Palpatations

[Shotokan-kez]

I suffer with palpatations, sometimes my heart beats so fast it's scary. It's often brought on my nothing, i could be relaxing watching tv or in a nice hot bath...then wham, rapid heartbeat. The only thing i can do is not panic, lie down and take deep breaths until it passes.

I also suffer with a fluttery heartbeat and it often feels like it skips a beat. I'm not overly concerned by it, i do have anxiety and have been putting it down to that, just that sometimes i don't understand how it can be caused by anxiety when im often completely relaxed when this happens.

I would rather not go see my gp because of the fact this is what he will tell, your having a panic attack and then i feel like i have wasted his prescious time. I once read in a book that this is a common complaint in young athletic people, is this true? Can anyone shed any light on what is happening or is it purely my daft mind and anxiety

Kez

[TigerDude]

You really need to see a physician about it. You only have one heart - you really need it to work right.

They can fit you with a monitor to record your heart over time to determine what is happening. I really doubt that a doctor would consider such a condition a waste of time.

Good luck.

[danbong]

It could be premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premature_ventricular_contractions

It has a long and scary name, but for most people it is not a big deal. The best thing to do is to see a physician and get your condition diagnosed.

[Shotokan-kez]

Thanks guys

[bushido_man96]

You really need to see a physician about it. You only have one heart - you really need it to work right.

They can fit you with a monitor to record your heart over time to determine what is happening. I really doubt that a doctor would consider such a condition a waste of time.

Good luck.

This is good advise. My mom had a problem where her heart rate got down to like 40 bpm when she slept. And when she worked out, she couldn't even get her heart rate up to a fat burning rate, even when she was walking at 6 mph. She was put on a heart monitor to check it out, and they ended up putting a pacemaker in after all was said and done.

Get it checked out, Kerry, to be safe.

[Shotokan-kez]

Yeah i know i should, it's just that it's not a regular thing, its just when it does happen it frightens me. I just don't want to be seen to be wasting the doctors time if it is 'just anxiety'

[bushido_man96]

Yeah i know i should, it's just that it's not a regular thing, its just when it does happen it frightens me. I just don't want to be seen to be wasting the doctors time if it is 'just anxiety'

Hey, if it concerns you, then don't worry about wasting a doc's time for doing what he is supposed to do. I would just go get it done. If it is anxiety, you should be able to get some meds for it.

[Shotokan-kez]

yeah thats very true i guess i'll go soon enough! Cheers x

[bushido_man96]

I hope it works out for ya! Cheers!