a couple of sudden irregular heart beats

tan_pao_wei · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 08:41 PM

hi recently i got a few suddenly irregular heart beats, like suddenly in the midst of nothing(in class listening to lecture, watching tv), i realise my heart suddenly skip a beat or beat a few times faster in a second.
its like the feeling of excited then u got that in yr heart,get what i mean?

yest when i went running, i got this too.

i am on weight loss program for almost 2 months, i am running 5-6days(4miles each day) each week and have a proper diet. :d_rolleye

Can anyone tell me what causes this and is it sumthing i should worry about? :d_confuse

thanks

chicanerous · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 08:42 PM

It's a medical condition and you should go see a doctor. It shouldn't inhibit your progress though - many people have conditions like it.

Mahdimael · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 08:50 PM

I had this for a while- it's seems to have gone away. Once I started working out, my heartbeat became normal again.

However, definitely have a doctor check you out- there's a ton of things it could be, from an occassional palpitation to a damaged valve. Take it seriously, because it could be.

JeremyLikness · Mon, March 29th, 2004, 10:37 PM

... the two conditions she has are hypoglycemia and Mitrovalve Prolapse. The latter used to result in irregular heart beats. After exercising regularly and changing her nutrition, she has seem remarkable improvements with both (she hardly ever has a hypoglycemic episode, and only borderline ones occur when she "forgets" to eat on a hectic day).

You should certainly see a doctor and have a medical professional diagnose the condition and recommend any treatment. I know my wife takes CoQ10 (60mg per day) for hers and so far the results seem to be fantastic - we get pharmaceutical grade and look for it in the gel cap format, not hardened pills (according to Dr. Ladd MacNamara, the gel type is more bioavailable, i.e. better absorbed by the body).

Jeremy

tan_pao_wei · Tue, March 30th, 2004, 01:00 AM

i do not have this before i start my weight loss program...

so may be its my program that create this irregualr heart beat?

Method · Tue, March 30th, 2004, 02:01 AM

What you are experiencing is a palpitation. I myself have Mitrovalve Prolapse, and get this occasionally. Sometimes I feel light-headed when it happens. The palpitation itself is not harmful unless the irregularity persists for longer than a couple beats.

You should definitely have the condition checked out by a doctor though. My guess is Mitrovalve prolapse, but I'm guessing there may be other conditions that cause small arrhythmias.

HunkOLove · Wed, March 31st, 2004, 07:41 AM

There are a couple of other things that can cause this.

One is anxiety. Another is a stress condition related to a person being more aware of their heartbeat than normal. I forget the name fot that. Meaning you pay undue attention to your heart beat whereas most people don't. In any event you should really go see you doctor.

I used to suffer anxiety attacks where my heart would race and I would get this squirmy feeling in my chest etc. It was due to stress. Ultimately harmless but it still freaks you out and then of course you get caught up in a cycle where you have anxiety about the symptoms.

Please see your doctor to get a determination made. Perhaps it's just stress or it might be something physical like the guys above mentioned but it's best to get a professional to examine you.

akm3 · Wed, March 31st, 2004, 05:57 PM

Yea, heart palpitations/arrhythmias (sp) are very common, however they CAN be indicitive of serious conditions so go to your doctor so s/he can rule out anything serious.

-Allen

Presse · Fri, May 7th, 2004, 01:12 PM

As mentioned in other posts, several conditions can cause arythmias.

I have them too. I didn't notice them much until I started working out - ... but looking back, I did have them before working out too.

I was very concerned as my awareness of this grew, and had a heart specialist diagnose this precisely (ie. with ECG). In my case, it has to do with electrical conductivity inside the heart muscle - and it is totally harmless. I asked the doc. if I should be concerned about light/moderate/heavy cardio-vascular exercise. And he quite explicitely said I had nothing to worry about - I should exercise and not worry about it. He did suggest I momentarily slow-down/interrupt exercising if palpitations start occuring during the exercise.

Funny anecdote ...
A couple of years ago, I went for an annual physical exam. The doctor, who didn't know me well at the time, was unaware of my arythmia thing, and as usual started taking blood pressure readings and listening to my heart. At the VERY SAME TIME I spontaneously entered an arythmia bout which lasted several seconds (maybe 10 or so - which is longer than usual for me, but, it did happen). I, very aware of what's going on, kept very silent, and looked at HIM - straight in the eyes. The puzzled look in his face, as he was cautiosly listening, was simply worth a million dollars!!. You should have been there, and seen him. I thought he was about to call 911!
Anyways, after a few seconds I reassured him, told him I had a diagnosis, and that he need not worry about me dropping then and there!

Bottom line, get a doctor to diagnose your specific situation. Some arythmias can have serious causes, and can have life threatening consequences.

Craig · Fri, May 7th, 2004, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HunkOLove

There are a couple of other things that can cause this.

One is anxiety. Another is a stress condition related to a person being more aware of their heartbeat than normal. I forget the name fot that. Meaning you pay undue attention to your heart beat whereas most people don't. In any event you should really go see you doctor.

I used to suffer anxiety attacks where my heart would race and I would get this squirmy feeling in my chest etc. It was due to stress. Ultimately harmless but it still freaks you out and then of course you get caught up in a cycle where you have anxiety about the symptoms.

Please see your doctor to get a determination made. Perhaps it's just stress or it might be something physical like the guys above mentioned but it's best to get a professional to examine you.

Anxiety - That's my first thoughts as a couple of years ago it happened to me from the stresses of a new job. I had one in a shop once - heart palpitations, went dizzy, fell over and knocked a confectionery stand over. I seriously though I'd had a heart attack. After getting myself checked out I was told that it was just a panic attack. I had a few more episodes then changed jobs and I've never had one since.

Get yourself checked over to be safe.

IronPhoenix · Sun, May 9th, 2004, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Craig

Anxiety - That's my first thoughts as a couple of years ago it happened to me from the stresses of a new job. I had one in a shop once - heart palpitations, went dizzy, fell over and knocked a confectionery stand over. I seriously though I'd had a heart attack. After getting myself checked out I was told that it was just a panic attack. I had a few more episodes then changed jobs and I've never had one since.

Get yourself checked over to be safe.

I've had panic attacks the last couple weeks. All of a sudden your heart is racing and beating with terrifying forcefulness and irregularity, you feel dizzy like you're going to fall over, lying down cures that last symptom but then you start to feel real cold and you start shaking.

If you do not realize that it is a panic attack, you believe that you're going to die right then and there on the ground.

I had to go to the emergency room twice... the first itme because I thought I was going to die, the second time because the girl in bed with me started freaking out at my shaking so much. Once you realize they're panic attacks though you can deal with them a lot better. I haven't had any since I've realized that's all they were. Knock on wood.

That being said, it doesn't sound like that's what you have.

HunkOLove · Sat, May 15th, 2004, 04:21 PM

I had them and before I knew what it was I went to the ER twice about it. As soon as the doctor said there was nothing wrong with me a huge wave of releif would pass over me and it would stop.

It was due to job stress. My primary care doctor gave me some xanax to take for when they got bad. It worked and was taken on an as needed basis for a few months.

Now I don't take anything. Exercise and identifying the source of my stress and taking corrective personal behavior steps seems to keep me feeling great. I haven't had any attacks in a long time.

If you have an attack of this nature first thing to do is get checked out and make sure it's not something physical. Once you know you have a clean bill of health you can seek to identify and remedy the cause of your stress and anxiety.

Links:

http://www.apa.org/pubinfo/panic.html
http://www.adaa.org/AnxietyDisorderI...nicDisAgor.cfm