Skipped beats, missed beats , Palpatations

Normally i can ignore the palps, odd beats, etc, but your doctor should give you something to de-stress
yourself, it's not right for them to expect us to ignore something thats hammering us in our ears, Peace

Larry ***

I'm 53 and have been getting those most of my life. Any EKG's I had in the service all were fine. I'm not saying don't worry about it but so long as I don't have any real chest pain from it I don't think about it. My mother had it as well so I assume it's hereditary. She suffered from anxiety as well so my guess is it's related to that. The Klonopin has helped me gravitate back to normal along with the Lexapro.

Hi guys, thanks for all the responses. I never had pvcs/pacs till I started lexapro in 2008 and a almost a year later when they started. They went away while I was on and only got them when I was real anxious or stressed but then there gone. I never had the problem that when I walked or ran or cleaned house or going up the stairs now I get the feeling of missed beat and it's very scary. So I'm gonna copy what my cardiologist said to me.


Sorry-- I was away. Frequent PACs can be an indicator that you are a person who might have a tendency to have atrial fib, but NOT NECESSARILY! Everybody has some PACs, and some people have a lot and still never have atrial fib. And atrial fib is really not that big of a deal. Really. I think you're fine. I think you would get a lot of benefit from better treatment of your anxiety--it is making you very uncomfortable. There's no cardiac issue with Buspar or with any of the SSRIs (Zoloft, Prozac, Celexa, Lexapro, etc). PACs are annoying but not an issue, really.

From my Dr!!

PK, I feel for you i am much the same, normally I dont let it bother me but i have been dealing with
this since i was 35 and i am now 74, it has cheated me out of much happiness and like a fool i went
along for the ride, treat the anxiety and panic and live long and happy, Peace

Larry ***