic attack and palpitations. Since then I get a bit scared whenever I feel this. I get palpitations every now and then while I play soccer and it scare me sometimes, so I dont play as rough as before. So my question is, should I be concerned about this or is it just anxiety kicking in?

[Geordie1717]

Hey there, it is almost a relief to read your post. I have the exact same symptoms when I play soccer. I am a very healthy 34 year old. Just last July I starts noticing a skipped heart beat and fluttery sensation when I played sports or was under high stress at work.

As I am also a very anxious person and of course thought the worst right away It made things very unnerving for the last few months. I did however go see my doctor and he had me do all the tests including ECG, 24hr Halter monitor, blood work and then just last week I had a stress test. All the tests have come back normal and the stress test which I get the results from next week should be okay. Interestingly enough I did have a "PVC" while on the tread, the technician said they are totally normal and most people get them quite often.
I guess some people such as us just feel them more often. Like I said they usually happen when play sports especially at the start of the game before I get stuck in on tackles and I am still anxious. After they happen 2-4 in a quick time frame I loose my breath quickly, get anxious and slow down then feel a coming sensation.
They suck but it's something that we might just have to live with....take care.

[rmjuarez12]

Well, I dont have any other symptoms, other than my breathe getting taken away and those skip beats. Although sometimes I get the urge to cough when I feel them. Is just that is scary when I feel them, and like I said, I am a nervous person. So should just let them be and not worry about them?