I havent had any blood work in over a year! I have seen a cardiologist and wore a monitor. It picked up pvcs and a few pacs. Cardiologist basically told me I was fine and to deal with it or take meds for it. The ones I have been taking lately seem somewhat worse though.
No Im not sure how fast my heart beats during some of these episodes. It usually feels really fast but I could probably still count it.
Have you had your potassium level checked lately? I tend to be on the low side, and so when my heart starts to feel "funny" I take another half tablet of potassium (I regularly take 10 meq per day because I am on hydrochlorothiazide, a potassium depleter) and within the hour everything is back to normal. Also, take CoQ10 - at least 200 mg daily. Expensive, but good for you. Can't hurt you, doesn't interact with anything, and helps with electron chain activity including of course in the heart.
Anxiety can certainly last for more than a year as many on this site will probably tell you, so can panic attacks. Both of those will make premature beats much worse and you could end up in a cycle. Get help for your anxiety issues and you may find that helps you a lot. Also make an appointment for your GP and he can determine if seeing a cardiologist will help you. Take care
Do you know how fast your heart is beating during one of the episodes? You could have an svt or could simply have sinus tachycardia. I would first go to your GP and ask for a blood work up to especially check your thyriod. An over active thyroid can cause sleep disturbances, a rapid pulse and hot spells. If your thyroid is fine and you continue to have racing heart episodes you may want to then go to see a cardiologist to get checked out. Good luck and keep us posted on how you are doing.