heart palpitations

[cookinwithgas]

My fiancee has had them over the past couple of weeks - stress and lack of sleep, she says she feels a lot better once she got some of her wedding stuff done, completed a dreaded doctors appointment, and had a 30 hour period alone to sleep and relax.

[The Saltman]

it gets better with intense activity and caffeine believe it or not... and worse when I'm sitting or laying around and then get up.

Feels like my heart stops for a beat, lurches, and beats harder the next beat.

Rarely I get the fast ones directly after.

it could be something serious bro..u should probably go to the doctor A.S.A.P.

[Zcustom]

I've had those same things, been Ok for a while now though. need to borrow some dirt?

[Happy Panther]

it gets better with intense activity and caffeine believe it or not... and worse when I'm sitting or laying around and then get up.

Feels like my heart stops for a beat, lurches, and beats harder the next beat.

Rarely I get the fast ones directly after.

This is exactly what I have with the exercise and coffee thing too. First tested about 10 years ago. Doc says it is pretty typical this type of arrhythmia and I haven't worried about it since. However there are bad types so you may want to get checked out. I think a quick EKG will tell pretty quick if you have something serious.

If I get regular exercise it basically goes away

[sunbunny]

In general, if they get better with exercise, it's nothing to worry about. It's when you're doing something and you get shortness of breath, chest pain, heart palpitations, etc, that you should worry.

Oh, and sitting still for a period of time can cause them and chest pain. Found that out at Ty's visit.

Cut the caffeine.

You really need to look at the overall picture, though.

[Kurb]

Have same thing.

heartbeat pauses then BAMBAMBAMBAMBAM for 2-4 mins then back to normal.

goes and comes, quitting caffine made mine dissappear for a good while

now im back on the soda's and I get them again

[Jase]

I rarely consume caffeine. Maybe 2-3 times a week.

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[Johnny Rockets]

it gets better with intense activity and caffeine believe it or not... and worse when I'm sitting or laying around and then get up.

Feels like my heart stops for a beat, lurches, and beats harder the next beat.

Rarely I get the fast ones directly after.

I have had them since I was a teenager.....something to do with my mitro valve or something. Still have them as an adult......a few times it really hurt and made it so I couldn't breathe. Felt like my heart would "pop" if I took a deep breathe. It comes and goes I still notice the increase heart rate while doing nothing a couple of times a week. It is unnerving but pretty sure harmless in my case (at least that is what I hope).

Wouldn't hurt to do the heart monitor for a couple of days like bunny mentioned. That is how I was diagnosed.

[Hawk]

cut back on the caffeine and the porn....you should be ok!

oh...and it's your fuggen heart damn it....go get it checked out, you have nothing to lose! People are on here giving others poo for not taking their dog to a vet....don't make me slap you Jase.

[Scrumtrilescent]

When y'all get your pacemakers, let me know cuz there's this killer trick with a magnet I've been wanting to try.

[Jase]

cut back on the caffeine and the porn....you should be ok!

oh...and it's your fuggen heart damn it....go get it checked out, you have nothing to lose! People are on here giving others poo for not taking their dog to a vet....don't make me slap you Jase.

If the doc gives me a pill that makes me limp in the britches, I'm coming after ya.

[sunbunny]

Seriously, better safe than sorry.

I had all the symptoms leading up to heart attack, but my quackass dr at the time diagnosed me with fibro.

[Scrumtrilescent]

That's what happens when you go to a doctor/mechanic/cobler/baker.

[Cat]

I've been having it a lot lately as well. I've been thinking about going to a doctor but it has been happening less the last week or so. I tried going off caffeine but that didn't seem to help. My heart flutters and I feel out of breathe.

Sounds like it's pretty common.