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mitch7654

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Heart Thump
Posted: 01-02-06 23:16pm

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

'thanks for all your input
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