In this video, Dr Sanjay Gupta discusses all the different heart rhythms which could cause palpitations and how by being observant you can make a reasonably good diagnosis of what they could be. My website is www.yorkcardiology.co.uk
Not only does Dr. Gupta know his cardiology, he also understands people and how their psychology functions! I do so wish I had a cardiologist like him! That said, just listening to your video talks makes me feel there is someone there who cares - and not just about how my heart is thumping but how I feel about it. Thank you, God bless you Dr Gupta!
You've changed so many lives. Helped ease the minds of those with all heart associated issues. May God always bless you and move you to always keep helping others. Your a blessing
I was diagnosed with an arrythmia at 21.... now approaching 60.... still have it plus a vagus nerve thing every few months .... so far Im surviving. Thank you!
I ADORE doctors that like to teach. You could say they have a special place in my heart ;) So many doctors get lazy and either don't want to explain things to their patients or assume their patients don't want to know. I love this kind of information.
I have SEVERE cardiophobia, I have gastrocardiac syndrome, so I get palpitations and thuds in my chest and throat whenever I eat or even have heartburn and they always scare me (said palps and thuds have been greatly decreased by going on the FODMAP diet, but I also have panic disorder, so that makes it worse). You have settled my mind SO much!!! I could honestly cry right now. YOU sir are a blessing!!!
Jennifer Frosch I can actually “ feel” your relief because i wish I had found him several years ago when I was going thru the same things. The anxiety was almost unbearable! Hang in there, it will get better. I still have the palpitations but I am able to just ignore now since it’s obviously not going to kill me😀 best wishes
I get those thuds and they scare the shit out of me. If you feel your pulse, when the thud goes i can feel my pulse and it skips a beat or has these strange beats. Scary
I think he is one of the best cardiologist. He has empathy for heart related anxious people and relieves the minds. You are the best antidepressant Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Thank you so much.
@@DD-mx9ts Yes, Anytime you watch something uncomfortable or even think of palpitations and you get it. It's anxiety power of the mind leads to physical symptoms.
Hello everyone, watching this video. I pray y'all live for hundred years without any health issue. I've been experiencing palpitations since 3 years. Whenever i sit down, lay down or in my bed, i feel my heart palpitations. I can clearly hear my heart beating even everytime. Sometimes it feels like my heart is beating on more than 100 bpm's but sometimes it's like less than 60. But after watching this video i can say that I'm completely fine so we all. Thank you doctor for this kinda' polite and positive demonstration. We anxious people are always searching for something positive to watch and i can say that we found this. Thank you once again doc :)
Iv had so many PVCS and other shit at a young age that I just said fuck it, I welcome the irregular beats. If it kills me oh well, I’ll be sad to leave my loved ones, but atleast the bullshit of life will be over, taxs, mortgage, car payments, debts, etc... when I die, I WIN lol. But really guys, what has helped me is I have gotten used to it. It used to scare me for many years- sitting there getting more and more anxiety, but honestly try to get used to it, and the better we understand something and embrace it, the more we stop being scared of it and it more just become a nuisance, kind of like when I was younger I was afraid to fly, but now turbulence just makes me irritated because it can spill your drink on you. Just remember people the key is to not be scared, it’s out your hands... what’s going to happen is going to happen.. if you let it scare you then all that is happening is you are letting your illness take over your life and win.. don’t let the bastard win, milk it for all it’s got. NEVER be scared. You scare it! Next time it happens just tell yourself “oh well IDAF” it might not be true the first few times. But you know the whole “fake it til you make it” eventually you won’t be scared and you can live out your life in control. 👍🏻 be good people
Hi. How are you now? How do you cope with this irregular heartbeat issue? I have severe panic attacks too due to palpitations. My heart always beating hard 😢
@@izreenfarah8689 did you ever get better? I had it in result to anxiety and my heart would just pound nonstop for hours on end almost every day for months, on and off for a year. It's been a year and a half now, and with adjusting excercise and managing the anxiety I have seen improvement, But i know its a vicious cycle. Did you yourself improve? I know how it feels it is miserable.
Have you listened to his information about magnesium? About 70 percent if Americans do not get enough magnesium which can impact heart rate. He suggest 125mg magnesium taurate one in the morning and once in the evening with food. It has helped me. Also read the book "Afib Cure" by Dr. Day educated may reduce your anxiety. Take care.
I am so grateful for your explanations on the palpitations. I am over 65 and had a recent stroke. Was put on blood thinners but still get the palpitations that last usually 2 days. You explain things so I can understand and it truly gives me a sense of relief. Thank you so much!
I can’t get to a doctor right now during lockdown, thank you so much for teaching me how this works! I’m tearing up right now, I’m happy both me and other people struggling with this issue can get some kind of closure while we’re stuck alone.
They are scary, but they usually are not anything serious. A good magnesium will stop palpations, amazon has magnesium lysinate glycinate that's by doctor's best, its cheated too. A great magnesium for heart health and to stop the eptopic beats
T G even better, buy yourself magnesium, on amazon, doctors best magnesium lysinate glycinate, a super absorbing magnesium. I'm a doctor, i work in epidemiology reserch, but i have eptopic beats myself, and they are nothing. But if you take your blood pressure, esp when eptopic beats happen, youre going to have increased anxiety, fight or flight and that will increase your BP. So you may get worried by a high BP, but it's only increasing from the adrenaline
Thank you so much!! You have helped me more than the cardiologist who said “you must be mistaking your heart for your stomach”, and “you are a young woman so you must be fine”. For years I have had the palpitations that are very irregular, which you have just stated are probably not dangerous. Thank you! My father is a heart patient and I have anxiety. I just know the palpitations are not because I am stressed in that moment, because I never am when it happens. I feel taken seriously, and relaxed as well. Thank you 🙌🏻
@@rezamohamadakhavan_abdolla8627 It doesn’t happen when laying down. In the meantime I have also learned my stomach is located near my belly button, which I suppose makes it even more improbable that I was experiencing sensations because of my stomach. Also, I don’t think my stomach palpitates :P.
For four years I have followed you and learned about the heart/gut/vagus nerve connection. I have seen several GI doctors and Cardiologists and the connection has been dismissed by them all. I have done additional research and felt quite sure that there was a connection. One GI doctor went so far as to tell me to stop complaining and that at my age (76) i am lucky to still be alive. Needless to say that was the last time I saw him. One cardiologist prescribed yet another very strong drug (I decided not to take it because of side effects I had read about-all scary). Another cardiologist did nothing to monitor or change the heart drugs I was on for 12 years since having surgery to repair my mitral valve and a Maze procedure. She simply said that the next thing was a pacemaker. I stopped seeing her and found a wonderful cardiologist who listened, read through my past files from previous doctors and took me off both the heart meds I was on (amiodarone and metropolol) which was keeping my pulse about 33 bpm. No problem getting off the drugs and I am happy to be off them and seen no change except that getting them, especially the 12 years of amiodarone. I have been having more GI issues and thus my palpitations (PVCs) have been more frequent. Cardiologist said they are not dangerous and explained about the vagus nerve and stomach connection. Finally! What I had thought all along since learning from your videos was confirmed. The GI doctor who I saw asked the name of my cardiologist (different practice but he knew him and his good reputation). Today, I saw the Cardiologist who said my palpitations are NOT dangerous. My GI issues are now being addressed with meds (so far none are working) excetp over the counter Beano which helps about 50% but mostly diet. So grateful to you for educating me and making me believe that I was not crazy and being smart enough to find a good cardiologist. Thank you so much.
I was in the emergency room just a while ago. When I finally returned home i still couldn't sleep. After watching your video i finally feel much more calm. Thank you so much.
I love your explanation. You’re such good human being taking care of everybody asking you for health tips. Stay safe and healthy. We need you. Thank you.
Great stuff ! Very helpful information and very assuring to those who suffer from frequent bouts of palpations. Thank you for the helpful hints on how to control this very annoying cardiac abnormality. God bless for your dedication as a medical doctor.
Hello Dr. Your words and videos have been extremely reassuring to me over the past couple of weeks. I recently started getting palpitations which was very worrying, i believe they started because of a number of lifestyle events/reasons. So I starting taking magnesium, potassium and zinc. Started going to bed early, reduced my alcohol intake, ate breakfast etc and restarted yoga, learned how to relax and generally living healthier. The past couple of says I have not had any palpitations. ( hopefully they wont come back) I know they affect us all differently but I just wanted to say thank you and I hope others can find a way to reduce their own palpitations. Regards
You're really Godsend. Puts my mind @ 90% peace. Yes, for 4 years (2011-15) I used to almost daily measure his pulse, sometimes 3-4 times daily when he wasn't feeling well since he was into COPD-Stage 4 during his last years. 2014-15 I started noticing exactly the pulse beat pattern & intensity you mentioned as AF. I also used to see our cardiologist close his eyes, sit still almost in a kind of meditative state, and feel my Dad's pulse. His diagnosis was also AF. I also learnt a lot from him. Today also I was fortunate to have someone measure for a long time, with a portable ECG, for a long time, and put my mind at ease during these CoVid times.
This is really helpful - thank you. I am retired nurse who had ablation for SVT over 20 years ago at Barts and have had recurrence of fleeting chest pain in groups (?palpitations) at rest and sometimes after eating. I have SOBOE due to mild chemo related emphysema (problems with gaseous exchange at alveolar level though my lung capacity is good). I had successful surgery and chemo for ovarian cancer last year and 11 months clear/NED at present. It is doubly useful at present as been feeling unwell with tachycardia at times (112-118) and fatigue easily for more than a month and it took me over 3 weeks to get appointment to be seen/examined by GP who has referred me to cardiologist - no doubt will take weeks again to get appointment and be seen. I have been reassured by your helpful series and started self medicating with magnesium pidolate and seems to be settling though not gone away completely (I think in former vid you said need to take the magnesium for a month for it to completely resolve so am happy on right road). Sods law by the time see cardiologist it will be self-diagnosed and sorted. Again many thanks.
Before I had anxiety or before 2013 I used to never notice my heart just by sitting still or standing still now that i have anxiety long term I feel the heart beats clearly every single day so the people that feeling and hearing their heart beat rhythm by being calm relaxed sitting still etc know this it's because you're hyper-vigilant about your heart health and this is caused by anxiety and most likely you've had sudden thumps and skip beats. For people with no excessive anxiety would never feel their heart beating while sitting still they'd only feel it while doing something active like jogging, sports gym etc. I have asked people with no anxiety do you feel your heart beating while being very still and relaxed they've said no they feel nothing even putting hands on their heart area still no beats. I can put my hands on my left side of chest and i'd feel hard beats for no reason and am bloody relaxed.
Thank you so much! You’ve helped so much! I’ve struggled with anxiety about my palpitations since a thyroid crisis last year! I appreciate you explaining everything!
The premature atrial thuds…. Thankyou so much for explaining those!!! I have had those for years, no doctor I’ve seen has ever explained them, such a shame all the times I’ve been referred to York I’ve never seen you, because you just explained it so easily and made me feel much less anxious about it. Thankyou for being so generous and kind with your wisdom! ❤️
Thank you! I’ve stressing about this. My heart was palpitating for couple hours, but it doesn’t get higher than 105bpm (based on Apple Watch). And by stressing about it, it lasted for sometime. I didn’t have chest pain. My heart calmed tf down after this video 😂😂. Thanks for this! Very educational.
Thank you Dr. Gupta, you have diagnosed exactly what I have so now I don’t have AF but just that missed beat exactly as you portrayed. You are an amazingly helpful doctor and helping thousands of people who are watching and following you. God bless and I’ll be following your great advise. I’ll be 82 in July and 1.5 years into my keto way of life and 165 lbs from 220 lbs because of it. T2D but no drugs since I started keto.
Dr Sanjay Gupta I have been experiencing palpitation since October 2020. I came across your excellent videos. I have only a few words to say that you are, "WONDERFUL, FANTASTIC, GENEROUS, KIND, EXTREMELY ARTICULATE". God bless you, I have subscribed to your channel. I live in Sydney, but when I will come to UK next, I am definitely (Inshallah) going to meet you.
Wow, you hit it on the nail! When you demonstrate the various different heart beat irregularities, I was able to sit mine which was Premature Atrial Complex. This correlates with what my Cardiologist told me that I have. She began to explain to me where the point of origin was, the lower ventricle but I forgot which chamber left or right. At any rate, I really want to find out where the point of origin is and learn what I can do to prevent this or stop this from occuring, if that is even possible. I have been told to stay away from caffeine so I quit drinking coffee, but then I went to diet coke and had to quit that too. I have lived with this heart palpitations problem since I was in high school. I think I must have damaged my heart because I used to drink slot of alcohol with my friends. That's the only thing I can think of that may have triggered them to begin with because before I had never encountered them. At any rate, I have been to Cardiologist and have had all the heart monitors you can think of; 7 day, 24 hrs. and a week and I never had a single heart palpitation! So I'm currently, recooperating from a big one I had about three days ago. Also another small one today. They're so random, I never know when they're going to hit and they scare me to the point where I'm afraid to even be afraid. I go through periods where I won't get them for months. I'm not sure what triggered this recent one but it was probably anxiety which I used to suffer from. Now with the Covid situation, I guess watching the news doesn't help! Thank you for your help and channel!!
Hey man thanks so much for this. I had a sciatic nerve osteoarthritis injury went to the ER, given prednisone 40mg and had the "pause and drop" symptoms with a normal heart rate. I also take lisinopril and believe they counter acted. 37y/o m hypertension+PTSD from service. Called both ER and PCP about these reactions and neither would say stop steroid(which I made my executive decision and stopped) or explain what was happening. You've helped to ease my mind and feel better in understanding what's going on. Sometimes just knowing facts like these can be enough to reduce symptoms and worry. Honestly sir. Thank you.👍🙏
Brilliant. I believe this is the best explaination for those who still worry bout palpitation. Looking for 'palpitation is a symptom or sign of..' just push yourself to uncertainty and worry.
Try using magnesium every day. Watch your salt intake, also spices, alcohol, caffeine and preservatives. Maybe you need to lose weight. When you have the attack try a laxative. If you can't sleep at night a low dosage of a sleeping pill can help. I don't use sleeping pills to often coz I don't want to get addicted. But if I have the attack 2 nights in a row I take a 2 mg sleeping pill or less.
I use to get them really bad at a stressful time in my life, having them stressed me out even more 😔 i started working out more which helped but i would still get them sometimes. One day i took some magnesium pills and chamomile tea for pms and noticed it took the fast heartbeat away too. Now i take that whenever I'm stressed and it works.
Wow that was so helpful. Mine was like the PAC...it stops a bit and bang goes on. I must say that I am in my mid 40's obese and when I noticed it I was hiking going up a hill. It was a bit weird really but I had no other problems. My hormones also have an impact in my palpitations as I am experiencing perimenipausal effects. So thank you I am very relaxed now.
Dr. Gupta- you have a fantastic channel! Following your advice (exercise, diet, supplementation, etc.) I have reduced my AFIB attacks from one a week or so in December to zero in January and February. I have discovered that proper hydration is critical.
@@kevinharvey8490 ....stopped taking Flomax 1 1/2 years ago. Went ahead with a laser TURP and got my prostate shaved off some. One very bad scenario is a double dose of Flomax....it can mess your heart up and the docs don't know that.
I worked in cardiology for many years and rhythm problems were one of the main reasons we saw many patients..When a woman goes into menopause ( usually in her early 50s) she will many times have rhythm disturbances,,of course it is scary to them but usually harmless..He didn’t mention a hard cough with slow deep breaths will usually take care of it..Stress is one of the big causes ,,,so finding ways to ease the body,,ALSO,,,throughout your day STOP AND TAKE IN SOME SLOW DEEP BREATHS,,,remember,this is what the body and organs ( heart) want to live and as we get older we tend to do shallow breathing....BREATH🌷🌷
Yes. Omg. I’ve figured it out after 3 years. I realized it’s during burping. Or when laying on back or left side. The moment I drop into bed it’s boom...boom..........BOOM.boom boom boom boom.....then back to normal pace.
@@gloriamaryhaywood2217 Yes...for sure and not just through electrical effect....but also by reducing general inflammation by increasing gut motility and so reducing toxic load.
Great info...noticed myself experiencing palpitations. I've been dealing with a little bit of stress so that has to be the cause of it. I have a pretty good diet, enjoy playing racquetball and am conscious of my health with zero heart disease history in my family. The Palpitations when I'm relaxed and its a bit annoying. ☺
To be Honest Doc Sanjay Gupta is a smart cardiologist thank you doctor. Now i can relax and have peace of mind.. Anxiety is the one killing my heart. I need to control my work stress and started doing exercised and Yoga :)
Your videos are very re assuring. I’m going to try and work out what kind of palpitations I am having, so far when it has happened I go into a blind panic and jump up almost as if I need to run away from it so next time I will try hard to stay calm and actually take note of what’s going on.
I feel like I have all of them. Well I’d say it’s more of a 1,2,3 ...pause, 1,2,3,4,5, pause, 1,2,3 pause beat. It started happening after my first child so about 5 years ago. I go months without palpitations and then it comes suddenly and lasts a few weeks then goes away again. I feel like my heart is in my throat and fluttering and I feel paused. The highest heart rate I’ve seen is 107 and I get a bit out of breath. I’ve done tests a few years ago and everything is normal. I don’t drink caffeine. I’m sick of these palpitations coming randomly and lasting for hours. It also happens after I exercise and lasts for hours. I’m so confused as to why they’re happening.
I have a similar issue. Mine comes on suddenly and feels like a fluttering that sometimes makes me cough. I have been to doctors and they always say everything looks fine. I've read that hormone fluctuations can cause this. I'm hoping that's all it is!
That was my exact thought... I've unfortunately noticed this for years, but it used to be I would notice it and then it was gone. It would just startle me. Now it comes on at night and it can last 30 minutes to hours. I can be dreaming and it can wake me up.
Very interesting and educational. I’m 53 old female; thin, fit and healthy (I think!). I’ve been having the fluttering with a feeling like my heart is jumping out of my chest at the same time for some years now: it doesn’t last very long and it doesn’t always happen. I do think caffeine can trigger it but I have never given it a second thought until now and considered it more of a nuisance than a worry.
Mine started as flutters and scared me as well. Followed by vasovagal attacks (passing out feeling) but scary as nothing. That stopped and now it is the palpitations. It lasted for 7-8 hours and ended up in ER
My heart palpitations happen throughout the day, when I stand up to when I’m lying in bed. I don’t feel sick when they happen but they are annoying and I get scared. I sometimes get them in a row, it feels like a flutter. I have mitral valve prolapse but my cardiologist said it was benign. I was prescribed metroprol for the palpitations. Thank you for these videos!!!
Yeah I been getting them same symptoms but I'm trying to naturally allow my body to adjust.breathing deep helps sometimes .im going against the grain bit it seems to slowly be helping.im going to get checked Wednesday just in case .but I doubt it's anything major.its been a week it happens when I think about it ..something definitely happens but I feel like I enable it .when I get distracted it goes away..hope you feel better 🍻 cheers
Im so finally happy hearing about what is all about my plapitations as im watching you my palpitations became relax and normal bcoz when i started my menopausal i have anxiety and started to experience palpitations now i felt relieved thank you thank you sooo much i felt good already😍🥰🙏👏❤️
Helpful video, thank you. Every morning for the past 3 weeks I wake up and my heart rate is anywhere between 130-170. It'll stay that way for several hours and then go down to between 80-110. It's very odd as usually my resting heart rate is in the 60s and this just started happening out of nowhere every single day. GP just says anxiety but I'm not remotely anxious, seems a cop out diagnosis for not being bothered to run tests.
Sir I woke up with this heart palpitations this morning. I have a very bad stomach and bad sinus listening to you now give me a better understanding thanks so much sir god bless
I have it too. Look it up, actually can mean your heart is in great shape. It shows heart rate variability and it is common in young people. It was worrisome, I had an ECG and asked if everything was normal, they said no... Ok... it was a strong respiratory sinus arrythmia.
It comes on when ever it feels. Yes it feels abnormal then when I get my heart checked it’s fine. But no pain it almost feels like gas mine feels like a skip
