About a week ago, I started having heart palpitations, where quite regularly, my heart would beat really fast, then go back to it's normal rate. Now, every 31 beats (I've counted) it skips a beat - is this normal?
I'm a cheerleader, and I train nearly every day, and cheer at games each friday. Could this have something to do with it?
Any help would be great.
Mac x
2007-12-17 07:21:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Heart Diseases
heart palpitations need to be checked out. It is probably nothing serious, but don't hesitate. Better be safe than sorry. I have had sever heart trouble and it isn't fun at all. They can do an echocardiogram and only takes a minute, and check your pulse and heart beat count.==
2007-12-17 07:26:57 · answer #1 · answered by lana s 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone experiences palpitation. A pounding heart seems serious but is usually trivial. It can be brought on by strenuous exercise or intense emotion or can just happen. It is seldom associated with serious disease. Most people who complain of palpitation don't have heart disease but are overly concerned about the possibility of such disease and thus overly sensitive to normal heart action. Keep in mind the most frequent causes of rapid heart beat ( other than exercise) are anxiety and fever. The presence of shortness of breath or chest pain increase the chances of a significant problem. Hyperventilation may also cause pounding and chest discomfort, but the heart rate remain less than 120 beats per minute.
2007-12-17 20:43:14 · answer #2 · answered by imsety 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have it checked out to be on the safe side. It probably isn't anything serious considering your age. I used to have heart palpitations quite often when I was younger. I'm an old lady now of 61. My palpitations were due to 1)stress and 2)hormonal imbalance. However, just go have it checked, ok?
2007-12-17 15:35:03 · answer #3 · answered by Christine J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe a murmur for the skipping a beat. Dont sound right, YOU SHOULD NOT be having that. Your right atrium SA node is firing to hard and too often. Your ventricles are not keeping up the the cardiac output. You seriously need to go have a EKG, echocardiogram done.
Good luck.
2007-12-17 15:26:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think you should get it checked out i mean I'm in love with cheer leading and if there is some thing wronger with Ur Harte that could ruin Ur cheer leading cerrear get it checked out and hope 4 the best ill pray for you
2007-12-17 15:34:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a regular irregularity occurs in approximately 60% of the population, if you don't have any other symptoms, like severe chest pain, shortness of breath at rest, or night sweats, I wouldn't worry about it.
2007-12-17 15:25:28 · answer #6 · answered by essentiallysolo 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋