hey everyone..skipped heartbeat question

Hey everyone!! I apologize for my absence but just been busy since I moved a few weeks ago, and my birthday just passed and I went away for the weekend..and just been busy in general. I really hope everyone is doing good & even though i've been away i've still been thinking of you all!

So today I was working and feeling ok..and I sat down for a minute and had a very noticeable skipped heartbeat..within 20 minutes of it I get where it feels like anything I do makes my heart pound uncomfortably (not necessarily super fast..but faster than normal & just feels uncomfortable) and almost makes me feel like I can't do any kind of exertion. I never know if I should try to push myself and 'work through it' or take it easy and wait for it to pass. I also get what feels like..not lightheaded but just a general tiredness feeling. I've had so many freakin tests and when I had my stress test I was getting that feeling through it and nothing looked abnormal I guess...so is it nothing? It just makes me feel like I want to run to the ER and make sure my heart is in a normal rhythm..does anybody else get this at all?

The cardiologist I recently saw thinks that when I have a skipped beat (PVC, in my case) that I subconsciously start to panic and my heart rate increases. He says to not pay any attention to it. I think the more we just go on with our normal routine, the more we will bypass the increased heart rate part and just accept the skip. I'm still working on that part!

I get the light-headedness too, but I think it is from panic and breathing really shallow anticipating something bad to happen.

I also had a stress test and had a pvc during, I almost fell off the treadmill when I saw the big jump on the ekg, but they nurses were unphased as was my cardiologist. I asked him if it was ok that I had them during exercise and he said yes, no problem. So, anyway, that's my experience!

I can relate too, G. It's tough, but from what I understand, we're supposed to power through and trust our doctors and the tests we've had done. It's hard!!

I get these all the time and I've been to 3 cardiologists (by myself because nothing abnormal was ever found except a few harmless PACs ..) and I've had so many tests done which all show signs of a"healthy heart" even though it doesn't feel that way ! I thought my prilosec was causing them because at one point every breath I took I got one I was pregnant and freaking out. Once i stopped the prilosec I was okay and haven't gotten them nearly as much! I only knew it might be causing them because of this website someone had explained it to me. Do you drink caffeine ? On the days I have my coffee I notice I get them! Which I don't care because I need my coffee! And stress . Ugh stress is a big factor as well! What eased my mind is the tests all came back ok. Of your tests have shown a healthy heart I would look at the factors fhat could be causing them and/or link it to anxiety. I think 12 years of my anxiety finally caused them for me as well. It's funny how our bodies work they can be very tricky sometimes! And scare the crap out of us without warning! Hope you're feeling better(:

Lacey