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From one of Dr. Weekes' well-known books on panic & nerve-type things. 'Missed beats' are more common than you probably think, if that is what you are having, but if you haven't experienced or come across them they can be a bit unnerving. You can get them if you have a tendency to panic attacks but lots of other people get them too, I have had them occasionally, they don't perturb me."Missed" beats are in no way dangerous and your heart will not stop because of them. No beat is actually missed, the heartbeats are merely spaced unevenly. Most people over 40 have "missed" beats now & then, many young people have them, they are not important.
Many people live their whole lives with minor heart rhythm oddities or even full blown conditions without realising. My wife has a condition called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome which causes minor palpitations from time-to-time but nothing too serious. But that was only discovered when after an operation with general anesthetic the anesthesiologist came to see her and mentioned the palpitations. In her case she's been discharged, it causes her no problems and probably never will, plus the procedure to fix it is quite invasive, very painful and obviously carries risks.
If she wasn't uber-fit then it would possibly be a different story and it may cause her more significant problems.
In the end though if it's worrying you a lot, then go back to your GP tell him/her that it's really worrying you and ask if they can put you on a 24hr ECG or refer you to someone that will.
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Does this heart thing happen when you think about something fun? Mine would, if I lived like you.
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I have this from time to time too, and it got to the point where it was pretty worrying. However, i believe what you're probably getting is palpitations. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palpitation. What you mustn't do is try and listen out for it, you end up getting nervous and it probably happens as a result - this is especially difficult when you're in bed
It's basically an awareness of your heart beating abnormally. Skipped beats are common, as are occasionally beating too fast/too slow. It probably happens a lot more than you've noticed - but because you notice it, it seems worse.
The basic thing to remember is that if you don't feel any physical symptoms besides your heart beating funny - like dizziness, headaches, faintness, shortness of breath, etc - it's probably nothing major. As soon as you start feeling any of the above then you should head back to the GP. If they say you're fine then odds are you are.
If you want a thorough all-body checkup (albeit an expensive one), go for a JAR Class I/II medical - it's what you need to become a professional pilot (and is also accepted by ESA as a basic astronaut medical). They include a multitude of tests (ECG, treadmill and various others) and they have a heck of a lot of things that can stop you from being a pilot. My opinion is if your heart's good enough to be an astronaut, it's good enough to not worry about it
That said, this thread has reminded me to go and get an ECG booked, because I get these, plus shooting pains down my left side and the odd dizzy spell.
However, given I'm a) now 21stone thanks to some meds side effects and b) on meds that give specific warnings about possible heart issues and c) currently undergoing a stressful seperation, those are good reasons to worry!
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oh dear mate, that sounds bad! Get yourself a check up, if its shooting pains etc its worth getting it looked into. Maybe nothing but its good to get your worth out of your national insurace payments
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I get plenty out of my national insurance, I mean I get free prescrip.... no wait I pay for those. I get a doctor's appointment within 48 .... no wait 168 hours of an emergancy, 2 months if it's not. Heck, I even get seen in A&E within 4.... no wait make that 12 hours and they've just closed the local one now.oh dear mate, that sounds bad! Get yourself a check up, if its shooting pains etc its worth getting it looked into. Maybe nothing but its good to get your worth out of your national insurace payments
God bless the NHS, if only all the extra funding wasn't spent on auditors to ensure that they were meeting the targets set by people with no idea about looking after somone's health!
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My Girlfriend is a cardiothoracic nurse and I get the same thing. When I asked her about it she said that the hearts rhythm sometimes slightly readjusts, and affects the next few beats so can feel like a flutter or slight palpitations. Sounds like you get the same thing as me. I try to avoid caffine and getting stressed which makes them less frequent and when I do get them I hold my breath and it seems to pass a little quicker.
One thing I would say and as someone who works in the NHS, is that if you are still worried about them, go back to your GP and ask to be referred again for another check up.
Hope that's been of some help.
I find too much caffeine or MSG loaded food makes my ticker do this, as well as stress.
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This is such a common thing it could almost be described as normal; especially in us testosterone-loaded, hunter-gatherer, powered-by-adrenalin men. You've had professional checks and all's ok. I'd put it out of your mind.
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