Heart palpitations and ectopics

[Juicyjo1973]

Hiya everyone,i am 38 yrs old and when i was 29 yrs old i had tests on my heart,ect,heart scan,24hr tape ecg and it came back ventricular ectopics,i then suffered panic attacks when i was 30 yrs old and anxiety which made me so aware of my heart that i feel it constantly now,i went private and had another heart scan done 24 hr tape everything fine,then a few years ago i was getting ectopics every few mins for nearly a week i was a nervous wreck thought i was going to die,i felt every single one,went private again he done an ecg and just said loads of people get them,then when i was getting loads of palps i got sent to a cardiologist and he done a 24 hr tape and stress test he said it was fine just some super vent ectopics,i could get out of bed sometimes and my heart starts going fast and i get palps then which i could easily get anxiety,any idea why u get palps?i still think there is something up with me .

[Juicyjo1973]

Thankyou very much for your reply it was very interesting,the only trouble i have is wondering why i can feel my heart beating all the time,then at times it beats really hard which i call palpitations,sometimes i get them after eating food and certainly the next day after drinking alcohol,its really upsetting,my doctor thinks i shouldnt have anymore tests that i have had enough.

[CCFHeartMD10]

Palpitations due to ventricular ectopics (PVCs) and supraventricular ectopics (PACs) are very common and can be quite distressing. Everybody has PACs and PVCs every day, but people vary enormously in how many they get and how much they feel them. When someone has symptomatic frequent PACs or PVCs, they should see a cardiologist and have some testing done to determine how frequent the ectopics are, and to assess for any underlying heart disease. This usually consists of an ECG, ambulatory monitoring such as a Holter monitor, and an echo or other imaging study of the heart. Family history should also be assessed. If these tests are normal, the good news is that infrequent ectopics should have no effect on your health. In some people who have very frequent ectopics, or heart problems thought to be caused by ectopics, further treatment is undertaken. This usually consists of medications such as beta-blockers, and sometimes an ablation procedure. But for most people, reassurance that these are normal is sufficient to allay concerns.
In your case multiple tests have been normal and this is reassurring. One thing you could ask is whether you had your typical symptoms while wearing the 24 hour tape. If so, they will be detected by the tape. But if you didn't have symptoms that day, it might be helpful to have more prolonged monitoring to document an episode.