Anyone ever get this,i dont know if its
considered a heart palpitation or not.
Ill be sitting there and then ill feel a
boom in my throat or my chest it used to
happen everyonce in a while dr told me it
was stress but now the last 2 weeks or so
I get them every couple of hours it has me
worried but I mean it happens when I get
up and take a deep breath form my mouht or
someitmes sit down, see I know anxiety can
cause all types of symptoms.I keep thiking
I got arritmia or somehitng.Stress test
last march came back good and ekg last
september also came out good.I
mean,something serious cant develop over 4
months can it???
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anxietygirlie
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 29 Jan 2006 Posts: 28
Posted: 02-23-06 21:57pm
Hey mitch. I have suffered from what
sounds like the same problem for about 5
years now. At first it scared the crap
out of me but I went to a cardiologist and
everything came back fine. Sometimes I
get this feeling once a day or sometimes
it happens several times a day.
Sometimes the thump is so hard I feel a
little lightheaded for a moment. Do you
smoke? I know if I smoke a lot during
the day or drink too much caffeine it
causes the heart thump more often. I
believe it's most likely nothing major and
is probably caused by stress or stimulants
such as nicotine or caffeine. If you're
still worried about this problem I would
suggest getting a second opinion. I know
a few other people with the same problem
and they seem to be fine as well. Hope
this helps some.
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scrdat20
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Feb 2006 Posts: 90
Posted: 02-24-06 11:51am
Hi mitch:
i started getting the exact same things...
As a matter of fact, they were the start
of all of my anxiety. Do they feel kinda
like your heart misses a beat and then
does the hard thump? Thats how mine are.
This last summer, I had just gotten
married, bought a new house, moved to a
new town, and started a new job all in
about a three week time span. I didn't
feel stressed out, but those kinda things
are all stressful even if you don't feel
it. Anyways I had that strange beat one
night and it scared me so bad. It
happened over the course of a couple more
days, and I had my first panic attack..
Went to the e.R. Cuz I thought for sure I
was having some sort of heart problem.
Ekg, everything else was fine and
perfectly healthy they told me. Anyways,
so I dealt with them for a couple of
months before I started realizing that I
had anxiety. Since then, for about a
month or so now, I have gotten control of
them, I am way less stressed out, and I
also found that caffeine & alcohol
were major factors to when they happen.
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VickiR
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 1
Heart Thumping Posted: 07-03-07 14:33pm
I am having these same symptoms and I'm
worried. It is great to see these posts
showing that it is likely Stress related
rather than Heart Disease or something. I
am a 46 year old female, overweight and
not very active. When I do exercise, even
just taking a walk, I have an asthma
attack--which is new to me as I have never
had asthma before.
I will be making an appointment with my
doctor asap to rule out any heart
problems. I definitely have stress in my
life but not sure how to take care of
that.
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meblonde01
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Same Thing.. Posted: 07-03-07 14:45pm
I have the same sort of thing. I feel a
lump come up into my throat and I put my
finger on my neck and my heart feels like
it stops. I had all the test and stress
test and all came back fine. My doctor
told me it really doesn't stop it just
tries to catch up it’s a electrical
thing.. But it feels like it stops..
alcohol and caffeine was a big problem.. I
stop doing both and now I hardly ever
have them.. Not worrying about dieing
helped too.. They are SO CAUSED by
stress.. You can actually make them worst
thinking about them.. If all of your test
came back ok.. Lighten up with the coffee
and drinking and relax.. You will find
then few and far apart! And remember a lot
of people have them and they don't die!
You will be fine!! What was cool when I
talked to my doctor about them.. He told
me just what I was feeling.. Because he
has them too..
Funny, I kept telling my Husband my heart
was stopping he brushed it off and kept
saying “right” well one day we where
in the car and I had them over and over
again, and I said put you hand on my
neck.. He did, and I had one.. He say
Holly S--- your heart stops.. I said
Yeah I’m been telling you that.. But
like I said it really doesn’t stop..
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verofire
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 Jul 2007 Posts: 1 Location: south east
Heart Thumping Posted: 07-16-07 17:32pm
Anyone ever get a thump that is so hard in
your chest that it actually feel like it
hurts?
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REDAIRE
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jul 2007 Posts: 1 Location: washington state
Re: Heart Thumping Posted: 07-18-07 17:18pm
verofire
wrote:
Anyone ever get a thump that
is so hard in your chest that it actually
feel like it
hurts?
Yes, it's an ache; sometimes lightheaded
and hurt in gut. It's just a flash, but
very bothersome. I too did all the
medical tests only to be asked by the
heart specialist if I was under a lot of
stress. I didn't think so, but I'm
gathering that mindset can be tricky. I
also did a web search for this same thing
and found where it's also thought to be
part of menopause. Does it affect men
too?
It doesn't happen as often as it used to;
maybe because I know it's not heart
related and will go away if I just stop
and breathe deeply.
