Extra Heartbeats

Boingo1
Boingo1 Posts: 205 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
First I want to say, I am going to my doctor for this, so I'm not depending on anything here or the internet for diagnosis. I just wondered if anyone had the same thing?

I've noticed the extra heartbeats a while ago, but they were pretty infrequent. My pulses or heart sounded like this. THUMP...THUMP...THUMP THUMP...THUMP...THUMP...THUMP THUMP... etc.

A few weeks ago I noticed them happening more often at different times of the day (usually when I'm laying down for a nap or to go to sleep)>

I have no real other symptoms. I sometimes feel anxious, but I think it's because I'm hearing the heartbeats and getting worried. I don't have palpitations, but when I lay down when I get them, I can "feel" my heart beating.

Anyone else have this and what was it?

TIA!

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  • knitapeace
    knitapeace Posts: 1,013 Member
    Are you premenopausal? I scared myself half to death with palpitations about a year ago but stress + premenopause turned out to be the culprit. Lost 40 lbs, started meditation, and very rarely have an episode anymore.
  • Boingo1
    Boingo1 Posts: 205 Member
    I'm 50, almost 51. I went off BCP's late last year, and have had 4 "normal" periods. I guess I'm premenopausal, but no other symptoms of it.
  • craftywitch_63
    craftywitch_63 Posts: 829 Member
    Good for you for having the sense to go to a doctor!! :drinker:

    Because of hormones, women sometimes have something called SVTs (supraventricular tachycardia) of course, I am NOT diagnosing you . . . AT ALL! SVTs will cause extra heartbeats. I have this when I forget to take my atenolol.

    I work with a cardiologist and he doesn't seem to get worried about SVTs unless they are accompanied by symptoms like lightheadedness or orthostatic hyper- or hypotension (blood pressure shifts radically when position is changed from lying -> sitting or sitting-> standing) or chest pain.

    Your doc MAY order a Holter monitor KIIZIGh.jpg for 24 hours. you go about your normal daily routine and it will record your heart's activity, then the docs are able to see what's going on in the course of your day, rather than a snapshot of what they see when you're in the office.

    Good luck!!:flowerforyou:
  • Boingo1
    Boingo1 Posts: 205 Member
    Thanks!! Much appreciated! I have had orthostatic hypotension for forever. I don't THINK it's associated.

    Will see what the doc says next week..
  • healthygreek
    healthygreek Posts: 2,137 Member
    I had something similar but with occasional panic attacks. I went to the cardiologist and had tests like holster, sonogram and nuclear stress test and everything came out normal.
    I did some research and learned about deep breathing exercises and I also started taking 400 mg of magnesium citrate daily and it improved greatly.
    You are doing the right thing by getting checked out by the doc first and foremost.
    I'm just telling you what I did to help myself AFTER I got the all clear from my doc.
    It also began for me at menopause. I'm 60 now.

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