In this video, Dr Sanjay Gupta, consultant cardiologist talks about the link between anxiety, ectopic heart beats and palpitations. My website is www.yorkcardiology.co.uk and i am also on Facebook and twitter as Yorkcardiology
You are incredibly brilliant! You explain things so well, that when I watch your videos, I literally feel my ectopic beats go away! I am a very stressed and anxious wife and mother of 3 that is trying to deal with family life and a full time job! I tend to have more health related anxiety and feel as though at times it runs my life. So I am so appreciative, of you taking the time to make these. They are very beneficial and I'm positive you have helped so many! Thank you!
+York Cardiology You're one in a thousand doctors - who take time to explain these things to the patients. As a 66 year old man who has had anxiety issues (much better now) since college age or before, and felt PVC's in my stomach, chest, etc. since then, I am happy to see a doctor who is holistic and not judgmental or wanting to give someone a beta blocker or something that can as you know, make things worse and give a patient MORE symptoms! I get them when I eat too much, get stomach bloat, am anxious, and because my doctor feels that when I am stressed and my back muscles very tense or having "fasciculations" I also get them when I get a back muscle fasciculation. He ties this into the vagus nerve and things being overly "sensitized." He even put me on an EKG and then pushed the tender spots twitching off and on in my back muscles, and when I got a twitch I told him, and sure enough, on the rhythm strip, it showed that I "threw" an ectopic unifocal PVC! I also get positional PVC's - sometimes when I go to sleep and turn on my left side. So I switch to my back or right side, and they go away. The body is fascinating, but also, can cause benign symptoms which are scary - especially those prone to anxiety. We need more doctors like you, Dr. Gupta, in the USA! :) By the way, I have had echo, Holter, Thallium scan, and all other tests of course. All "negative." God bless you, sir! Please continue the videos!!
Sierra, so do you still have ectopics heartbeats even after your health related anxiety has been treated? cuz im very aware of my heart beats and of courseee i feel my ectopics... i suffer of anxiety aswell most related with my health and fear that something horrible happens to me ... either doingexercise or not... ... what has been your way to get over it?
Der spanier, I started working out daily and walking no less than two miles a day on my elliptical. I also started taking magnesium along with my daily vitamin. They have virtually disappeared. I still get them from time to time when I eat and need to go to the bathroom, or if I'm very anxious. But it really seems like exercising and eating better have helped me. I hate them so much, I got to where I dreaded when they would start and that would start them. Try the magnesium, it's worth a shot!
I get them when I eat as well. Also bending over, laying down. All the classic reasons. That's what's confusing and that they've lasted 20 years now. I'm afraid to go anywhere, do anything, (with my kids) Sleep, go to work. The general anxiety BS and panic that goes along with it. Don't show any heart problems. I can't take anti-depression med's or SRRI's without serious side effects. This is very debilitating. I used to not let it bother me but it's back sorry to say.
All these years later and still relevant and refreshing. I know in my head that my ectopics are anxiety driven. I literally stop them when they come. It’s really a mental thing. Our bodies respond to us. I have to work on my health anxiety. I keep hearing about CBT. And you’re so correct. The anxiety causes the tension and discomforts which triggers the anxiety which triggers the discomfort. I have to break that cycle at the source. The anxiety!!!
You've just changed my life. This video was so helpful, u have no idea how i was mentally suffering with this. Thank you for explaining it so thoroughly . I'm a subscriber 4 life. God bless u.
I love your info. it's never scary and always timely. You make sense and rjis video especially strikes a chord as I have health anxiety, especially heart related issues. Thank you so much for posting these.
i honestly wish i could travel from sydney to York just to see you Dr Gupta. The doctors I have seen here just dont seem to get it. God bless you for creating these videos.
I had an ectopic episode on the way home from work before, and now I’ve just had another which made me wake up. Now I’m here doing my research. My first episode happened in July and I know exactly what Is causing my anxiety. This has helped me a lot, thank you. Especially when saying it is not life threatening!
As a doctor-sufferer (PAC) for fifteen years, I know what the surefire trigger for this loathsome symptom is -- foreboding, anticipation, fear (of the ectopics and what they mean) and generalised anxiety, especially health anxiety. If you are otherwise engaged/preoccupied, you either don't get them or notice them. A good night's sleep, an engrossing read, a favourite song, travel and brisk walking are some of the best antidotes IMO. I hypothesise that the brain's heightened awareness equals an enhanced sympathetic/adrenergic drive, which irritates the aberrant 'pacemaker' or accessory pathway in the heart muscle. The primary driver/culprit here is the brain, not the heart.
I just want to echo what others have said. Thank you for making these videos, you are a really good person. I have had anxiety since i was about 18, im now 31. I have finally started to overcome my anxiety via acceptance and self compassion. Interestingly, as I actually started to get over it and relax, I felt wonderful for a few weeks then ectopics started. I had felt heart hiccups before but never like this. My mum has heart disease and it runs in my family so i am going to get checked. I have heard what you said though, for anxious people our mind really can play tricks on us. Anxious people are highly self conscious and self monitor, so I will extend my acceptance to my ectopics. take care
Thank you Dr. Gupta. I cannot stress (poor choice of wording!) how much this has helped me in the few minutes it took to watch it. Keep up the great work!
Proud to live in york! I am so happy I watched this tonight. I seem to only notice my palpitations at night when I’m trying to sleep and it wakes me up, gives me an adrenaline rush from the anxiety of it which keeps me awake. It’s difficult to convince yourself fully that you’re okay lol the mind is a powerful thing
Recently, i was diagnosed with VPCs. I was very scared and my mind always kept noticing my heart beats. But this video gave me a big relief. It was like getting a new life.
This wasn't only helpful but really lifesaving! my doctor put a monitor on me for 24 h and then, he had noticed lots of ectopic heart beats. I ve been on pills since then but, once I stop it increases and scares me alot. I feel like I'm gonna die or have a heart attack, so I get scared and it just increases. I will keep this vid in mind and maybe watch it again and again to reduce my fear. Thanks doctor
This provides some reassurance, went from being at peak physical fitness, making huge cycling fitness gains only to be slapped in the face with health anxiety and severe palpitations. Its gotten super bad lately, but can accept that it is caused by life stresses, as it always gets worse with long business trips where i fear being away from help. My resting heart rate is often in the mid 40's (due to theoretically being fit) and therefore a skipped beat can last nearly 3 seconds in aome cases which is terrifying. Was on beta blockers for a while but naturally got anxious for the opposite reason with my heart not beating enough (would go below 40 overnight) ans they made me feel rubbish. Though in the last week the ectopic beats have gotten so bad i went to A&E, they did tests and said i was fine (really thorough doctor, and better than having no tests at GP), though it doesnt really help stop the sensation. I keep having these moments where im lying in bed and can feel the palpitations, then suddenly they will stop (likely as i de-stress or shift focus) and i immediately convince myself my heart has stopped. I'm scared to exercise now, fearing ive done damage to my heart (despite still being able to ride ar a decent intensity when i do), i fear for my breathing as it feels resistive due to a constantly tight chest and back :S Having CBT but living in this state of constant fear and hyper awareness has ruined my ambition. The worst part is definitely the fear of going to sleep. Even though i hated having the palpitations, its gotten to the point where a base level of feeling the beat is better than no feeling at all, as i then constantly wonder if its still beating, finding myself pulse checking all day long, its bad ):
MishMash dude... i feel for you.. I am staying up 4-5 hours after i go to bed just because I’m afraid my heart is going to stop beating. I don’t know why It’s so hard to trust the one thing that has literally never stopped for me. How have you been since this comment? Better i really hope!
@@vh187 Hope you are okay! Hang in there! What I will say is it certainly gets better, i'm in a completely different place to where I was last year. Anxiety still exists from time to time but the biggest thing is coming to terms with it and truly accepting it. I know this can be really hard to do, and in my case, I get symptoms far before I even know that something is bothering me or stressing me out. When you are able to reassure yourself that it is just anxiety, while the symptoms don't go away instantly, you can start to ignore them, knowing your heart is strong and there's no reason for it to do anything abnormal. For the last 5 or 6 months, I've barely had any palpitations, I was scared as at one point, doctors said I may just need to learn to live with it, but its not dangerous, but tbh, even getting that bit of medical reassurance reduced my anxiety and thus caused them to go away organically. I get the odd palpitation every now and again, perhaps 2 or 3 a day on those days, but this is a far cry from 1000s a day :) The real difficulty is breaking that cycle, lack of sleep certainly doesn't help, and the self-perpetuating anxiety is hard. I did find counselling to be really valuable, even though I didn't strictly stick to CBT, I did better understand myself and other challenges in my life. What I would suggest doing however is making a few conscious changes: - Completely strip out caffeine in every form for at least a month (this includes chocolate, coffee (even decaf as its not entirely caffeine free), black tea; I'd honestly recommend this as caffeine can be a trigger, but more importantly, I find that it elevates my anxiety and makes me more prone to worry about things and get agitated. - Take magnesium supplements, I don't take loads, just a 100mg Magnesium citrate supplement once or twice a day -- I always find this helps me relax a little. - Don't be afraid of exercise, especially higher intensity, it can give you a rush which crushes any anxiety for a little bit :) Getting medical reassurance will help in the short term, but it can become a cycle in itself, though I will admit its an important barrier to initially break down. I had a 24hr holter ECG as the regular ECG didn't pick anything up in the 5s duration. Found loads of palpitations, but the doctors were not remotely concerned. Realistically, they know what they are doing and are experts, so we should trust them :) Best of luck, you'll get over this faster than you know :)
I notice each and every of them and it's not my anxious imagination - I wear a Polar H10 ECG strap and check it. My sensation is 100 % accurate. What you said about the threshold however, makes sense. And all the video is very good, subscribed! I've had these (mainly) PACs for decades, on and off. They come is waves, weeks or even months off then they come like a campaign. They last for a couple of days and they leave me alone again. For a while. I have tried to notice a pattern, without success. Sometimes they are isolated ones, sometimes bigemy, bigemy, rarely come in runs. Usually less than 10 per day. Sometimes sudden exercise provokes them sometimes in total rest, even in sleep. Fleeting thoughts and emotions of uncertainty can provoke them. Now I've been having them for 10 days now, unusually long time. Zero alcohol for a year now, no smoking for 8 years now, zero caffeine... Take a lot of magnesium (for a long time), no mineral deficiency at all. I can't figure out why this is happening. 😭
I thank you so much finding these videos have helped me more than I can say especially at night when my ectopics were driving me mad, I felt it was caused by my anxiety but wasn't sure thank you so much its like having your own specialist in your cupboard reassuring
Dr Gupta, you are right! I have skipped beats and I always have worried about my health and my heart in particular... I have become so sensitised through constant monitoring of my situation, looking inward. I lost my mother when I was seven years old, to cancer...so I am a textbook case of your explanation... You have helped me understand it more...Thankyou.
Thank you, I just came upon your videos. Ive had these symptoms of palpitations over 15 yrs during my teenage years I was very anxious & over time becoming a mother I got diagnosed with supraventricular heat beat caused by stress and this video just made so much sense. Thank you so much for explaining..
I just got back from visiting the ER because I’ve had palpitations, needles on my fingers and tingling/soreness randomly on my legs arms and necks. I was so scared and kept googling which probably made it worse + I tend to drink regularly (22F during the weekends for the most part). I felt it’s reasonable to worry but they told me it’s all okay. I told them I felt like zapping on my chest and to be told I could physically be affected by ongoing stress/anxiety is a relief in a way. I just wish I wasn’t such a nervous wreck
Thanks for the amazing video, I‘v been suffering from the anxiety disorder for more than 5 years. I can clearly hear my heart beating when I lie down, I have the palpitations all the time, sometimes even panic attacks. To be honest, I watched a lot of similar videos which explain why people have anxiety disorder and how to overcome it, I tried almost everything I know, still I am not able to completely get rid of it, but it’s already much better than the beginning. Anyway it’s wonderful I could find this video, and thank a lot for sharing.
Docotor Gupta You are Fantstic and You have so much Common sense as well as Medical Knowledge you remind me so much of Doctor John Campbell of Carlyle UK he is videoing about Covid 19 at this time and teaches nurses too around the world ex pat Sheffield
I get pvcs like clockwork the same time each month but it has shifted over time. Before it was really bad between ovulation and period and now the last few months it has been exactly on day 5. I’m confused
Great video Sanjay. I'm from Canada and I really like your view on these things. I get PVCs and I do have anxiety and sometimes I'm worried about those ectopics that could get worse.
Stress stress stress and certain foods trigger palpitations. It started again for me because my stupid fucking decisions. Now I think I got AFib again!! I don’t. I got a ekg done about two months ago chest x Ray blood work all came back fine. People you’re lifestyle has everything to do with heart palpitations caused by anxiety. Unfortunately some people are wired differently and can’t retain stress or other diet lifestyles like others can.
@@rochwilliams4626 don’t cry or freak out makes it worse try seeing a doctor I’m 17 and having these problems I’m going to try and see a doctor and see what’s going on last time I went to the doctor he said everything was fine I’m heathly. And that was 2/3 weeks ago But it keeps happening so hopefully soon this will go away.. hopefully you feel better and god bless🙏🏻
@@mosxalpha2237 I went to 3 different doctors. Even did ECG and holter monitoring,blood test...only think they said was that I'm lacking vitamin b12....which I'm taking supplements now.
Hmm its all about threshold. Thats simple enough. That same logic might actually be valid for whole lot of other physiological conditions. Brain is one hell of a trickster.
Hi Dr Gupta your videos are excellent, i watch them quite a lot,I know you are very busy but just wondering could you please do a quick video on NSVT in a structurally normal heart with all other tests also normal. Kind regards Shane Walsh
I had recently been experiencing these skipped beats out of the blue. One night while working nightshift I was vaping as usual and suddenly felt my heart skipping beats. Long story short I went for n check up and sure enough the holter shows 3400 PACs & 750 PVCs in 24 hrs and most PACs fell in the time frame of me using the vape.( I only use 25mg salt nicotine) Highest number was 613 PACs in one hour. Doctor told me to stop vaping to limit these extra beats. Same happens when I consume alcohol. I'm currently using 20mg inderal beta blocker for anxiety and panic attacks. Had to cut back from 60 mg due to my heart rate going to low. Lost 12 kg in 2 month with healthier lifestyle and I think due to this my inderal dose at the time was to heavy, thus leaving me no choice to start cutting back on the dose. Unfortunately these PACs and PVCs started right after I reduced my beta blocker dose. Anyone else having the same issue or went through something simular?
Just an update. I was diagnosed with anxiety and treatment started. Since then my PACs an PVCs have disappeared. I'm suspecting that coming off Inderal with the withdrawal was aiding in the skip heartbeats. Feel much better now!
hey doc, i’ve been getting heart palpitations, my heart will beat fine then it drops? u can see this on a pulse oximetre it’ll be pumping fine and then it’ll like flat line, then pick back up. sometimes i experience weaker beats and then stronger beats and then weaker beats. my oxygen levels are perfect and my beats per minute when resting are normal at (70-80) what could it be?? i feel it when it drops too and it shows
Amazing explanation, I suffer from anxiety and palpitations and its very hard to deal with. Now Im gonna save this video and watch it everytime I get fear about them. Thank you so much.
i feel like crying i am so relieved,iv'e suffered for years on and off (18) with missed beats, flutter, rolling ,thumps ect and finding your videos has just made an awful lot of difference ,today was terrible,had them on and off all day,my stress levels were throu the roof,hence me googling ,always looking for answers,well i truely found one tonight, god bless you .
I've suffered with this for 12 years now, watching this video almost had me in tears as it's the only real explanation which 100% fits my problems. I could honestly kiss you now!!
This man was born to be a doctor. I've never heard someone in the health field explain anxiety like this before. He just explain exactly what I went through a couple year ago. I seriously though I was going to die. 😧 I went to so many doctors, cardiologist, psychiatrist, etc and nobody could help me.. there was just no answer and I felt so helpless. I wish there was a Dr Sanjay Gupta I could have gone to when I needed help most. Bless your kind soul. Namaste👏
Karlene Davies he truly is amazing isn’t he! He probably has no idea how many of us are sitting at home late at night searching for the answers our own doctors haven’t been able to give us! The kindest man on the internet
Finding your videos has changed my life! My palpitations have gone away. Plus, it doesn't hurt that you're handsome.... no offense to my own handsome husband. Lol
Thanks so much for this Sanjay, you are describing me, I've become hypersensitive to my RVOT ectopics. Have seen three cardiologists here in Hong Kong now out of fear that I have a serious heart condition. Four 24 hour holter monitors, 2 echoes 6 months apart of my heart, 2 stress treadmill tests, 2 full blood work ups, several trips to A&E in panic, numerous consultations and 'normal' ECG's etc. later, apparently I'm physically very healthy, and after a year of this, finally visited a counsellor to work on my health anxiety. Your video is great because it helps to reaffirm my belief this condition is psychological, manifesting itself physiologically.
I can’t say thank you enough for this video. I could cry, never thought anyone would understand what I deal with and explain it so well. I know this is an older video. But you’ve helped me already! Thank you!!
Breanna Mikolinski seriously though. It’s like he was specifically talking to us in a visit. Now, let’s hope we can stop hearing them! How have you come along with your palpitations and your anxiety?
I have been a Registered nurse in a very well known and one of the best medical centers in the US and I can say I have never met any cardiologist as AMAZING as you… many great ones I have worked with and am friends with but none compares to you! Thank you!
I have serious Heath anxiety/ hypochondriasis and it’s a nightmare. My heart is a serious concern in my anxiety. I get anxiety chest pains and palpitations. This video was referred to me through Instagram. It was very helpful. Thank you
You're brilliant, I have suffered from palpitations for years. It scares me every time though. Feels like a flutter to me I have anxiety and depression. 😭
I have been suffering with palpitations for about 2 weeks which I am sure is stress/anxiety related. However when I get them I get anxiety and they get worse because I am panicking. It’s such a viscous cycle. After watching this it makes me feel so much better. Anxiety is is debilitating. Thank you for your videos x
What a fantastic doctor! His presentation is so good he makes it seem as though you have a personal consultation with him. His advice is really helpful.
This video is amazing and I have ectopic beats when especially brought on by thinking about getting them! Then I get a lot, it’s just a vicious cycle! Time to get heart palpitations out of my subconscious mind! Thanks for ALL your informative vids!😊❤️
I have a similar issue. It’s almost like my thoughts cause the skipped beats.! We must believe that if we can cause them we can stop them by thought..! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I see lots of health anxiety sufferers in the thread here and this gentleman sure did articulate well and took some anxiety load of your shoulders. Good on this doctor. I wish him well.
Once i was told that i had HBP my anxiety went through the roof! I was living life oblivious to the idea of a heart attack, stroke, or anything else. Got my diet together stopped drinking every weekend and loss 65 pounds and now have normal bp numbers. But my anxiety is now the problem. It is a very vicious cycle. Thank you so much for all of your information. If it wasnt for you and Dr. Berg(keto guy) i would he lost. You are greatly appreciated. I feel our fear is used against us in the current predatory medical industry.
I have listened to this Sanjay Gupta for awhile now and he is very well read and seems to have rational approaches to irrational problems (like anxiety). The thing that is tricky about health anxiety is that you seemingly forget all the past experiences you had with it and that it turned out alright after getting checked up. When you are in the thick of it, it is very hard to remind yourself that this too will pass. I definitely think I need anxiety medication at some points but I refuse to give in because I feel like I can figure this out. It is a conundrum but I want to have control and I feel like medication would be a surrendering of this, sort of turning on autopilot instead of taking control of the module and pulling out of the spiral.
I have been having some irregular heartbeats over the past few months, and have been worrying about it constantly ever since I started noticing them. And, like was explained, noticing them and worrying about them has only made my palpitations and overall life, worse. I had gone to my doctor to get their opinion, and they said that they were anxiety related, which I had assumed, but needed someone to tell me. After a few weeks or more, they started again, and my mind convinced me that the doctor was wrong, and that there was something more going on. Considering I have some very minor heart defects from birth, my senses have always been heightened to pick up the slightest changes in my heart rate, I immediately jumped to the conclusion that my heart was failing... Thanks, Brain. This video has essentially saved me. The way that this was explained, was perfection, and made the most sense out of anything that I've heard. Most people just say "Oh, it's anxiety." and leave it at that. Well, that doesn't necessarily help me, because I already knew that, I just needed to know WHY. I feel that there has been a weight released from my shoulders now, knowing that it really is all in my head. As a "stereotypical" American man, I know I need to get in better shape, but now I understand that I am going to be okay, and that I will get through this. So, thank you for this. You have helped, immensely.
This makes sense why my skipped heartbeats come like clock work the same hour while I'm lying in bed....anxiety ..stress I have so much on my mind..and gotten so use to them I will quiet myself to see if I feel one and then boom I do
I have been getting them for days now ... Went to my doctors when they were popping every few beats! She did a ECG/EKG and side everything looks fine. Not to worry but when you get them and your super sensitive to your body they can run your life! I've started CBT therapy, I'm hoping this helps! I have major panic disorder and GAD. Doctors trying to control my anxiety with meds but I read the stupid labels and what's on there Side effects racing heart and palpitations!! I know they are rear but it's just a vicious circle! Thanks for the video! Eased mind for tonight.. Lol and good luck to any viewers having the same problem you're not alone!
Thank you so much Dr. Gupta for taking the time to do these videos for us (the ones that suffer on a daily basis of ectopics). I will be seen this week by a cardiologist who will do a holter and echo. Looking forward to consult you as well. Blessings
Just want the pain to go away.. the hospital said I was perfectly healthy but I dont feel like I am. I can't sleep. I can't relax. I can't stop these flutters by doing any relaxation techniques I'm super stressed out and only 24. Why am I feeling like this . Im tired and want to sleep but It hurts in my chest I feel like I'm gonna blow up. I got no solutions..
I realize, it is a two year post. Health is wealth. Be happy and try to do find ways to enjoy your time. Life is a journey that can heal, make you grow. Kindest regards from an old lady🌅
this is so freaking true, I lost my dad to heart problems. I am currently 32 and have never thought about my heart until after that. Now I feel these ectopic beats all the time. I hate it!
Dr. Gupta thank you for this great explanation. My 33 year old son works very hard and is a very anxious person who sometimes notices his ectopic heart beat when his stress levels rise. When he is at the gym he said it doesn't happen. When I show him your video, I know it will help him a lot. Many thanks.
The last few years I've been to the hospital over a hundred times a year with pacs pvcs palpitations and they tell me it's anxiety disorder I'm in the ER parking lot typing this right now this has literally ruined my life.
It's annoying when they do nothing which is what's happening to me for years they just say u will be ok u can go and I'm gasping for breath they say see your doc and the doc says go to the hospital wot a load of rubbish
totally relate. health anxiety is the worst. currently enrolled in cbt and excited to start and have xanax as needed . i maxed out my health card last year going in for tons of symptoms including palpitations and then results come back as nothing serious, except for I HAVE SVT which i manage with pill in pocket
I started catching bad palpitations when I went outside walking. now, I always think I'm going to get them when I go outside and now I do 😏 I feel I identify palpitations with walking and its torcher lately.
Dr Sanjay you are amazing, when i watch your videos i really so reassured that these ectopics and palpitations that i experience are very common and harmless x
Our normal Anxiety allows us to hear them in the first place, then when we hear them it’s a snowball effect until we’re about to pass out and can hardly breathe. I know what you’re going through! How have you been since this video?
health related anxiety sucks :( like it doesnt really let you enjoy life... always worried and feeling fear for being actually sick... or more related having any issues in regards to your heart...
I went to the doctor I was diagnosed with thyroid problems and I stop taking my medication 6 years ago I stop because my doctor said my thyroid was normal so I stop ....so today my doctor ordered a ekg and a xray because I told her my heart beating fast and she said my ekg looked like on the left side of my heart was enlarged but she said she dont no. My tsh was high and white blood cells
I have health anxiety and when it is really bothering me I noticed the skipped beats more, it is a vicious circle. Thank you for this video and your help.
Wow just wow, here I am in 2020 and I’m just getting the understanding what I been praying for. Thank you so much. I’ve been having heart palpitations and I went to the ER and everything checked out perfect but I was still getting these palpitations which started giving me panic attacks everyday but now I felt all my anxiety melt away!!
I've been suffering from these for years and was convinced something maybe wrong with me because I get them many times a day but I was also diagnosed with GAD....this video actually made me cry just because I had a release of the fear I had
i have health anxiety altho so many of my ectopic beats are very strong it makes me jump.. sometimes hard to ignore but it is a viscious cycle i need to get out off and forget about it. I also think people with anxiety have ectopic beats because we stress a lot and lowering the magnesium in our bodies due to worry and stress.
I feel you! try to stay strong I have also lots of anxiety actually got treatment with lorazepam but that's not a solution I have to learn to enjoy life again I'm just regretting I'm not enjoying it as much as I could cuz of myself and the damn anxiety I provoke....
Thanks for this. I had AFIB for several years over which I was extremely symptomatic (anxious and depressed). After a second ablation, sessions of AFIB declined enormously. Nonetheless, I remained hyper attuned to my heart --always afraid that the AFIB will return. Following the second ablation, regular EKGs picked up no AFIB but frequent ectopic events. While I was not initially aware these were occurring, I became more and more aware of them gradually over time -- to the point where, now, I feel them all the time. The cycle you described fits my experience very well. With the first few initial ectopic events I picked up, my anxiety spiked, I listened more intently for other such events, got much better at recognizing them, making me more anxious and so on..... Thanks for your analysis and advice (and all your very useful videos)!!
Hi sirr..m bams 3rd year student frm indiaa ...abut last month ago under my echo report i found mvp wth trace mr...frm then to now i really very worried abut my heart..i always think wt if mr gets severe....i also know tht my valve thickness is norml...bt stilll...i hve SYMPTOMS like tachycardia,aftr fast walking there is shotness of breathe...nd sometimes i feel tht my left side is shivering.IS IT BECAUSE OF ANXIETY...or need of monitor again????
thanks so much for the videos, i have ectopics and suffer from anxiety. i have been making the connection but just knowing that you feel them more because of anxiety makes you feel much better.
I am literally sitting here sobbing because I am so relieved. Everything you have said makes absolute sense. You described me to a tee. My only concern is that when my heart starts racing from fear with the PVC’s , that it will trigger some kind of dangerous issue and my heart will skip too many beats and just stop.
My grandad had two heart attacks and died of heart failure. My mum had a heart attack last year. So i have alot of anxiety over these ectopic beats. I have had ecgs done (including a 24hr one) but they found nothing because i didn't have any palpitations at the time. I believe they are ectopics though because they are just a split second sensation, not a continuous palpitation. No racing heart. Sometimes a thud, sometimes a double beat, sometimes a brief flutter, sometimes a pinch/suction/dropping feeling. They really scare me and cause alot of anxiety and i don't even have that many. I've had them on and off for 12 years and nothing untoward has happened to me but i still fear them. I assume i have a structurally normal heart but how would i know? Ecgs were normal.
You’re an angel here on earth. What an amazing cardiologist you are, I saw a cardiologist just two days ago for PAC’s, and while he was excellent, he didn’t describe, or put my mind (heart) at ease like this short video. I will thank you for the rest of my life. God Be With You!
I too suffer anxiety but i get about 20 ectopics per minute sometimes. Feels like my heart is going to stop. I have atrial tachycardia but the ectopics scare me and the atrial tachycardia doesnt scare me
God bless you sir. You put words to what I’ve been going through for a couple of years now. I’m a 32 year old mother of 4 with no heart defects or other conditions.4 doctors told me my heart is healthy , it’s just anxiety. But it’s hard to believe when you’re feeling these palpitations, breathlessness, and occasional ectopics almost daily. But your calm explanations have eased my mind. Thanks. God bless from USA
I did a consult with him online it was amazing ! Great guy really answered all my questions felt like he woulda stayed on the phone all night he was in absolutely no rush ! Highly recommend
my husband was prescibed eliquis from a cardiologist dr and he does not have insurance. cant afford 360.00 medcine a Month. Funny thing is thet gave him the trial packages but will not help hom otherwisd. we aew both 38 years old and scared! please what do you thonk about this eliquis, coreg, spiralactone, furosomide and 1 low dose asprin.
