Hello. I am 20 years old and have been dealing with skipped beats since a young age, probably as early as 10. I used to get them rarely maybe once every few weeks and they would go away after a couple of days. Since this past September, I have been getting them daily and very frequently. I was going through a very stressful time and had high anxiety when they started to occur more often. It's been 7 months and these things have yet to subside.
Some days are better than others, but they always occur at nighttime when trying to sleep or when my heart rate is lower. I have been to a cardiologist and he assured me nothing is wrong trough EKGs, a holter monitor and an echocardiogram. He even refused to put me on a beta blocker because he thinks it will do more harm than good.
I guess my question is how to deal with these things- and what could possibly be causing the sudden increase? My anxiety has subsided but still I continue to get these skipped beats everyday...
I'm just at a loss for what the reasoning could be. I have cut out caffiene, tried taking magnesium supplements and have tried 4 mg of Valium. Nothing has seemed to work to reduce them.
Any opinions or ideas? I can't help but feel concerned that they increased so quickly and have sustained through this long period of time.
Thanks in advance for any help/suggestions.