About heart fluttering

medgrl · Post by **medgrl** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:38 am

How many times a day do you have heart palpitations or the feeling of fluttering in your chest? Mine seem to be on a daily basis now and they are scaring the heck out of me. The skipped beats I can almost handle but the fluttering feeling terrifies me. I am afraid I will go into A-Fib and die. I have had all the workups done and everything came back great. I am just afraid that since they have increased I will just drop dead from them. Can anyone help with this.............Thank you so much, Pam

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:15 am

Hi medgrl,
I have had the skipped beat & fluttering for almost 15 years. I have worn a heart monitor twice & both times the Dr said it was normal to have this happen. It’s just that some of us can feel it in our chest & I’m also lucky enough that I can hear my heart beat in my head lol. I found out that when I over eat, take in caffeine, or take decongestions it will make my heart flutter. Also when I worry (high anxiety) about things I notice my heart flutters also. It always worried me that it would stop beating but the Dr. has assured me that it won’t & I guess he is right because it’s still beating. Try to keep track of the foods, caffeine intake, & medications you take. Does your fluttering come at a certain time after taking meds or after eating & so on? Try not to worry your heart is fine easier said than done, right? If your still worried talk to your Dr. & have him explain to you why or what causes it to flutter but I’m pretty sure he will tell you some what the same thing I did. But talking to him may ease your mind a little.
Take Care,
triple “L”

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:50 am

triple"L", Thank you for responding. Yes I have noticed when I have indigestion that I get fluttering a lot more.I try to watch what I eat but that does not always help me out. I can be very relaxed and calm and then out of the blue my heart will flutter. My doc says that I fine but this keeps me confined to my home all the time because I don't want to have a heart attack in my car. I also live very close to a fire station!! Thank you again.......Pam

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:09 am

Oh boy...this happens to me several times a day! I have found that if I am sedentary, I notice it a lot more. If I am active and doing things, seems I never notice it! What does that tell you? It was happening the other day when I went to the ER, and EKG was fine...haven't had a Holter in about 4 years or so. But, it scares the BAJEEBAS out of me EVERY TIME IT HAPPENS! Then, I immediately feel for my pulse and there isn't one, LOL...and then, heart JUMPS back into action! Very worrisome...I can relate, TOTALLY!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 10:18 am

My heart will flutter when I’m calm also but it does it more when my anxiety is a little high. Like I said it’s been doing it for about 15 years & its still going like the energizer bunny. I read on the internet that hormonal changes can make your heart flutter. My heart will flutter a little everyday. It used to scare the heck out of me & that only made it flutter more. It’s kind of like my headaches. I get a headache of some sort everyday & have for most of my adult life. I used to worry that it was a brain tumor but as long as I have had headaches it should have gotten worse but they haven’t. So all I’m saying is we are both OK, both have been checked out by a Dr. & if you can’t trust your Dr. who can you trust? They know more about these things than we do. If you stay home all the time that’s not a good thing either. It just gives you more time to worry about things.
Take good care of yourself,

Larry

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:26 am

Hi,

Has it been a while since the heart fluttering was checked out. Not to cause you anxiety, but if it's been a while I would have it checked out to be on the safe side. A-Fib can happen at rest and on the move, you just feel it more at rest. My mom has A-Fib. If you were recently checked, I'm sure it's fine. But if it has been a few years a check up wouldn't hurt.

Want2FeelGoodAgain · Post by **Want2FeelGoodAgain** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 11:50 am

Beepster, your post is enough to cause anxiety, LOL! Thanks, now I am in a panic...LOL!! I haven't had a Holter in about 4 years... but, had an EKG last week and all was fine!

Sometimes, coming to this forum just causes me MORE anxiety!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:36 pm

I have had palpitaions off and on for several years. I have Mitral Valve Prolapse, and when I have these palpitations, I end up in the emergency room. I have had several tests done and the Md. says the are PVC's and quite common. They are very scarey, andI get anxious when I have them, which makes me have them even more. I am on a King of Hearts monitor now for a week, so the doc can see if anything else is going on. I pray that I can have a different response, and hope this program will help me......sounds like a lot of us have the heart palpitations..Take Care everyone.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 1:17 am

Thank you everyone for all of your replies. I had my last workup: EKG,holter,echo,stress test, in September 2008. They said all was fine and not to worry. The heart fluttering though, that is very scary! I just don't want to get worse and end up on meds. My doctor told me that as I get older they will get better, I have heard others say that they will get worse. Thank you again everyone, you are all always very supportive.........Pam

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:51 am

i can relate to this alot. but i also have had heart surgery because my heart would race up to 250 beats a min and thank god i was fine and the way i see it if i survived it racein that fast then i can deal with it. yes its very scary but ur fine i promise and now with me having anxiety it does scare me a lil when it races or skips a beat but my heart docter says im perfectly fine everyones heart eiether skips a beats beats fast or flops around and they never notice. but i totally understand the fear and you are fine just take deep breaths and relax