Question for everyone who has palps/ skipped beats, etc.

I get two types...

The more common one is as you described. A skipped or delayed beat, with a few fast 'catch-up' thumps just after.

Rarely I will have short runs of tachycardia....a few seconds of rapid heartbeat that subsides quickly, and feels like fluttering in my chest.

(gastro issues, overeating and even low blood sugar can all have an effect on this for me, so lifestyle changes do help me keep them under control.)

Neither one is pleasant...but I have learned to use my coping skills, and positive thinking to remind myself that these are benign and manageable.

S.C.

Mine also sometimes feel like a fluttering in the chest. There are times when it feels like it skips a beat and jumps up into my throat. This normally lasts only a few seconds, but is enough to make me anxious for the rest of the night.

I get exactly the same as you, my heart literally stops for a few seconds and then suddenly beats back into life. Mine is related to my salt intake and also acid reflux, Drs always told me it was anxiety but it wasn't, even when I panic I don't get them, its always related to my diet bu took me so long to figure out what was causing it. I had it for hours and hours at a time and so bad at times that I couldnt sleep because my heart was just pounding out of my chest. Took me a long time to get over my anxiety about them but I did and now they don't bother me. After having them for months and not dying it kind of sunk in that the aren't going to kill me :)