I got myself checked out and have been followed for like 6-7 years now by cardiologists and they've always given me a clean bill of health but since I'm always so focused on my heart and super anxious sometimes it makes this shit happen and it become a vicious cycle...so scary but at least I know it's not my heart. Glad to see I'm not alone with this "condition" let's call it, stay strong kind internet strangers ❤️
Yeah. Totally know that experience. Same happens for me. Vicious cycle of feeling like something is wrong have it checked, isn't anything wrong, don't believe it. Trigger more anxiety.
Im crying... it's such a bloody horrible, life crippling condition.. I'm too scared to even walk now.. 😢 But the more I watch this , it has to be the simplest and most comforting description EVER.. Sanjay Gupta is an amazing cardiologist with time for everyone but this explanation is also a great comfort.. giving them names actually helped too.. Ectopic Eddie !!! so now when I get skipped beats etc I can just think " Thats Ectopic Eddie pissing Sinus Sam off, no big deal !" ... ♥️
They are the devil just take over your life. I am a fit lad and get these all the time. When I get them I feel so anxious which makes them worse its so hard to stay calm and try and forget them. Had an ablation 5 years ago for afib. That got cured but now have to deal with ectopic beats. Just have to be strong and positive I guess and keep saying to myself these will not harm me
Wow. We're so alike. I also get emotional when I come across content like this that speaks EXACTLY to what I'm going through. They are tears of joy, relief, frustration and sadness all wrapped up together, right?? I also discovered Sanjay! I love that man! Such a blessing and his delivery is always wonderful. That's crazy because I was just thinking, while watching this video on ectopics, that it would so awesome for both of these gentlemen to do a video collaboration together!! I wish you the very best on your healing path, my friend. You are not alone!
From what I have experienced with this, inertia is very important, you cannot go from zero to one hundred, if you can take the day off and little by little resume activities without any rush.
Wow! You even added in the breath I have to take when I get them! My cardiologist said he never heard of this! Sanjay Gupta is a life saver. I wish I could kick my anxiety. It’s ruining my life.
It’s crazy to me that most people can’t feel them. They don’t happen often but when they do I always get a spike of adrenaline with it and that sometimes sets off my anxiety. It’s been 2 weeks since I’ve had an anxiety attack, and a month since I cut out caffeine. I don’t drink as it is due to family history. It really is all about your state of mind. I broke down and had a good cry and that really helped me. Not afraid to admit it either as a 32 year old man. I read that if you do get them it actually means your heart is healthy, and is strong enough to push that amount of blood at once, as a sick heart cannot do it.
Oh my god! Sir, I have to say your channel is incredible. I have been coping with panic attacks and agoraphobia for the last 3 years. At some point, the ectopic heartbeats also kicked in. As you say, ir is important yo accept that your heart is OK if the doctor tells you so. I have never found a channel like this One. I can not describe my appreciation for you, this work os incredible. People who had been years into This Will notice. Greetings from Spain!!
Hi guys, thanks for this video it really helped me with extra confidence that the PVC's are actually not a thing to worry about! Let me tell you what my experience is: I had PVC's back in 2016.... i went through the mill cardiology tests, stress test, holter, everything.... and when i had the last appointment with the cardiodoc he said it's all good... i walked out of the hospital... feeling happy... and didnt get PVC's for five years straight... then covid came... apperantly when your overweighted you might get more chance to get severe covid symptoms... trombose and such. So what happend?? I started feeling them again... frequent to a point that four months ago the were at some night going like every 3 beats one skip... i called 911 (112) and the ambulance came... they put me on a ECG device and while i was worrying they said... oh yeah... no worries these are PVC's... we can't do anything about it.... so i asked... would you say the same if i was a close family member of yours or would you have me examined more? Nope... we can't do anything about this... it's harmfull. So after that i felt a bit reassured, plus i felt like i couldnt even call 911 for my issue... now 4-9-2022 i just went on a holiday with my son (17 years old ) to paris, for the first time after covid, and as soon as i stepped in the car to drive to paris.... for the first time in 2 years i didn't have PVC's during my whole holiday.... and he just wanted to walk not take metro etc.... I thought to myself.... i want me and my son to have a nice visit... ill do the walking even though i imagined to have PVC's while doing so... we walked 40 Km in 2 days... i ate all i wanted (which usually flares up my PVC's) drink some whine and beers while stopping for a rest which also usually flared up my PVC's, and still i didn't get one single PVC... we had a blast there and i was so happy even though my legs hurt from all that walking... two days after being back home i started feeling them again... until this very moment im writing this. But now.... seeing this vid... it kinda make sense... during that trip i wasn't alone in my house... had focus on Paris and enjoying with my son... back home sitting behind my computer... i was again focussing on my body/heart.... so the moral of this and the conclusion of me writing this... is 1. I cant even call 911 (112 in my country) to help me with the PVC's because they cant help me. 2. It's me focussing to much on the PVC's so they become more frequent... 3. It's not dangerous, im good 4. When i wake up in the morning they are not there... as soon as my mind is starting up so are the PVC's.... 5. I am telling myself that after food consumption they get worse... but why weren't they there in paris when eating with my son?? 6. When im writing this im just finishing my 6th beer of the night (it's weekend... ) but from tomorrow on.. ill stop drinking alcohol for a month. And stop worrying about the PVC's i realize it's more my mind that's flaring them up than anything else.. i will post an update in a month to tell you guys how it's going for me. Reply on this if you want, maybe we can boost eachother! Kind regards Michel
For me the main triggers are caffeine, alcohol and stress. I have been mainly caffeine free for 16 years but occasionally I eat chocolate (which contains caffeine). If I dont get any ectopics I tend to eat more. But within a couple of weeks the ectopics return so I stop again. It seems to build up. So my advice is to limit caffeine and alcohol. If anxiety is the trigger then the reduction of safety behaviours will help. Remember, lots of people get ectopics and don't notice them. Its focusing on them that makes them worse. Currently I drink very little alcohol, tea or coffee, ,eat very little chocolate and have addressed my stress issues. I have had hardly noticed an ectopic in months
This sounds like me, if I’m away on holiday I get zero ectopics, back home to work and stress of life in general off they go 😢 mine started around late 2020 when the vaccines were rolled out, I was adamant not to have it, the pressure from everyone to get it brought on the palpatations, still didn’t get the vaccine though, but I think I have got myself into a vicious cycle now, I’ve tried everything the only thing that works is a stress free holiday 😊
Wow - I needed to find this video. I think I've started experiencing these ectopic beats since over started coming off Sertraline. (Was on 100mg, ectopics started after going down to 50mg). I found them really worrying especially with the family history of CHD. I've had ECGs and they're fine. Now I've found this video I'll 100% stop seeking reassurance and with a bit of luck no more beats!
Glad you found my video useful. Also stay away from caffeine and alcohol. My ectopics are not anxiety related but caffeine is a big trigger for me and if I drink too much alcohol it can set them off. Mine have died down to almost nothing now. I rarely feel them. I did have a period of work stress that triggered them off again last year but when I dealt with that they stopped again.
@@TheAnxietyAttic it's super annoying when they sometimes pop back up!! Granted, I am coming out of a very emotionally stressful week and a ton of negative energy was generated in my mind (which I take responsibility for). Ectopics USED to be my big thing, but as with the symptom hopping, they can come back whenever I seem to have shifted my worries. Anyway, I've been back onto my healthy practices, having a good day and then BAM! One big ectopic. Sent fear and adrenaline thru me like a flood. And this was literally while I was playing my musical instrument, which is one of the healthiest practices I have!! Came out of nowhere!😤😤😫
i feel like an empty feeling of void in my chest like whenever you’re going down a roller coaster and your stomach drops i feel that same feeling but in my chest
The roller coaster feeling is a good description of an ectopic heartbeat. The large thud you get after a skipped beat is like the sudden shock when the roller coaster goes down a sudden drop.
@@TheAnxietyAttic hey martin, I am only 14 struggling with this and when I happens, usually at night I have to stand for hours exhausted and scared of laying down again and it starting, I am scared to death to say the least and it just doesn’t go away. Please help me man.
I seem to have these for over 5 years now. My last big meltdown and ER visit in early 2019 was caused by that extra beat and pause. I had a Holter for 48 hours and the result was less than >1% PAC/PVC. Ironically when I had the Holter I felt none! I had an Echo/Stress test in June 2021 and that came back as excellent short to mid term result. I did get a bit taken aback when it just said “short to medium” and was puzzled why the cardiologist didn’t put in long term? I guess I’m 52 and nobody can predict the future. That’s what anxiety does, the thinking is always “what if?” You get an excellent result but you always want that extra reassurance. Sometimes I don’t feel anything, and while I can’t self diagnose and say I have ectopics, the feeling can’t be disheartening and depressing. It’s hard to get motivated after you feel them. I find it’s worse after eating too. I lead a healthy lifestyle, moderate exercise daily, good diet and avoid toxic people and situations when I can. It’s just I can’t stop thinking 24/7 that I’ve a heart problem even though I’ve been checked out numerous times by over 30 doctors and cardiologists in the last 8 years. It’s the fear that drives them, the catastrophic thinking, OCD, negative thoughts and safety behaviours and even though I hardly ever get panic attacks now over it, it’s always in the back of my mind. Once you become too self aware it escalates out of control. By the way, I haven’t had a C19 shot either. I’ve done a lot of research and read papers from reputable doctors and cardiologist of reports of people noticing palpitations after it.
Though ectopics heart beats are common in the general population they must be a nightmare if you suffer anxiety. Mine started around the time I completed my training in counselling and CBT. Having a thump in the chest and dizziness was pretty scary. Fortunately the ECG showed they were harmless and as my training has made me quite resilient to anxiety I have not worried about them since but I can understand what a trigger they must be for someone suffering from anxiety. And while its possible to give up triggers like caffeine and alcohol, quitting anxiety fuelling behaviours is a much harder task. However the fact that they are not giving you panic attacks anymore sounds like you are making progress so keep working on reducing those safety behaviours and it will get easier.
Hi, glad you sound positive. people think im weird not getting the jab. though if i mention my symptoms they still don't get it. so its great to hear from others who know. I dont want to increase my symptoms with a jab. may be risky but - who knows. Im thinking - to stay healthy, to try to ignore symptoms. i suppose meditation helps to find a center, whatever that place is that feels calm. life seems to throw everything at you , im trying to get better at working through things and get better at not worrying. It's a hard symptom to work through - these ectopics. but i need to live a life. Sometimes when i bend or crouch - it feels my stomach pushes up and causes something, maybe it sits against a nerve or something. i know when i get stressed my stomach feels like it swells (am im slim). Good to know, can get through things best when stay calm. Thanks again
Right there with you. Several heart palpitations. Zio patch for 14 days, EKGs, echocardiogram, 48hr halter monitor. Stress test, etc. I'm 40 now and they all say my heart is fine. It's been a year now, and only last Friday I was diagnosed with "severe anxiety". I've been on Clonazepam, magnesium, and other supplements for a year now. They just prescribed me cymbalta, now up to 60mg a day as of today. The past year has been a living hell. I've lost 2 good jobs, my girlfriend, etc all because of this. All I want to do is be home in bed on my heating pad. Sleeping.
This is the very best video on CZcams to explain the symptoms of ectopic beats. Every symptom mentioned is a symptom I feel. I thought many times that I was going to die or have a heart attack. Many visits to the emergency room and heart doctors and they always say everything is fine. Had a number of holter monitors that caught nothing until I had the 2 week one. That one caught 346 ectopics and the doctor explained them to me. Now, even though the feeling is super ugly, I don't feel too scared about my ectopics. Just gotta learn to live life with them
"You may also increase the ectopics." 🤯🤯 I have done that exact thing. My health anxiety has tended to hop from symptom to symptom, whenever one stops "working" on me (hmm perhaps a good video topic you could create? Symptom Hopping? 🤔) During the time period when I was heart-focused and often bedridden, I could literally sit there and create one ectopic beat after the next. Essentially, I was spending most of the day waiting to feel the next one. That, of course, led to more of them. Particularly because, in order to be SURE I felt them, I had to remain as still as possible. Pure hell. Had to be sure I didn't MISS the missed beat!!😫🤦♂️🤦♂️
Anxiety sufferer for about 5 years and I get them when I'm sick with a cold or something again not a doctor so I can only speculate what is happening something with my autonomic nervous system being out of wack while ill and since I have a hold on my anxiety it just happens at a subconscious level. One thing that made them go away for some odd reason was being out and about with friends and family, I believe because I was in the moment and forgot all about them and they miraculously went away after distracting my mind. Nevertheless, they are super annoying and scary. Wishing everyone happy holidays and a happy new year 12/11/23
my gosh, thank you. i though im only the one on earth having this issue. yes i do have anxiety disorder, and really know the difference between the heart beat palpitation. Though my heart is dieing.....
These are horrible. I once got them for 2 days straight which led me to consult a cardiologist. EKG, 1-week Holter, stress test, and echo all came back normal. Blood tests too. They attributed it to anxiety and depression. It still doesn't make them any less uncomfortable and scary. It feels like your heart stopped or like someone is reaching into your chest and trying to yank your heart out. Some of them feel like a bird in the chest, and leave me breathless. They really really suck. 😐
I started a new job painting kids faces at the zoo, and it’s a dream job really; But damn I get so anxious and stressed with the lines of kids and parents eyehawking me I get so many palpitations at work I feel like I have to sit down. I’ve had an ECG done before WHYYYYY
I believe my ectopics are caused by migraine and it's impact on the autonomic nervous system - much the same as anxiety. Although medical professionals won't acknowledge this because it's not proven. But they cause me alot of anxiety. Last night my migraine was particularly bad and i would wake up, have a few ectopics every few normal beats then it'd settle, i'd go back to sleep, wake up again and have the palpitations again. It's really horrible when they happen every few seconds. I can't make myself believe they are harmless because of how horrible they feel. And they don't all feel the same and some sensations are scarier than others. I keep trying to convince myself they are harmless but can't make myself believe it. I've never had them recorded despite having 3 ecgs, one of which was 24hrs, all of which were normal. but i'm positive they are ectopics because of how they feel - isolated, not a continuous rhythm. They're horrible though. I keep trying to tell myself that my ecgs were normal so my heart is fine, no other symptoms with the ectopics, and no history of heart disease or problems. But it's hard to believe they won't lead to a different, dangerous arrhythmia.
Yesterday I had ectopics and thudding all day around every 5 minutes. Literally all day and no idea what caused it and I’m terrified of it happening again. It inevitably will, although it’s never happened all day before.
@@abhishekkushwaha2794 bro try sudarshan kriya of art of living ...i tried and my ectopic beats almost gone ...ur agr kbhi ayengi bhi na toh meditation ki vjha se tum usko mind nhi kroge ...must try...but phele apne heart k checkup krvalo
Hey everyone. Thought I would let you know that I've been feeling skipped beats for at least the last 20 years. And I'm still kicking! I have a shoot tomorrow, and I woke up at 3:30 a.m. feeling a little bit of a fast heartbeat and skip beats, which made me nervous enough to find this video again. The thing that works for me usually is doing the work by Byron Katie. And just having an understanding that hearts do not work like pendulums... Or like a ticking clock. For me, I think the reason I judge my heart beat so much is because I think that it should be something that it clearly is not. I think it should be like the tick of a clock... Always constant. But that is definitely not how hearts work.
Do anyone feel it in your chest and throat ?? I get these symptoms when my HR is about 60-65 . It feel in the centre of the chest and this is so scary . I've done 5-6 ecg and 2 echo tests done , my hearts structure is normal but i dont know why i have these pac/pvc or i dont know what is this . I have hypochondria as well . 🥺🥺🥺
Excellent explanation about ectopic beats , thank you for the information. Will you pls throw some light on palpitations especially after eating and also after taking a nap after lunch.
I have spoken to others who get ectopics after eating. One explanation I saw from Cardiologist Sanjay Gupta is that because the heart is so close to the oesphagus acid reflux can trigger it. I also have a friend who gets ectopics when he sits in certain positions.
The smallest amount of caffeine used to trigger mine but lately I have been able to have a lot more and rarely get ectopics. I have found in the past though that it builds up over time. After a few months of caffeine I will become sensitive to it again.
From the last 3 years I am suffering from ectopic beats...I have done 3 times echo and 2 times holter...all tests normal but still have ectopics... it is always in my mind now that it will occur....very disturbed and depressed.... what to do...
Hello sir I am 36 yr old male,I had fear and some amount of phobia since my child hood.I was angry and aggressive in nature in childhood..Later I developed nervousness and worry in each and every work..Fear of attending interview and my carrier become worst.I developed anxiety and nervous worry symptoms..From last 4 year it become worse..Panic attacks.. Skipped beat,high and slow pulse rate..Twitching some times all over body in chest also.. Weakness, dizziness,breathlessness,cardiophobia,fear of snake ,dog.,fear of accident.,,balance problem while walking.I always feeling excessive worry..Some times feel chest pain and severe gas problem in stomach..Please help me
Mine started in covid lockdown when i went into a sprial of depression and hypochondria, Then suddenly one day i started getting beat skips.. I get them to this day..
Mine started about one month ago. I've already been checked by a cardiologist and they were visible in the ECG. However I was diagnosted with a healthy heart. 'They are harmless' my cardiologist said. A blood test went clear as well. I am a sporty guy and I've cut out caffeine and alcohol but absolutely had no impact on my ectopic heart beats. Even supplementing magnesium and potassium (like my doc told me to try) had absolutely no impact. However I've been able to stop panicking about them over the last weeks. This seems to reduce the amount of them. Sometimes I have 5 to 10 of them which gives me the hope to get rid of them completely one day. I've heard of some people dealing with them for weeks or months and then their ectopic beats disappeared without any reason. This keeps me hoping to get rid of them one day. However I don't understand why they suddently appeared. They feel so bad, there is no chance I was overlooking them the last years.
Ectopics are a bit of a mystery. Mine appeared at 37. (Im 53 now). If I stay away from caffeine and limit alcohol they usually die down but stress can trigger them also which is not always so easy to control (even for someone trained in psychotherapy). But anxiety can also cause them and the ectopics themselves can cause anxiety so it becomes a vicious circle. In a few weeks Im planning on making a video about how to manage ectopic related anxiety as its a very common problem.
@@TheAnxietyAttic I think anxiety is the cause of mine. I've been dealing with anxiety for 4 years now. Last year I've had five positional vertigos. This got me months of panic attacks and anxiety. After a long time waiting to see my neurologist I finally got some answers. He told me, it is normal that the brain falls into panic mode after two or three of positional vertigos. However the vertigo attacks went away. The anxiety stayed and I developed a dizzyness (surely caused by the anxiety). When my ectopics appeared first time, my dizzyness or let's say vertigo was completely gone. So I think my brain or body is doing some kind of symptom roulette :D Anyways, I'm looking forward to your videos. Thank you for doing this, Martin!
@@TheAnxietyAttic Thank you for planning to make this video. I think it will help many of us who have to live with this. Knowing how to break the anxiety cycle to reduce the ectopics will make us learn to accept them more.
When my ectopics were really bad at 37, I quite caffeine and alcohol and started playing ice hockey and saw a massive improvement. Of course you should only increase exercise if you have confirmed with a doctor that your ectopics are benign. (i.e. you heart is structurally fine).
I tend to get them in bursts, particularly after eating. The ECG showed I was getting them 1% of the time but I don't feel most of them. In a 15 minutes period I might feel between 10 and 15. Sometimes it feels like a thud and sometimes more of a flutter. Sometimes the thud is so big I make a noise as I exhale. I have increased my exercise recently and they have died down again. I tend not to worry about them as I know they are harmless.
@@TheAnxietyAttic Do you ever get any ectopics during exercise? I used to get them while at rest. Started taking 12.5 atenolol and magnesium. Rarely get them at rest now.. .Now.. I get them while I exercise or exert myself. That never used to happen. I have had every test on my heart and they said I am insanely healthy.
My cardiologist says I should not worry about my ectopic beats. I have both PAC and PVC. Between 5k-10k a day. He said that in people my age, 30, with a structual normal healthy heart tend to have unadressed stress that triggers the heart. I am not sure about others, but I have zero ectopic beats when I sleep, so as soon as my head turns off, my ectopics disapear. Maybe its all stress/anxiety. My quality of life is not existent. I hate this.
Although they are harmless, they are annoying. Stress, anxiety, alcohol and caffeine are the main triggers so working on reducing those may help reduce the frequency of them.
Am i experiencing ectopic beats? I was resting, laying down reading a book when suddenly - my heart started racing and i could feel it in my throat like consecutive flutters but only for a few seconds then it went back to normal.
Im 28 years old male I have high anxiety when I was Child still have it . 1 years ago my extrasystole s starting Im trying to deal with it when its happen so scary my chest like jumping somewhere ( ny the way I have WPW Too Wolff Parkinson White Sydrome)
When ever I go out from house for walk my heart beat get faster and I am scare that I will get heart attack by walking .and when ever I eat food my heart beat fast does any one have any opinion for me that how I cure my self?
Sorry you feel like this. I currently am going through anxiety because of these palpitations and stopped exercising because i am scared of doing anything that gets my heart rate up but just for the last 2 weeks I have started forcing myself to go for slow paced 30 minute walks because people keep saying exercise is whats going to make them better. Also I get them after I eat too and I don’t want to eat but I made myself worse and ill in February when I stopped eating and I am a mother so forced myself to eat. No helpful addvice but I am forcing myself. Maybe trying CBT counselling
I think i have this. Feels like my heart twitches sometimes feel small other times big like when(your eye lid ) twitches it only lasts a second or 2 and then my heart beats hard and continues its normal rythem i dont get pain its just very uncomfortable like if my heart pauses then continues sometimes i can feel it in the base of my throat. Ive been feeling this scense I was 13 diagnosed w anxiety health anxiety. Now ive been very stressed i went to er 2 times! Had chest xrays and blood work for heart. And multiple ekgs and all fine. They dint know why i get this and im confused to.
Yes ectopics are often very short and the problem is ectopics don't happen most of the time for most people so if you are put on an EKG for 1 minute the chances of spotting them are almost zero. It often takes a 24 hour or even 2 week monitor to catch them. I had to wait 9 months for my 2 week monitor but by that time the ectopics had stopped. (due to giving up caffeine and alcohol). Eventually 14 years after they started they caught them on a 2 week monitor. The good news is of course that even if you are getting them, they are usually harmless and need no treatment. (especially if an x-ray or ultrasound shows no structural problem)
You and me are the same ..I had all te test done echo diagram,stress test ,nucleus test..you name it I did it .. cardiologist say my hearth is fine .it’s been 2 years now my cardiologist order a echocardiogram test for me just to check ..
Doctor I get a heart pounding for small noises like phone calls message tones, door noises. Is this anxiety? Also followed by this after continuos heat palpitations I get chest heaviness and shortness of breath
Clean ECG/EKG, CLEAN Chest X ray and clean blood work. 21 year old male. I do suffer from gerd, trapped gas and indegesttion. I usually get ectopics during exercise or when I panic. Even during sex when I’m over doing it accompanied with a 130-140bpm heart rate. Do you think I should worry?? Just seeing your opinion on it.
Sir, I am suffering from anxiety for 13 years. In this I am suffering from skip heart beat. I have got ECG done 13 times and also got Echo done 6 months ago and also got TMT test done 3 years ago. Sir, what should I do to cure this? Please tell me some tips and I want to ask one more question. Does skip heart beat also occur due to gastritis?
In my experierience with ectopic heart beats you have to work out what your triggers are. For me it was caffeine but alcohol and nicotine are also known triggers. Anxiety can also be a trigger. If you treat the anxiety you may find you get less ectopics. There does seem to be a link between gastritis and ectopics for some people. The theory is that the oesphagus is so close to the heart that if it is inflamed, it can trigger ectopics. Sanjay Gupta has a good video on this subject.
I have a cervical spine instability bcoz of cervical trauma. A year back….and symptoms like pulsations in the chest and lower back and neck ,,,passes to legs and left arm pain and weakness with neck pain too😢 pls tell me is this a cardiac related or spine related?
There are also many different types of ectopics. The one described in the video usually don't cause me much fear. What cause me more fear are the ones in which the heart seems to beat MORE than once in quick succession. Those episodes of heart fluttering really feel like the heart is going to stop.
I used to get something similar when it first started 14 years ago. My heart would pause and then throw in 6 beats in quick succession before the next normal beat. During the 6 quick beats I would go dizzy. Its a horrible feeling. Thankfully I gave up caffeine and alcohol and started exercising and they went away. I think caffeine was the biggest trigger and I have been caffeine free ever since.
@@TheAnxietyAttic I've had anxiety for years. I had 3 episodes of afib about 3 years ago, which floored me. The 3rd episode lasted about 3hrs, and only stopped after I layed down on a matt at yoga. This made me realize it was anxiety. My ectopics have become quite annoying, and although I've had every test known to man, its still unnerving. Funny thing is, I'm 55 years old, and have in the last six months, started drinking 2 coffees a day. I guess Ill be giving up coffee now,
SAME OMGGGGG . Those are scary af🤣🤣🤣. I get them with anxiety too and do you know what’s worse? They really make you believe heart is going to stop and the anxiety following them might trigger others 🤣
I get these too, took myself to an and e and they said it was a bigemini beat. Booked in for heart scan and holter monitor then get to see the cardiologist. It’s the palpitations that are stressing me out right now though
Im going through it im a smooker i went to many dr But nobody is telling me whats wrong wd me my heart beat is continuosly Going arroud 105 to 150 and lower then 60 i dnt know what to do kindly help me its jusy horrible
Yes I have felt ectopic heartbeats for years. I don't suffer with anxiety but mine can be triggered by caffeine, alcohol or stress (usually workload related). My echocardiogram showed that my heart is structurally fine so I do not worry about it.
I had about 3 days free from skipped beats and other days were horrible, all day skipped beats about 25 to 40 times a day, sounds not too much, but I don't like them, I feel skipped beats sometimes at night I even feel it in dreams. I hope the next days will be better. yes, I have been a heavy drinker, but now I quit for about 3 weeks, I drank with pauses: 2 days drink and 8 days sober, and repeat, I have a job so only that holds me from getting heavy drinker for many days. I will never get drunk again, I hope so.
I feel the same.But I take concor 1.25 per day which my cardiologist prescribed me 2 days ago because I couldn't handle them any more.It is bothering me every day.Maybe I don't have many ectopic beats daily (I will check on Holter Ekg) but I feel 40 times a day and it scares me a lot.
Its because the ectopic beat causes the heart to fill up with more blood than usual. so it gets a bit stretched. When it then gets the signal to pump the blood out it has a sort of rubber band effect which can hurt. Its sounds awful but is usually harmless I believe.
Thanks, great video. i wonder how anxiety itself causes ectopics. Also, i wondered - does anyone experience ectopics when they bend or crouch in such a way that the stomach is pushed up toward the heart. when i crouch or bend a certain way - that seems to cause these ectopics too.
I don't understand the full mechanism for anxiety triggering ectopics but I believe adrenaline plays a part. Also people with anxiety are more likely to notice them because they are focused on internal sensations. Many people get ectopics but do not notice them. Regarding bending, I know others who find that certain body positions will trigger ectopics. Some are also triggered by indigestion because the oesphagus is right next to the heart.
The problem is that if the doctors put you on an ECG its only for a minute which is not long enough. It took 15 years before they finally caught my ectopics on a 3 day monitor. 1% of my heartbeats were found to be ectopic. Fortunately I have learned to manage my triggers so they do not bother me much now.
I am a former therapist that used to treat people with anxiety. I did have some mild anxiety problems earlier in my life. Paruresis was my biggest problem but I also had a couple of phobias and a tiny bit of health anxiety for a short period. CBT helped me enormously and with what I learnt from my training I was able to help others with a variety of anxiety disorders.
If you are feeling a fast but regular pounding feeling in your chest and you suffer from anxiety then anxiety is the most likely cause not ectopics. However you can get a fast heart rate from anxiety that includes skipped beats, flutters and irregular thuds. Those skipped beat, flutters and thuds are ectopics, but it is not the ectopics as such that are causing the fast heart rate, it is the anxiety. I hope that makes sense.
There is a large artery running up your neck so I believe thats why it can be felt in the neck. When mine was severe 14 years ago I could feel it in my neck sometimes. Generally they are not prolonged though. A consistent prolonged pounding in the chest or neck that is regular is unlikely to be ectopics but is very common in anxiety although there can be other causes.
Hi I hope you reply to this.... I'm having issues with these mainly at night? They are waking me up from sleep then I'm having a regular beat followed by a thud this is happening every 3/4 mins.... What is your advice on this? I had a 48hr tape the beginning of the year and it caught a couple of ectopics and svt. But this has been happening AFTER the monitor.... Please help
Hi Rachel. Sorry to hear ectopics are giving you trouble at night. My understanding of ectopics is that there are 5 main triggers. Cigarettes, caffeine, alcohol, stress and anxiety. Cut out the first 3 if you haven't already. Stress and anxiety are not so easy. I don't have any videos on stress yet but I have made 150 or so on anxiety which will show you how to manage and reduce it. But the basic principle is try to manage the anxiety not the symptom. The more you focus on the symptom the more anxious you will become and the worse the symptom gets. For some people ectopics become something we just have to live with. I still get them occasionally but they are much milder since I reduced or eliminated the triggers. Sorry I can't offer you anything better. There is no perfect cure for ectopics. If they are very severe they will sometimes perform a laser ablation but it does not always work and has risks. My training is on the psychological side not medical. Check out Sanjay Gupta of York Cardiology. He has made some great videos on ectopics. I learnt a lot from him and my own cardiologist.
@@TheAnxietyAttic this is my concern though. They aren't driven by anxiety atall. My anxiety is caused by these sensations... I had an echocardiogram back in 2015 which isn't any good now. And I had an monitor for 48hr at the beginning of last year.... Since then these things at night have really taken over my sleep and mental state. They wake me up at night and they are happening every 3/4 mins. This is new for me they are getting worse. I feel like cardiology aren't listening to me. They keep throwing beta blockers at me that aren't working because my blood pressure is already low. I don't smoke, I don't drink any caffeine atall. Haven't drunk alcohol in years. The only thing I drink is 2 litres of water a day. I exercise 4/5 days a week. I'm struggling. I have looked at York cardiology over the years I'm scared that they are getting worse for a reason
Hi @Martin Burridge 34 male here. Thanks for the video. I have been suffering from these "Ectopics" / "flutters" / "Skipped beats" for years now. They make me feel very stressed and I constantly worry about it. I try to limit any sort of physical activity fearing that increased heart rate+ectopicsmay be fatal. What's your opinion? Do you think having these "ectopics" especially while working out or running or walking fast (any physical activity leading to increased pulse rate) is harmful?
@@TheAnxietyAttic For me, i been checked and given ECG test by my general doctor and she said i'm fine. Should i trust my doctor or should i go to cardiologist instead?
Thats a decision I can't make for you as Im not a doctor and not medically trained and dont know your circumstances. But I will tell you what I know from my own experience. Most ectopics are harmless. If the ECG is only one minute long it is unlikely to detect them unless you are having a lot. A 3 day or week long monitor is more likely to detect them. But the gold test is an echocardiogram. This shows that there are no structural problems with the heart. Your doctor has probably looked at your risk factors (age, family history, smoker /non smoker etc) and decided that an echo cardiogram is not necessary. Ectopics are after all very common and usually benign in young healthy people. Discuss your concerns with your doctor.
Hey I hope you answer this but I been having heart palpitations basically my heart beats fast whatever I do and when I barley wake up my heart starts beating fast making me scared on top of i been having my heart making extra heart beat like it makes one hard beat that I can feel in my chest I know you get it from stress and etc. but I stopped stressing I mean just today I only stressed little not very much and I was calm drawing while sitting down I was crouching over because I don’t like to have my back against the chair than next thing you know my heart makes hard thud like hard beat that I can feel thru my chest which scared me I mean I thought I was getting rid of the heart beats from not stressing or anything I mean I don’t exercise I’m in bed all day but yeah sometimes I feel my heart thru my neck feels weird
Its always best to have any changes in heart rhythm checked by a doctor who can confirm if they are just ectopic beats via an ECG. Ectopic heart beats are very common and usually harmless. You don't have to be stressed or anxious for them to happen. Reducing and eliminating caffeine and alcohol can also reduce them. (It made a huge difference for me). If the heart is beating strong (e.g. when anxious) or irregular it can often be felt in the neck because there is a major artery there.
I am 16 and i just got them a few days ago but today I barely got some I also had really bad anxiety but for the last 4 months I was doing great until now that is back because of this do you think ectopic beats can go away?
The cardiologist told me that they tend to get better with age. Mine started at 37. I was able to reduce them to almost nothing by giving up caffeine and alcohol, though they returned recently (aged 52) during a period of high stress. They have calmed down again now but I have found healthy eating and good sleep habits help. You may find if you get the anxiety treated they could lessen.
I am 32, but I have noticed I consistently get more of them around my period. Turns out hormonal fluctuations can cause ectopic beats / palpitations! At your age, I'd imagine quite a lot of hormonal changes, so this could be part of it
Im not a doctor but I would think that cannabis is not a good idea. The cardiologist described ectopics to me as the heart being irritable. The most common irritants for the heart are alcohol, caffeine, stress and smoking. So I guess that cannabis would come under smoking. It is also bad for anxiety in the long term.
Sooo I get PACs often but a few months ago I noticed a big uptick in them. I suffer from severe anxiety although I’ve been a lot better since losing a lot of weight. I went through a full cardio check up. Holter monitor for 2 weeks, Echo Cardiogram and blood work. It came back as less than 1% PACs and no structural abnormalities with my heart. Now a couple months later I feel them multiple times within minutes throughout the entire day. Wish me luck :/
Hi Sam. After 14 years I have finally had a monitor and mine are also PACs and 1%. I have increased my exercise recently and been a bit more careful with my diet and they have died down again. Fortunately due to my training I don't suffer from anxiety but work stress can aggravate them. If anxiety is your main trigger check out some of the other videos on my channel which may help.
The relationship between cannabis and anxiety is complex. I may do a video on the subject in the future. But a short answer would be that I do not recommend using cannabis for anxiety or heart problems
I have them every day and are bothering me.. :( My cardiologist prescribed me concor 1.25mg per day to see if that could help me.Also,I have anxiety and I think because of that I feel many ectopic beats.My heart is normal, but my ef is only 60% and I am only 26 years old.Is that normal?I am scared that ectopic beats could damage my heart.
Hi Daniel. Unfortunately I am no longer able to offer one on one counselling. Instead I just try to help people who are struggling with anxiety through my videos. However there are lots of good counsellors/therapists out there who like me have trained in CBT. Most countries/states have a register of therapists.
No unfortunately as Im no a longer practicing therapist, I am not registered or insured which means I cannot give one on one advice or support. This video explains who I am and why I do what I do. czcams.com/video/5oe8Y4WFHCk/video.html
The long pause caused by the ectopic beat means the heart fills up with blood more than usual. (so is stretched) then it contracts again quickly pushing out a lot more blood than usual which causes pain in some people. Cardiologist Sanjay Gupta describes it like a rubber band being stretched and then released.
you said everyone gets skipped beats but are you sure about this??? because all the people i know told they never felt them so how come? and thanks a lot
They are very common but most people don't notice them. If you put a holter monitor on a random population for a day the monitor will detect ectopics in more people than not. In fact Cardiologist Sanjay Gupta who I mention in the video, actually had one patient whose monitor showed that he was getting 20000 ectopic beats but had never noticed them. Ectopics can vary in magnitude and some people are more tuned in to them an others.
@@TheAnxietyAttic what did you mean when you said Ectopics can vary in magnitude and some people are more tuned in to them an others.??? and thanks a lot.
@@talaltallal3775 I will explain magnitude first. Ectopics are usually a small extra beat, followed by a pause, then a big beat. Depending on how hard/strong that big beat is, people may or may not notice it. Now I will explain 'tuned in'. People with anxiety are very sensitive to any changes in their body. People with anxiety are much more likely to notice ectopic beats than people without anxiety.
I visited dr, bcos of palpitation bcos of anxiety. Dr did ecg and say got no heart problem. Heart normal. He told me to take concord 2.5. What is the cause of anxiety. Pls?
There are many types of anxiety (panic attacks, general anxiety, health anxiety) and many causes. Have a look at my playlists to learn about anxiety. studio.czcams.com/channels/qqLyzF-oe8bG7gkTnev-3A.htmlplaylists
The sad thing is we are wasting our lives worrying when we could be enjoying our lives 😢
Yaaa but fear possesses us
@@dr_selby See my latest comments just today my fellow etropic buddy's :) hope it will help
I got myself checked out and have been followed for like 6-7 years now by cardiologists and they've always given me a clean bill of health but since I'm always so focused on my heart and super anxious sometimes it makes this shit happen and it become a vicious cycle...so scary but at least I know it's not my heart. Glad to see I'm not alone with this "condition" let's call it, stay strong kind internet strangers ❤️
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Yeah. Totally know that experience. Same happens for me. Vicious cycle of feeling like something is wrong have it checked, isn't anything wrong, don't believe it. Trigger more anxiety.
U also still have skip heat experience until rn?
Im crying... it's such a bloody horrible, life crippling condition.. I'm too scared to even walk now.. 😢 But the more I watch this , it has to be the simplest and most comforting description EVER.. Sanjay Gupta is an amazing cardiologist with time for everyone but this explanation is also a great comfort.. giving them names actually helped too.. Ectopic Eddie !!! so now when I get skipped beats etc I can just think " Thats Ectopic Eddie pissing Sinus Sam off, no big deal !" ... ♥️
They are the devil just take over your life. I am a fit lad and get these all the time. When I get them I feel so anxious which makes them worse its so hard to stay calm and try and forget them. Had an ablation 5 years ago for afib. That got cured but now have to deal with ectopic beats. Just have to be strong and positive I guess and keep saying to myself these will not harm me
@@warrenhibbert1846 u still feel until rn?
Wow. We're so alike. I also get emotional when I come across content like this that speaks EXACTLY to what I'm going through. They are tears of joy, relief, frustration and sadness all wrapped up together, right?? I also discovered Sanjay! I love that man! Such a blessing and his delivery is always wonderful. That's crazy because I was just thinking, while watching this video on ectopics, that it would so awesome for both of these gentlemen to do a video collaboration together!!
I wish you the very best on your healing path, my friend. You are not alone!
Did your ectopic improve , going through the same thing and feeling soo down
From what I have experienced with this, inertia is very important, you cannot go from zero to one hundred, if you can take the day off and little by little resume activities without any rush.
Wow! You even added in the breath I have to take when I get them! My cardiologist said he never heard of this! Sanjay Gupta is a life saver. I wish I could kick my anxiety. It’s ruining my life.
It’s crazy to me that most people can’t feel them. They don’t happen often but when they do I always get a spike of adrenaline with it and that sometimes sets off my anxiety.
It’s been 2 weeks since I’ve had an anxiety attack, and a month since I cut out caffeine. I don’t drink as it is due to family history.
It really is all about your state of mind. I broke down and had a good cry and that really helped me. Not afraid to admit it either as a 32 year old man.
I read that if you do get them it actually means your heart is healthy, and is strong enough to push that amount of blood at once, as a sick heart cannot do it.
Oh my god! Sir, I have to say your channel is incredible. I have been coping with panic attacks and agoraphobia for the last 3 years. At some point, the ectopic heartbeats also kicked in. As you say, ir is important yo accept that your heart is OK if the doctor tells you so. I have never found a channel like this One. I can not describe my appreciation for you, this work os incredible. People who had been years into This Will notice.
Greetings from Spain!!
Hi guys, thanks for this video it really helped me with extra confidence that the PVC's are actually not a thing to worry about! Let me tell you what my experience is: I had PVC's back in 2016.... i went through the mill cardiology tests, stress test, holter, everything.... and when i had the last appointment with the cardiodoc he said it's all good... i walked out of the hospital... feeling happy... and didnt get PVC's for five years straight... then covid came... apperantly when your overweighted you might get more chance to get severe covid symptoms... trombose and such. So what happend?? I started feeling them again... frequent to a point that four months ago the were at some night going like every 3 beats one skip... i called 911 (112) and the ambulance came... they put me on a ECG device and while i was worrying they said... oh yeah... no worries these are PVC's... we can't do anything about it.... so i asked... would you say the same if i was a close family member of yours or would you have me examined more? Nope... we can't do anything about this... it's harmfull. So after that i felt a bit reassured, plus i felt like i couldnt even call 911 for my issue... now 4-9-2022 i just went on a holiday with my son (17 years old ) to paris, for the first time after covid, and as soon as i stepped in the car to drive to paris.... for the first time in 2 years i didn't have PVC's during my whole holiday.... and he just wanted to walk not take metro etc.... I thought to myself.... i want me and my son to have a nice visit... ill do the walking even though i imagined to have PVC's while doing so... we walked 40 Km in 2 days... i ate all i wanted (which usually flares up my PVC's) drink some whine and beers while stopping for a rest which also usually flared up my PVC's, and still i didn't get one single PVC... we had a blast there and i was so happy even though my legs hurt from all that walking... two days after being back home i started feeling them again... until this very moment im writing this. But now.... seeing this vid... it kinda make sense... during that trip i wasn't alone in my house... had focus on Paris and enjoying with my son... back home sitting behind my computer... i was again focussing on my body/heart.... so the moral of this and the conclusion of me writing this... is 1. I cant even call 911 (112 in my country) to help me with the PVC's because they cant help me. 2. It's me focussing to much on the PVC's so they become more frequent... 3. It's not dangerous, im good 4. When i wake up in the morning they are not there... as soon as my mind is starting up so are the PVC's.... 5. I am telling myself that after food consumption they get worse... but why weren't they there in paris when eating with my son?? 6. When im writing this im just finishing my 6th beer of the night (it's weekend... ) but from tomorrow on.. ill stop drinking alcohol for a month. And stop worrying about the PVC's i realize it's more my mind that's flaring them up than anything else.. i will post an update in a month to tell you guys how it's going for me. Reply on this if you want, maybe we can boost eachother! Kind regards Michel
For me the main triggers are caffeine, alcohol and stress. I have been mainly caffeine free for 16 years but occasionally I eat chocolate (which contains caffeine). If I dont get any ectopics I tend to eat more. But within a couple of weeks the ectopics return so I stop again. It seems to build up. So my advice is to limit caffeine and alcohol. If anxiety is the trigger then the reduction of safety behaviours will help. Remember, lots of people get ectopics and don't notice them. Its focusing on them that makes them worse. Currently I drink very little alcohol, tea or coffee, ,eat very little chocolate and have addressed my stress issues. I have had hardly noticed an ectopic in months
@@TheAnxietyAttic hi, could i ask - what are safety behaviours? thanks
Hi Pete. I explain safety behaviours in this video czcams.com/video/VAw0a3fEBaw/video.html
@@TheAnxietyAttic hello Martin, how are you feeling?
This sounds like me, if I’m away on holiday I get zero ectopics, back home to work and stress of life in general off they go 😢 mine started around late 2020 when the vaccines were rolled out, I was adamant not to have it, the pressure from everyone to get it brought on the palpatations, still didn’t get the vaccine though, but I think I have got myself into a vicious cycle now, I’ve tried everything the only thing that works is a stress free holiday 😊
I get them mainly when I am anxious. Say social anxiety and pvc Start as soon as I get out or feel safe they stop for the most part.
What did you do to stop it?
This video is very informative, and easy to understand. It made me feel less anxious.
Wow - I needed to find this video. I think I've started experiencing these ectopic beats since over started coming off Sertraline. (Was on 100mg, ectopics started after going down to 50mg).
I found them really worrying especially with the family history of CHD. I've had ECGs and they're fine.
Now I've found this video I'll 100% stop seeking reassurance and with a bit of luck no more beats!
Glad you found my video useful. Also stay away from caffeine and alcohol. My ectopics are not anxiety related but caffeine is a big trigger for me and if I drink too much alcohol it can set them off. Mine have died down to almost nothing now. I rarely feel them. I did have a period of work stress that triggered them off again last year but when I dealt with that they stopped again.
@@TheAnxietyAttic it's super annoying when they sometimes pop back up!! Granted, I am coming out of a very emotionally stressful week and a ton of negative energy was generated in my mind (which I take responsibility for). Ectopics USED to be my big thing, but as with the symptom hopping, they can come back whenever I seem to have shifted my worries.
Anyway, I've been back onto my healthy practices, having a good day and then BAM! One big ectopic. Sent fear and adrenaline thru me like a flood. And this was literally while I was playing my musical instrument, which is one of the healthiest practices I have!! Came out of nowhere!😤😤😫
i feel like an empty feeling of void in my chest like whenever you’re going down a roller coaster and your stomach drops i feel that same feeling but in my chest
The roller coaster feeling is a good description of an ectopic heartbeat. The large thud you get after a skipped beat is like the sudden shock when the roller coaster goes down a sudden drop.
Exactly
Omg yes.. like whizzing over a hump bridge....
@@TheAnxietyAttic hey martin, I am only 14 struggling with this and when I happens, usually at night I have to stand for hours exhausted and scared of laying down again and it starting, I am scared to death to say the least and it just doesn’t go away. Please help me man.
@@jttaub236 hey i also suffering with this....
Don't worry it will go away
I seem to have these for over 5 years now. My last big meltdown and ER visit in early 2019 was caused by that extra beat and pause. I had a Holter for 48 hours and the result was less than >1% PAC/PVC. Ironically when I had the Holter I felt none! I had an Echo/Stress test in June 2021 and that came back as excellent short to mid term result. I did get a bit taken aback when it just said “short to medium” and was puzzled why the cardiologist didn’t put in long term? I guess I’m 52 and nobody can predict the future. That’s what anxiety does, the thinking is always “what if?” You get an excellent result but you always want that extra reassurance. Sometimes I don’t feel anything, and while I can’t self diagnose and say I have ectopics, the feeling can’t be disheartening and depressing. It’s hard to get motivated after you feel them. I find it’s worse after eating too.
I lead a healthy lifestyle, moderate exercise daily, good diet and avoid toxic people and situations when I can. It’s just I can’t stop thinking 24/7 that I’ve a heart problem even though I’ve been checked out numerous times by over 30 doctors and cardiologists in the last 8 years. It’s the fear that drives them, the catastrophic thinking, OCD, negative thoughts and safety behaviours and even though I hardly ever get panic attacks now over it, it’s always in the back of my mind. Once you become too self aware it escalates out of control. By the way, I haven’t had a C19 shot either. I’ve done a lot of research and read papers from reputable doctors and cardiologist of reports of people noticing palpitations after it.
Though ectopics heart beats are common in the general population they must be a nightmare if you suffer anxiety. Mine started around the time I completed my training in counselling and CBT. Having a thump in the chest and dizziness was pretty scary. Fortunately the ECG showed they were harmless and as my training has made me quite resilient to anxiety I have not worried about them since but I can understand what a trigger they must be for someone suffering from anxiety. And while its possible to give up triggers like caffeine and alcohol, quitting anxiety fuelling behaviours is a much harder task. However the fact that they are not giving you panic attacks anymore sounds like you are making progress so keep working on reducing those safety behaviours and it will get easier.
@@TheAnxietyAttic Thank you for the reply and good advice. I think your videos are great!
Regards A
I am your twin! Even not getting the CV jab. So glad now that at least we do not have that issue on top of these other issues.
Hi, glad you sound positive. people think im weird not getting the jab. though if i mention my symptoms they still don't get it. so its great to hear from others who know. I dont want to increase my symptoms with a jab. may be risky but - who knows.
Im thinking - to stay healthy, to try to ignore symptoms. i suppose meditation helps to find a center, whatever that place is that feels calm. life seems to throw everything at you , im trying to get better at working through things and get better at not worrying.
It's a hard symptom to work through - these ectopics. but i need to live a life. Sometimes when i bend or crouch - it feels my stomach pushes up and causes something, maybe it sits against a nerve or something. i know when i get stressed my stomach feels like it swells (am im slim). Good to know, can get through things best when stay calm. Thanks again
Right there with you. Several heart palpitations. Zio patch for 14 days, EKGs, echocardiogram, 48hr halter monitor. Stress test, etc. I'm 40 now and they all say my heart is fine. It's been a year now, and only last Friday I was diagnosed with "severe anxiety". I've been on Clonazepam, magnesium, and other supplements for a year now. They just prescribed me cymbalta, now up to 60mg a day as of today. The past year has been a living hell. I've lost 2 good jobs, my girlfriend, etc all because of this. All I want to do is be home in bed on my heating pad. Sleeping.
This is the very best video on CZcams to explain the symptoms of ectopic beats. Every symptom mentioned is a symptom I feel. I thought many times that I was going to die or have a heart attack. Many visits to the emergency room and heart doctors and they always say everything is fine. Had a number of holter monitors that caught nothing until I had the 2 week one. That one caught 346 ectopics and the doctor explained them to me. Now, even though the feeling is super ugly, I don't feel too scared about my ectopics. Just gotta learn to live life with them
What a wonderfully clear and simple explanation, thank you!
You're very welcome!
Thanks for making this video. Absolutely nailed what I'm experiencing right now.
"You may also increase the ectopics." 🤯🤯 I have done that exact thing. My health anxiety has tended to hop from symptom to symptom, whenever one stops "working" on me (hmm perhaps a good video topic you could create? Symptom Hopping? 🤔)
During the time period when I was heart-focused and often bedridden, I could literally sit there and create one ectopic beat after the next. Essentially, I was spending most of the day waiting to feel the next one. That, of course, led to more of them. Particularly because, in order to be SURE I felt them, I had to remain as still as possible. Pure hell. Had to be sure I didn't MISS the missed beat!!😫🤦♂️🤦♂️
Thanks for your comment. I think symptom hopping would be a great subject for a video. I have added it to my to do list. Watch this space.
Anxiety sufferer for about 5 years and I get them when I'm sick with a cold or something again not a doctor so I can only speculate what is happening something with my autonomic nervous system being out of wack while ill and since I have a hold on my anxiety it just happens at a subconscious level. One thing that made them go away for some odd reason was being out and about with friends and family, I believe because I was in the moment and forgot all about them and they miraculously went away after distracting my mind. Nevertheless, they are super annoying and scary. Wishing everyone happy holidays and a happy new year 12/11/23
Very nice and descriptive video. Bless you Doc
Lovely video. Explains things in a very easy way to understand
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for making these videos. Very helpful knowledge to comprehend what's going on inside the body.
Glad it was helpful!
God Bless and may are Lord heal us all that suffer from this. It's sucks but it could be worse!
This video is amazing thank you for helping me with my ectopic beats. Watching this has give me strength 💪
Thanks Warren. Im glad it helped
Thank you kind Sir.
my gosh, thank you.
i though im only the one on earth having this issue.
yes i do have anxiety disorder, and really know the difference between the heart beat palpitation.
Though my heart is dieing.....
Yes ectopics are very common. I have spoken to many people who get them. (people with anxiety and without anxiety)
@@TheAnxietyAttic will it develop really heart failure in the future?
Here is a link to someone who is much better qualified to answer that question than me. czcams.com/video/eLzBnbvv2iA/video.html
These are horrible. I once got them for 2 days straight which led me to consult a cardiologist. EKG, 1-week Holter, stress test, and echo all came back normal. Blood tests too. They attributed it to anxiety and depression. It still doesn't make them any less uncomfortable and scary. It feels like your heart stopped or like someone is reaching into your chest and trying to yank your heart out. Some of them feel like a bird in the chest, and leave me breathless. They really really suck. 😐
Yes when they come one after the other
@@TheGuggu1R u haveing frequent acotooic ? Plz reply me i have same
@@inspirebygarima9723 yes
@@TheGuggu1 so what is the treatment you are taking
@inspirebygarima9723 nothing...doctor said its bec of anxiety n try to control it. How about u??
I started a new job painting kids faces at the zoo, and it’s a dream job really;
But damn I get so anxious and stressed with the lines of kids and parents eyehawking me I get so many palpitations at work I feel like I have to sit down.
I’ve had an ECG done before
WHYYYYY
I believe my ectopics are caused by migraine and it's impact on the autonomic nervous system - much the same as anxiety. Although medical professionals won't acknowledge this because it's not proven. But they cause me alot of anxiety. Last night my migraine was particularly bad and i would wake up, have a few ectopics every few normal beats then it'd settle, i'd go back to sleep, wake up again and have the palpitations again. It's really horrible when they happen every few seconds. I can't make myself believe they are harmless because of how horrible they feel. And they don't all feel the same and some sensations are scarier than others. I keep trying to convince myself they are harmless but can't make myself believe it. I've never had them recorded despite having 3 ecgs, one of which was 24hrs, all of which were normal. but i'm positive they are ectopics because of how they feel - isolated, not a continuous rhythm. They're horrible though. I keep trying to tell myself that my ecgs were normal so my heart is fine, no other symptoms with the ectopics, and no history of heart disease or problems. But it's hard to believe they won't lead to a different, dangerous arrhythmia.
Yesterday I had ectopics and thudding all day around every 5 minutes. Literally all day and no idea what caused it and I’m terrified of it happening again. It inevitably will, although it’s never happened all day before.
Same brother don't know why does it happens after all tests but that time i was not feeling ectopics
@@karanpandit2023 how is u now ?
Same 2000 to 3000 skipped beat every day
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Kese huwa sab theek bhai
@@abhishekkushwaha2794 bro try sudarshan kriya of art of living ...i tried and my ectopic beats almost gone ...ur agr kbhi ayengi bhi na toh meditation ki vjha se tum usko mind nhi kroge ...must try...but phele apne heart k checkup krvalo
Hey everyone. Thought I would let you know that I've been feeling skipped beats for at least the last 20 years. And I'm still kicking! I have a shoot tomorrow, and I woke up at 3:30 a.m. feeling a little bit of a fast heartbeat and skip beats, which made me nervous enough to find this video again. The thing that works for me usually is doing the work by Byron Katie. And just having an understanding that hearts do not work like pendulums... Or like a ticking clock. For me, I think the reason I judge my heart beat so much is because I think that it should be something that it clearly is not. I think it should be like the tick of a clock... Always constant. But that is definitely not how hearts work.
Do anyone feel it in your chest and throat ?? I get these symptoms when my HR is about 60-65 . It feel in the centre of the chest and this is so scary . I've done 5-6 ecg and 2 echo tests done , my hearts structure is normal but i dont know why i have these pac/pvc or i dont know what is this . I have hypochondria as well . 🥺🥺🥺
I feel them in the throat too.
I do
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Excellent explanation about ectopic beats , thank you for the information. Will you pls throw some light on palpitations especially after eating and also after taking a nap after lunch.
I have spoken to others who get ectopics after eating. One explanation I saw from Cardiologist Sanjay Gupta is that because the heart is so close to the oesphagus acid reflux can trigger it. I also have a friend who gets ectopics when he sits in certain positions.
I have like 1 or 2 a day. Sometimes, i have none. When i drink caffeine containing beverages, i 100% will get one some hours later
The smallest amount of caffeine used to trigger mine but lately I have been able to have a lot more and rarely get ectopics. I have found in the past though that it builds up over time. After a few months of caffeine I will become sensitive to it again.
From the last 3 years I am suffering from ectopic beats...I have done 3 times echo and 2 times holter...all tests normal but still have ectopics... it is always in my mind now that it will occur....very disturbed and depressed.... what to do...
Have you taken beta blocker
Excellent video
Thanks mate
No problem 👍
Very helpful. Thank you
You're welcome!
I really don't know wether i have heart palpitations or it has something to do with my stomach.
I have the same problem, bloating, gas, heavy throat, indigestion, these skipped beats with weird feeling in my chest😔
@@zeeshansaleem2961 same
@@zeeshansaleem2961omg same
Same
Me too..
Hello sir I am 36 yr old male,I had fear and some amount of phobia since my child hood.I was angry and aggressive in nature in childhood..Later I developed nervousness and worry in each and every work..Fear of attending interview and my carrier become worst.I developed anxiety and nervous worry symptoms..From last 4 year it become worse..Panic attacks.. Skipped beat,high and slow pulse rate..Twitching some times all over body in chest also.. Weakness, dizziness,breathlessness,cardiophobia,fear of snake ,dog.,fear of accident.,,balance problem while walking.I always feeling excessive worry..Some times feel chest pain and severe gas problem in stomach..Please help me
How r u feeling now
Same problem with me
This is so me now. Please if your ever had this message mine, let me know hows you doin now
Mine started in covid lockdown when i went into a sprial of depression and hypochondria, Then suddenly one day i started getting beat skips.. I get them to this day..
Have you removed all caffeine from your diet? That includes decaf (which still contains a small amount of caffeine) and chocolate.
Mine started about one month ago. I've already been checked by a cardiologist and they were visible in the ECG. However I was diagnosted with a healthy heart. 'They are harmless' my cardiologist said. A blood test went clear as well. I am a sporty guy and I've cut out caffeine and alcohol but absolutely had no impact on my ectopic heart beats. Even supplementing magnesium and potassium (like my doc told me to try) had absolutely no impact.
However I've been able to stop panicking about them over the last weeks. This seems to reduce the amount of them. Sometimes I have 5 to 10 of them which gives me the hope to get rid of them completely one day. I've heard of some people dealing with them for weeks or months and then their ectopic beats disappeared without any reason. This keeps me hoping to get rid of them one day. However I don't understand why they suddently appeared. They feel so bad, there is no chance I was overlooking them the last years.
Ectopics are a bit of a mystery. Mine appeared at 37. (Im 53 now). If I stay away from caffeine and limit alcohol they usually die down but stress can trigger them also which is not always so easy to control (even for someone trained in psychotherapy). But anxiety can also cause them and the ectopics themselves can cause anxiety so it becomes a vicious circle. In a few weeks Im planning on making a video about how to manage ectopic related anxiety as its a very common problem.
@@TheAnxietyAttic I think anxiety is the cause of mine. I've been dealing with anxiety for 4 years now. Last year I've had five positional vertigos. This got me months of panic attacks and anxiety. After a long time waiting to see my neurologist I finally got some answers. He told me, it is normal that the brain falls into panic mode after two or three of positional vertigos. However the vertigo attacks went away. The anxiety stayed and I developed a dizzyness (surely caused by the anxiety).
When my ectopics appeared first time, my dizzyness or let's say vertigo was completely gone.
So I think my brain or body is doing some kind of symptom roulette :D
Anyways, I'm looking forward to your videos. Thank you for doing this, Martin!
@@TheAnxietyAttic Thank you for planning to make this video. I think it will help many of us who have to live with this. Knowing how to break the anxiety cycle to reduce the ectopics will make us learn to accept them more.
Mine is skip beats followed by strong beats and i hate its feeling .it feels like im gonna die 😔started 2019
What are you doing for these?
When my ectopics were really bad at 37, I quite caffeine and alcohol and started playing ice hockey and saw a massive improvement. Of course you should only increase exercise if you have confirmed with a doctor that your ectopics are benign. (i.e. you heart is structurally fine).
@@TheAnxietyAttic how many do you get in a day? And how it feels?
I tend to get them in bursts, particularly after eating. The ECG showed I was getting them 1% of the time but I don't feel most of them. In a 15 minutes period I might feel between 10 and 15. Sometimes it feels like a thud and sometimes more of a flutter. Sometimes the thud is so big I make a noise as I exhale. I have increased my exercise recently and they have died down again. I tend not to worry about them as I know they are harmless.
@@TheAnxietyAttic Do you ever get any ectopics during exercise? I used to get them while at rest. Started taking 12.5 atenolol and magnesium. Rarely get them at rest now.. .Now.. I get them while I exercise or exert myself. That never used to happen. I have had every test on my heart and they said I am insanely healthy.
My cardiologist says I should not worry about my ectopic beats. I have both PAC and PVC. Between 5k-10k a day. He said that in people my age, 30, with a structual normal healthy heart tend to have unadressed stress that triggers the heart. I am not sure about others, but I have zero ectopic beats when I sleep, so as soon as my head turns off, my ectopics disapear. Maybe its all stress/anxiety. My quality of life is not existent. I hate this.
Although they are harmless, they are annoying. Stress, anxiety, alcohol and caffeine are the main triggers so working on reducing those may help reduce the frequency of them.
Any update?
You could take beta blockers or an ablation
Mine are waking me up from sleep
Hey Sirkelsag666
Same situation ...
nothing happens while sleeping.
But there are 5000 to 7000 ectopic beats in a day.
Am i experiencing ectopic beats? I was resting, laying down reading a book when suddenly - my heart started racing and i could feel it in my throat like consecutive flutters but only for a few seconds then it went back to normal.
My ecg is abnormal with 80 heartbeat but echo and blood test is normal 😢
Im 28 years old male I have high anxiety when I was Child still have it . 1 years ago my extrasystole s starting Im trying to deal with it when its happen so scary my chest like jumping somewhere ( ny the way I have WPW Too Wolff Parkinson White Sydrome)
How are you now my brother?
When ever I go out from house for walk my heart beat get faster and I am scare that I will get heart attack by walking .and when ever I eat food my heart beat fast does any one have any opinion for me that how I cure my self?
Sorry you feel like this. I currently am going through anxiety because of these palpitations and stopped exercising because i am scared of doing anything that gets my heart rate up but just for the last 2 weeks I have started forcing myself to go for slow paced 30 minute walks because people keep saying exercise is whats going to make them better. Also I get them after I eat too and I don’t want to eat but I made myself worse and ill in February when I stopped eating and I am a mother so forced myself to eat. No helpful addvice but I am forcing myself. Maybe trying CBT counselling
I think i have this. Feels like my heart twitches sometimes feel small other times big like when(your eye lid ) twitches it only lasts a second or 2 and then my heart beats hard and continues its normal rythem i dont get pain its just very uncomfortable like if my heart pauses then continues sometimes i can feel it in the base of my throat. Ive been feeling this scense I was 13 diagnosed w anxiety health anxiety. Now ive been very stressed i went to er 2 times! Had chest xrays and blood work for heart. And multiple ekgs and all fine. They dint know why i get this and im confused to.
Yes ectopics are often very short and the problem is ectopics don't happen most of the time for most people so if you are put on an EKG for 1 minute the chances of spotting them are almost zero. It often takes a 24 hour or even 2 week monitor to catch them. I had to wait 9 months for my 2 week monitor but by that time the ectopics had stopped. (due to giving up caffeine and alcohol). Eventually 14 years after they started they caught them on a 2 week monitor. The good news is of course that even if you are getting them, they are usually harmless and need no treatment. (especially if an x-ray or ultrasound shows no structural problem)
@@TheAnxietyAttic thankyou so much
You and me are the same ..I had all te test done echo diagram,stress test ,nucleus test..you name it I did it .. cardiologist say my hearth is fine .it’s been 2 years now my cardiologist order a echocardiogram test for me just to check ..
I have this Kardia ecg test monitor.i showed my cardiologist lately i been getting a ectopic results..my cardiologist ordered a echocardiogram test
Doctor I get a heart pounding for small noises like phone calls message tones, door noises. Is this anxiety? Also followed by this after continuos heat palpitations I get chest heaviness and shortness of breath
That sounds very much like anxiety.
Clean ECG/EKG, CLEAN Chest X ray and clean blood work. 21 year old male. I do suffer from gerd, trapped gas and indegesttion. I usually get ectopics during exercise or when I panic. Even during sex when I’m over doing it accompanied with a 130-140bpm heart rate. Do you think I should worry?? Just seeing your opinion on it.
@Johnathan Crow same here brother, same age , facing this issue and heart palpitations with nausea ,any update on it
exactly the same as me. sounds like just described me exactly. All heart checks say I'm fine.
Sir, I am suffering from anxiety for 13 years. In this I am suffering from skip heart beat. I have got ECG done 13 times and also got Echo done 6 months ago and also got TMT test done 3 years ago. Sir, what should I do to cure this? Please tell me some tips and I want to ask one more question. Does skip heart beat also occur due to gastritis?
In my experierience with ectopic heart beats you have to work out what your triggers are. For me it was caffeine but alcohol and nicotine are also known triggers. Anxiety can also be a trigger. If you treat the anxiety you may find you get less ectopics. There does seem to be a link between gastritis and ectopics for some people. The theory is that the oesphagus is so close to the heart that if it is inflamed, it can trigger ectopics. Sanjay Gupta has a good video on this subject.
I have a cervical spine instability bcoz of cervical trauma. A year back….and symptoms like pulsations in the chest and lower back and neck ,,,passes to legs and left arm pain and weakness with neck pain too😢 pls tell me is this a cardiac related or spine related?
There are also many different types of ectopics. The one described in the video usually don't cause me much fear. What cause me more fear are the ones in which the heart seems to beat MORE than once in quick succession. Those episodes of heart fluttering really feel like the heart is going to stop.
I used to get something similar when it first started 14 years ago. My heart would pause and then throw in 6 beats in quick succession before the next normal beat. During the 6 quick beats I would go dizzy. Its a horrible feeling. Thankfully I gave up caffeine and alcohol and started exercising and they went away. I think caffeine was the biggest trigger and I have been caffeine free ever since.
@@TheAnxietyAttic I've had anxiety for years. I had 3 episodes of afib about 3 years ago, which floored me. The 3rd episode lasted about 3hrs, and only stopped after I layed down on a matt at yoga. This made me realize it was anxiety. My ectopics have become quite annoying, and although I've had every test known to man, its still unnerving. Funny thing is, I'm 55 years old, and have in the last six months, started drinking 2 coffees a day. I guess Ill be giving up coffee now,
Any update?
SAME OMGGGGG . Those are scary af🤣🤣🤣. I get them with anxiety too and do you know what’s worse? They really make you believe heart is going to stop and the anxiety following them might trigger others 🤣
I get these too, took myself to an and e and they said it was a bigemini beat. Booked in for heart scan and holter monitor then get to see the cardiologist. It’s the palpitations that are stressing me out right now though
Im going through it im a smooker i went to many dr But nobody is telling me whats wrong wd me my heart beat is continuosly Going arroud 105 to 150 and lower then 60 i dnt know what to do kindly help me its jusy horrible
Thank you thank you thank you!
You are so welcome!
Have u felt ectopic beats??? Have u done your echocardiogram??
Yes I have felt ectopic heartbeats for years. I don't suffer with anxiety but mine can be triggered by caffeine, alcohol or stress (usually workload related). My echocardiogram showed that my heart is structurally fine so I do not worry about it.
@@TheAnxietyAttic have u felt ectopic beats during walking or exercising??
I had about 3 days free from skipped beats and other days were horrible, all day skipped beats about 25 to 40 times a day, sounds not too much, but I don't like them, I feel skipped beats sometimes at night I even feel it in dreams. I hope the next days will be better. yes, I have been a heavy drinker, but now I quit for about 3 weeks, I drank with pauses: 2 days drink and 8 days sober, and repeat, I have a job so only that holds me from getting heavy drinker for many days. I will never get drunk again, I hope so.
I get more than 2 hrs it is very scary thing ...it's flutter do face this problem while u sleep and suddenly wake up
I feel the same.But I take concor 1.25 per day which my cardiologist prescribed me 2 days ago because I couldn't handle them any more.It is bothering me every day.Maybe I don't have many ectopic beats daily (I will check on Holter Ekg) but I feel 40 times a day and it scares me a lot.
I have 2-4 every minute for hours
@@browniesg161 still happen?
I get around 50 an hour, I don’t know what the cause is but my ecg’s are all fine
What is heart flutter I feel vibration can any tell ?
Thanks so much
You're welcome!
Why ectopic beat hurts? Anyone else feel same ?
Its because the ectopic beat causes the heart to fill up with more blood than usual. so it gets a bit stretched. When it then gets the signal to pump the blood out it has a sort of rubber band effect which can hurt. Its sounds awful but is usually harmless I believe.
Thanks, great video. i wonder how anxiety itself causes ectopics. Also, i wondered - does anyone experience ectopics when they bend or crouch in such a way that the stomach is pushed up toward the heart. when i crouch or bend a certain way - that seems to cause these ectopics too.
I don't understand the full mechanism for anxiety triggering ectopics but I believe adrenaline plays a part. Also people with anxiety are more likely to notice them because they are focused on internal sensations. Many people get ectopics but do not notice them.
Regarding bending, I know others who find that certain body positions will trigger ectopics. Some are also triggered by indigestion because the oesphagus is right next to the heart.
Mine are also triggers when I lay down or bend over, do you feel them in your throat for a few seconds as well ?
Iam the same , most of my ectopics happen when I bend , but for the last month they happen all day which is terrifying 😢😢😢😢😢. Do uou still have them
Except doctors don’t explore it. They just tell you that your heart is beating mormally and that your hallucinating the ectopics
The problem is that if the doctors put you on an ECG its only for a minute which is not long enough. It took 15 years before they finally caught my ectopics on a 3 day monitor. 1% of my heartbeats were found to be ectopic. Fortunately I have learned to manage my triggers so they do not bother me much now.
I just came across your channel and subscribed. Are you an anxiety sufferer or former one? Thanks
I am a former therapist that used to treat people with anxiety. I did have some mild anxiety problems earlier in my life. Paruresis was my biggest problem but I also had a couple of phobias and a tiny bit of health anxiety for a short period. CBT helped me enormously and with what I learnt from my training I was able to help others with a variety of anxiety disorders.
Does our heart rate goes high during ectopic beats?
If you are feeling a fast but regular pounding feeling in your chest and you suffer from anxiety then anxiety is the most likely cause not ectopics. However you can get a fast heart rate from anxiety that includes skipped beats, flutters and irregular thuds. Those skipped beat, flutters and thuds are ectopics, but it is not the ectopics as such that are causing the fast heart rate, it is the anxiety. I hope that makes sense.
Can ectopic heart beats feel like a thumping/ pounding that’s goes up to your neck.
There is a large artery running up your neck so I believe thats why it can be felt in the neck. When mine was severe 14 years ago I could feel it in my neck sometimes. Generally they are not prolonged though. A consistent prolonged pounding in the chest or neck that is regular is unlikely to be ectopics but is very common in anxiety although there can be other causes.
@@TheAnxietyAttic thank you
Hi I hope you reply to this....
I'm having issues with these mainly at night? They are waking me up from sleep then I'm having a regular beat followed by a thud this is happening every 3/4 mins.... What is your advice on this?
I had a 48hr tape the beginning of the year and it caught a couple of ectopics and svt. But this has been happening AFTER the monitor.... Please help
Hi Rachel. Sorry to hear ectopics are giving you trouble at night. My understanding of ectopics is that there are 5 main triggers. Cigarettes, caffeine, alcohol, stress and anxiety. Cut out the first 3 if you haven't already. Stress and anxiety are not so easy. I don't have any videos on stress yet but I have made 150 or so on anxiety which will show you how to manage and reduce it. But the basic principle is try to manage the anxiety not the symptom. The more you focus on the symptom the more anxious you will become and the worse the symptom gets. For some people ectopics become something we just have to live with. I still get them occasionally but they are much milder since I reduced or eliminated the triggers. Sorry I can't offer you anything better. There is no perfect cure for ectopics. If they are very severe they will sometimes perform a laser ablation but it does not always work and has risks. My training is on the psychological side not medical. Check out Sanjay Gupta of York Cardiology. He has made some great videos on ectopics. I learnt a lot from him and my own cardiologist.
@@TheAnxietyAttic this is my concern though. They aren't driven by anxiety atall. My anxiety is caused by these sensations...
I had an echocardiogram back in 2015 which isn't any good now. And I had an monitor for 48hr at the beginning of last year.... Since then these things at night have really taken over my sleep and mental state. They wake me up at night and they are happening every 3/4 mins. This is new for me they are getting worse. I feel like cardiology aren't listening to me. They keep throwing beta blockers at me that aren't working because my blood pressure is already low. I don't smoke, I don't drink any caffeine atall. Haven't drunk alcohol in years. The only thing I drink is 2 litres of water a day. I exercise 4/5 days a week. I'm struggling.
I have looked at York cardiology over the years
I'm scared that they are getting worse for a reason
Hi @Martin Burridge
34 male here.
Thanks for the video. I have been suffering from these "Ectopics" / "flutters" / "Skipped beats" for years now.
They make me feel very stressed and I constantly worry about it. I try to limit any sort of physical activity fearing that increased heart rate+ectopicsmay be fatal.
What's your opinion? Do you think having these "ectopics" especially while working out or running or walking fast (any physical activity leading to increased pulse rate) is harmful?
Have you had them checked out by a cardiologist?
@@TheAnxietyAttic For me, i been checked and given ECG test by my general doctor and she said i'm fine. Should i trust my doctor or should i go to cardiologist instead?
Thats a decision I can't make for you as Im not a doctor and not medically trained and dont know your circumstances. But I will tell you what I know from my own experience. Most ectopics are harmless. If the ECG is only one minute long it is unlikely to detect them unless you are having a lot. A 3 day or week long monitor is more likely to detect them. But the gold test is an echocardiogram. This shows that there are no structural problems with the heart. Your doctor has probably looked at your risk factors (age, family history, smoker /non smoker etc) and decided that an echo cardiogram is not necessary. Ectopics are after all very common and usually benign in young healthy people. Discuss your concerns with your doctor.
@@TheAnxietyAttic but is ECG really accurate? I already quit smoking year's ago
Yoga helped me to overcome this problem
Hey I hope you answer this but I been having heart palpitations basically my heart beats fast whatever I do and when I barley wake up my heart starts beating fast making me scared on top of i been having my heart making extra heart beat like it makes one hard beat that I can feel in my chest I know you get it from stress and etc. but I stopped stressing I mean just today I only stressed little not very much and I was calm drawing while sitting down I was crouching over because I don’t like to have my back against the chair than next thing you know my heart makes hard thud like hard beat that I can feel thru my chest which scared me I mean I thought I was getting rid of the heart beats from not stressing or anything I mean I don’t exercise I’m in bed all day but yeah sometimes I feel my heart thru my neck feels weird
Its always best to have any changes in heart rhythm checked by a doctor who can confirm if they are just ectopic beats via an ECG. Ectopic heart beats are very common and usually harmless. You don't have to be stressed or anxious for them to happen. Reducing and eliminating caffeine and alcohol can also reduce them. (It made a huge difference for me). If the heart is beating strong (e.g. when anxious) or irregular it can often be felt in the neck because there is a major artery there.
I get this problem for an 1 hr every day my ECG is fine last month I did wht should I do ?
Bhai kida feel hundi a beat dsyo jara
I am 16 and i just got them a few days ago but today I barely got some I also had really bad anxiety but for the last 4 months I was doing great until now that is back because of this do you think ectopic beats can go away?
The cardiologist told me that they tend to get better with age. Mine started at 37. I was able to reduce them to almost nothing by giving up caffeine and alcohol, though they returned recently (aged 52) during a period of high stress. They have calmed down again now but I have found healthy eating and good sleep habits help. You may find if you get the anxiety treated they could lessen.
I am 32, but I have noticed I consistently get more of them around my period. Turns out hormonal fluctuations can cause ectopic beats / palpitations! At your age, I'd imagine quite a lot of hormonal changes, so this could be part of it
Can we still consume cannabis even if it's "Benign" ectopic heartbeats?
Im not a doctor but I would think that cannabis is not a good idea. The cardiologist described ectopics to me as the heart being irritable. The most common irritants for the heart are alcohol, caffeine, stress and smoking. So I guess that cannabis would come under smoking. It is also bad for anxiety in the long term.
Had an episode of them today that lasted for an hour. I got an ectopic every few beats, horrible unnerving sensation. They are a b*****d.
Yes they can be really annoying. Mine usually start after eating.
@@TheAnxietyAttic mine too, after eating is the worst. btw my doctor diagnosed me: anxiety disorder and psychosomatic :(
@@TheAnxietyAttic Me too
@@TheAnxietyAttic have u felt etcopic beats??
Yes. For many years. They do not worry me because I know they are harmless.
Sooo I get PACs often but a few months ago I noticed a big uptick in them. I suffer from severe anxiety although I’ve been a lot better since losing a lot of weight. I went through a full cardio check up. Holter monitor for 2 weeks, Echo Cardiogram and blood work. It came back as less than 1% PACs and no structural abnormalities with my heart. Now a couple months later I feel them multiple times within minutes throughout the entire day. Wish me luck :/
Hi Sam. After 14 years I have finally had a monitor and mine are also PACs and 1%. I have increased my exercise recently and been a bit more careful with my diet and they have died down again. Fortunately due to my training I don't suffer from anxiety but work stress can aggravate them. If anxiety is your main trigger check out some of the other videos on my channel which may help.
@@TheAnxietyAttic thanks Martin. I appreciate the reply and great videos!
Would you say cannabis is a trigger or a help with this kinds of thing
The relationship between cannabis and anxiety is complex. I may do a video on the subject in the future. But a short answer would be that I do not recommend using cannabis for anxiety or heart problems
I have them every day and are bothering me.. :( My cardiologist prescribed me concor 1.25mg per day to see if that could help me.Also,I have anxiety and I think because of that I feel many ectopic beats.My heart is normal, but my ef is only 60% and I am only 26 years old.Is that normal?I am scared that ectopic beats could damage my heart.
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I have to connect with you Mr. Burridge, how can I?
Hi Daniel. Unfortunately I am no longer able to offer one on one counselling. Instead I just try to help people who are struggling with anxiety through my videos. However there are lots of good counsellors/therapists out there who like me have trained in CBT. Most countries/states have a register of therapists.
@@TheAnxietyAttic so you can't offer anything to connect? Email? Phone? Facebook? Instagram?
No unfortunately as Im no a longer practicing therapist, I am not registered or insured which means I cannot give one on one advice or support. This video explains who I am and why I do what I do. czcams.com/video/5oe8Y4WFHCk/video.html
@@TheAnxietyAttic can high blood causes Skip heart beats???
Why do they hurt?
The long pause caused by the ectopic beat means the heart fills up with blood more than usual. (so is stretched) then it contracts again quickly pushing out a lot more blood than usual which causes pain in some people. Cardiologist Sanjay Gupta describes it like a rubber band being stretched and then released.
Thank you so much for your answer! I get really scared!
you said everyone gets skipped beats but are you sure about this??? because all the people i know told they never felt them so how come? and thanks a lot
They are very common but most people don't notice them. If you put a holter monitor on a random population for a day the monitor will detect ectopics in more people than not. In fact Cardiologist Sanjay Gupta who I mention in the video, actually had one patient whose monitor showed that he was getting 20000 ectopic beats but had never noticed them. Ectopics can vary in magnitude and some people are more tuned in to them an others.
@@TheAnxietyAttic what did you mean when you said Ectopics can vary in magnitude and some people are more tuned in to them an others.??? and thanks a lot.
@@talaltallal3775 I will explain magnitude first. Ectopics are usually a small extra beat, followed by a pause, then a big beat. Depending on how hard/strong that big beat is, people may or may not notice it. Now I will explain 'tuned in'. People with anxiety are very sensitive to any changes in their body. People with anxiety are much more likely to notice ectopic beats than people without anxiety.
@@TheAnxietyAttic thank you so much for explaining, you are so nice and very kind and your videos are very informative.
I visited dr, bcos of palpitation bcos of anxiety. Dr did ecg and say got no heart problem. Heart normal. He told me to take concord 2.5. What is the cause of anxiety. Pls?
There are many types of anxiety (panic attacks, general anxiety, health anxiety) and many causes. Have a look at my playlists to learn about anxiety. studio.czcams.com/channels/qqLyzF-oe8bG7gkTnev-3A.htmlplaylists
Any update?