Does anyone elses heart skip a beat?

Question

My heart skips a beat sometimes. It makes me cathc my breathe and scares me sometimes.
I gather these Palpatations can be caused by too much caffeine.
Just wondered how common these were with others?
Thanks!

Answer 1

I recommend that you make an appointment with your Dr. for an examination. Irregular heartbeats can be caused by a few things. One of these are drugs, perhaps in your case, it might be too much caffeine. You could also be under duress (stressed out). In my case (extra heartbeat), it was from a childhood sickness, but after answering a few questions from the Dr. I was given a clean slate of 'excellent health'. I think these (irregular heartbeats) are more common than the average person thinks, especially those that are caused by stress.

Answer 2

It's fairly common. What you're describing sounds like ventricular ectopics. Almost everyone has them now and again, but they're not usually felt. (Of course, once you become aware of them then you notice them more...) As already stated, they can be aggravated by the usual stuff - caffeine, stress, medication, alcohol. It's worth checking with your GP if you have any other symptoms (fainting, light headedness, pains in chest) or have a family history a heart disease. You don't day how old you are - if you're a youngster, have a look at your lifestyle and make changes as required, then don't worry about it. If you're older then be aware that it might possibly be the start of something. But most of the time it's nothing.

Answer 3

You don't give your age, smoking, medication, or past history all of which would have helped. Single beat issues are not likely to be stress related. They generally represent ectopic beats. These are present in everyone, once they have been noticed you become aware of all of them. They are increased by smoking and coffee. Most of them are harmless and require no treatment.

If they are occurring frequently and are disturbing, they are best investigated using 24 hour ECG monitoring, arranged through or by your GP. After this process most people can simply be reassured, however some rhythm defects do require intervention.

Answer 4

I had palpitations a while ago - I still get the occasional bout - but I went to the docs and had various simple tests, like an ECG (took 5 mins) and blood tests.
Nothing showed up, so I have been advised to stay off caffeine and try not to become stressed; the two main causes apparently.
Go to your docs, the tests aren't painful and it's best to get it sorted now.

Answer 5

The heartbeat should be 120-160bpm to be normal. I also had an ultrasound at 6 weeks and the heart beat was 157bpm. So your babies heart beat is actually beating extremely slow, mabye its not getting enough oxygen?

Answer 6

Caffeine might be the cause of it, but it could also be something much more serious. I suggest going to see your doctor and i am sure he/she will give you an EKG to start with.

I wouldn't self-diagnose with a heart issue.

Answer 7

Depending on how old you are, it would be a good idea to get this checked out with your doctor. It could be from caffein, and it might be a minor defect in a heart valve. get it checked to be safe.

Answer 8

Go and see your doctor to make sure that nothing else is wrong.

Sometimes it can be due to stress or when you are lying in bed it is because your body is relaxing and winding down to go to sleep your heartbeat slows down.

Cut down on caffiene and sugar in your diet.

Answer 9

yep i had been getting them for a while, cut out all caffine in my diet, which was very hard to do, and it seems fine now. i do still get them sometimes if i have had too much alcohol the night before tho!

Answer 10

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