Funny feeling in chest, extra heartbeats, and more!

[Layla12]

Im a healthy 21 year old female with a problem that nobody can figure out.  I keep getting dismissed by every doctor i go to. Ive had an echocardiogram and blood work and everything was fine. Im not sure if all my symptoms are related but i will list them all

-  a funny feeling in my chest, im not really sure how to explain it but its constant.  It first started a year n a half ago before i got pregnant with my second child. it lasted for about 2-3 months, went away for the entire pregnancy, then returned 2 months after i gave birth, stayed for 2-3 months, went away for 1 month and now its back again. Whe it came back after the pregnancy somebody suggusted i start taking vitamins and i did and it went away bout 3 days after that , however i continued to take the vitamins and it came right back.  I wish i could explain it better then it just feels weird  but it feels like i need to completely empty my lungs , maybe kinda like a full feeling in my chest??

- extra heartbeats, ive had about a handful of these my life but recently ive had several episodes where when i lie on my left side i will start to get these extra beats.  I get about one extra beat every 15-30 seconds, some so hard they make me jump, and it lasts several hours.  

- a constant dull pain in my upper left side of my back

- sharp shooting pains in my shoulder occasionally  usually lasts a few minutes

- and 3 or 4 times ive had a vibrating like sensation in my chest that lasts a few minutes

- at night or whenever im tired i get really nautious, this started about 3 years ago

Any Ideas ??

[angelvictoria]

i am a 21f also and i have the same problems i do have panic and anxiety.  I also notice that i have rapid heartbeat in my sleep its very scary but i guess its normal.  I wake up vibrating.

[sherrjoh79]

HI! I am a 29 yr old female with much of the same feelings. I have very funny feelings in my chest. I feel as though I am going to have a heart attack any minute. I also have the extra heart beats and have been put on meds. This happens to me all day and has been happening for about 2 yrs now. Everyone seems to think I'm crazy. I also have high anxiety levels. It's a scary feeling and I wish I knew what was happening.

[julian779]

I was having the same thing almost all of last year.  the worst ones (i also found out on my own) were from the brand of birth control that i was taking. my dr ran all kinds of test and then tried to prescribe me Lexapro for anxiety.  i knew that it wasn't anxiety b/c i would not be anxious about anything. would just be sitting at  my desk at work when they would occur. I could have had a bit of anxiety but only because the palpiations would make me nervous. I quit taking the birth control and the PVCs went away. My Gyn doctor put me on another brand of birth control. I still have PVCs occasionally but i believe it's when I drink too much tea for days and my magnesium possibly gets low.

[surikata]

OMG, i am 22 yrs old, overweight and tryin 2 get it off, i am glad i founf this page i feel like its support cause i have the same extra hearbeats too, specially when i lay down sometimes i even sit up and jump cuz its such a scary feelin. ive been to the er and the docs just say its very normal and its probably just anxiety. but ive noticed on myself that the extra beats happen when i drink caffeine, a food thats got to much sodium, or when i dont excersice much, i usually walk or jog about half hour everyday. and they also happen for a long time when i get one and then i start panicking and i feel like my heart is goin to stop or something. i am glad i found this page, i just feel supported and i know im not the only one with the scary beats.    

[spicegirl200]

I've been getting thos extra beats as well.  Went to see a cardiologist many times and nothing came up.  Not that it is a bad thing, but I really hate to have those feelings.   I wanted to ask if anyone has ever had more than 1 extra beat at one time?  I sometimes get a prolonged kinda feeling. like it lasts longer.  The cardiologist said I had something like 4 extra beats at one point.  He asked if I ever felt like going to pass out or fainted, anyone died at young age...  I know they have to ask those quetiions. but kinda scary.  Please let me know guys.. thanks a bunch

[scienceteacher2004]

I have had these symptoms as well. I went to several medical doctors, internist and a pulmonary doctor and they were ignoring what I was telling them about my symptoms. I was constantly being told that as long as the EKG was fine, there was nothing to worry about. I was not satisfied with the answers I was getting I knew I was not feeling right.

I went to see a cardiologist. They listened to my symptoms I was discribing and he gave me a stress test, he did another EKG with a more sensitive machine than what my other doctors had, and he also gave me an echocardiogram. when the results came back he told me everything seemed ok but I may have an extra heart beat according to the stress test but it may be nothing. the cardiologist said lets just make sure it is nothing and he hooked me up to a holter monitor for 24 hours.

I was glad he did. I finally found out what was going on. I do have PVC (premature ventricular contraction) but there are different types and some are nothing to worry about but some you need to be careful of because they can cause problems and need medications like betablockers or other medication. Mine was more serious and the cardiologist put me on medication. He told me I have to change my lifestyle (reduce stress) and my diet (no caffine, sugars and other things that can make my heart race).

If your not satisfied with the answers you are getting please go see a cardiologist. I'm so glad I listened to myself because I knew something was not right inside.