Hi, i'm new to this site. I want to help people find a solution to a problem that I have been wrestling with for years. I used to suffer extreme panic attacks with heart palpitation and losing rhythm, strong beat afterwards etc. I read a book on yoga and read that I had probably created this scenario myself, so I made a conscious decision right there and then that if I had created it, then I had better jolly well un-create it so I took yoga lessons and learned about breathing for a start. Anyone who is suffering from these frightening and feeling-like-you-are-going to pass out or die take note. Just take some time out every day for yourself. Lie down in a peaceful environment, place right hand on the tummy and left one on the chest. Start to listen to your breath and watch it rise and fall, firstly rising in the tummy then spreading to the chest and then falling from the chest and then into the tummy. It is so simple. Just watch your breathing. That will take your focus off what is happening with your heart. That is a good place to start. Take advice from a yoga teacher. They are doing experiments all over the world on the effects of breathing on the actions of the heart. We don't need these awful drugs that do us more harm than good. We just have to accept what is happening and gain power over our situation ourselves. Just that empowerment alone is a great start. Of course you have to watch your diet - no caffeine, alcohol, lose weight etc. The trouble with these feelings in your heart is that you develop a neurosis and because we become neurotic, the situation becomes much worse and our lives revolve around it. Break the cycle! Good luck