The 4 types of heart palpitations 

This is how I eliminated my heart palpitations. 1. No alcohol. 2. No caffeine. 3. Healthy diet, minimal added sugar. 4. The following supplements: B-Complex Magnesium Potassium 5. Moderate exercise: walking, yoga, light weight lifting 6. Quality 8 hours sleep. I put my phone on silent at night. It took around 2 weeks to notice a difference and another 2 weeks to eliminate them. I hope this helps someone.

The irony is that when palpitations happen, we worry about them and then they seem to get worse and the cycle continues.

You are the true definition of a doctor, the help you give and your demeanour are truly wonderful. I wish we had more doctors like you.

You are the absolutely first person that has explained palpitations to me in a way that makes sense; i.e. if it feels abnormal to ME. I have been asked the question many times and always said I don't know because I didn't know what it meant.

Why can’t we find a doctor like this in the real world? Good info.

THANK YOU! This is not only useful information, it's essential. I read the definitions of palpitations - including any heart beats that you are aware of. So when I had a thumping heart at night and it kept me awake, and I have had a heart attack in the past, I phoned NHS 111. Among a long list of questions, they asked me if I had palpitations. I said "yes - only because I can feel my heart beating all the time" So they said "you need to go to A&E" and my wife said "they told you to go to A&E so we're going to A&E". It was probably just stress.

very informative esp. when we got to hear what atrial fibrillation sounded like & four types of heartbeats; toward the ending was reassurance that most of palpitations are normal.

You're awesome I wished my heart doctor would have explained these like you do maybe I wouldn't have wasted a few years worrying about my heart. Thank you so much💗

SO HELPFUL.. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR KNOWLEDGE!!!

My heart has been doing some crazy stuff over the past few months. At the beginning of February, I got up around 2:00 a.m. to use the bathroom. I felt just fine. Then as soon as I laid back down, I had shortness of breath and my heart started beating super super fast! I had never felt anything like that. I thought I was having a heart attack, so I went to the E.R. The symptoms went away and came back again during the car ride to the hospital. When I got there, my blood pressure was 200/100 and my heart rate was around 116. I was scared out of my mind! They gave me IV fluids and my BP and heart rate normalized. My blood work, EKG, chest X-Ray and 2D echocardiogram all came back normal. Two weeks later it happened again. This time I was shaking and really cold. Of course I went on Google and typed in my symptoms. This lead me to believe that I had an anxiety attack, but I'm not stressed 🤷🏽‍♀️ time goes on and March rolls around, during which time I had a couple of short lived palpitations, but nothing like before. Same thing for most of April. Then last week for two days straight, my heart felt like it was fluttering. I went back to the E.R. my blood pressure and heart rate were elevated when I got there, but once again, blood work, EKG and chest X-Ray came back normal. Two days later, out of nowhere, I start to feel this pressure in my chest and head and my heart starts beating fast. I took my blood pressure and it was 184/95 and my heart rate was 107. Within 10 minutes it came back down and the pressure in my head and chest disappeared. Since then my BP has been an average of 125/70 and heart rate between 65-75. I still get the fluttering / skipping feeling throughout the day, but my heart rate is normal. I have an appointment with a cardiologist next week, but if you could give me any advice before that, I would greatly appreciate it!! I'm a 41 year old female with no history of heart problems. THANK YOU for this video too!

Thank you for the examples and explanations, they have helped me a lot.

Thank you - you’re such a kind intelligent doctor

I'm very grateful for you Dr. Gupta. Thank you very much

I appreciate all of the videos you make man, keep it up 🫡

God bless you and keep you, I wish we had alot more doctors like you around , I thank you so much for your videos keep doing your amazing work, been in shock for the past few weeks because of my palpitations and more but your videos helps alot❤️ truly thank you

How come everytime i eat a big meal and lay down for bed i feel palpitations? Almost like a jolt as im falling asleep

Thank you so much for sharing. I sometimes wake up in the middle of the night with what I feel is my heart pounding and quite fast. But I check my pulse and it is normal. So you have cleared this concern up for me. Thank you again.

If I wake up and begin my day knowing I didn't get enough sleep, just dragging until I take a nap gives me palps.

best doctor ever

Thank you so much doctor!! Really really appreciate this video... The assurance is amazing!! I feel so safe after listening to this video :)

very good way of breaking things down

Thank you very much its very informative

Thank you for this!!!! I so wish I had seen this video before I jumped on a medical treadmill of lazy, apathetic and expensive doctors! I feel better already.

It might be about vagus nerve if you have palpitations。 Breathing exercise, herbs, magnesium…all other treatment are maybe all about stimulating vagus nerve .

I have heart palpitations since I was a teenager, i remember the doctor saying it was anemia. Palpitations got stronger and different now I went to the hospital because I almost fainted. Long story short ,I have mild mitral valve regurgitation,but they said it was nothing to worry about. My primary doctor said there’s no need to see a cardiologist because it’s something normal. I don’t know what to do ,palpitations continue but when I talk to the doctors they make me feel like I’m exaggerating.

Thank you so much Doctor Sanjay for all this information we would not get anywhere. I went to the doctor for palpitation which oceurs to me only at night .he prescribed vitamine B1 B6 B12 . Best regards from Marrakech .

This d first time I see this posting, but you really explain all my problem Dr tnx so much and hope to be notified with your postings stay blessed tnx so much.

This is absolutely helpful.

Dr. Gupta, thank you so much for explaining this! My cardiologist was really trying to have me describe the exact palpitations I 'm experiencing, and had I seen this video first, I would have been able to communicate so much better. I just kept telling him that sometimes when I'm relaxing, I just feel a sudden, fast flutter come on. It's always brief... lasts about one second.... Frrrr.... Anyway, he wants me to wear the monitor now.

I definitely agree. The best.

Very well said

thank u for educating us :)

One question, where would Atrial Flutter fit in? As I understand that, it seems to be a fast regular rate but with the saw tooth ECG between each otherwise equally spaced QRS Complex? So, a fast rate, but one with what looks like a regular Rhythmn (so cannot be AFib as that is irregular). That would seem to place it with Sinus Tacycardia and SVT, so is Atrial Flutter just a form of SVT, or some abnormal Sinus Tacycardia with various causes that result in the saw tooth pattern where the P and T Waves would normally appear? Or should there perhaps be a 5th category, i.e. fast but steady Rate and regular Rhythm even it is abnormal because of the lack of obvious P and T Waves?

Thank you so much for explaining palpitations so well. I do have irregular heart beats, since I was young- coming from an irritable left ventricle. Now in my 70th, my heart rate is below 40, causing my Apple Watch to alert me. I go as low as 35 and 33. I had myocarditis last year due to long COVID. Must I be alarmed?

I had a sudden unexpected racing heart. Got stuck at 233bpm for well over an hour! Turned out to be SVT 'Supra Ventricular Tachycardia. What a scare THAT WAS!!

I got heart palpitations 24/7 it was worse the first week then it slowed down way much but it's still here 24/7 i even went to ENT checked my heart said it's fine and blood test fine

Wow! Thank you!!

Thank you for the explanation doctor. From your definition, I’m experiencing regular rate/irregular rhythm that I suppose are ectopics. On occasion I have had a sudden onset of racing beats, but my everyday challenge are the ectopics recently. They happen about 1 out of every 10 beats or so. I am pregnant now but have had trouble with palpitations for years, they just seem much more often now. Ive thought they may be related to my digestive system since they can occur after eating but not always. I’ve revelry started taking supplements (a prenatal, d3/k2, probiotics and now magnesium for the palpitations) could supplements or being pregnant cause the up-tick in ectopics? Thank you

You are soooo helpful thank you!!

Thanks doctor! Love from Sweden

Thanks for this extremely invaluable info doc. I have normal rate and flutter sometimes. May be once in 2-3 mins. What could it be? Thanks

Ur great sir

All GPs should refer their patients to this channel....it would help a lot of people.

My heart has been fluttering like crazy for the past week, but I am also under an insane amount of stress and unexpressed grief. This helped so much!! Thank you

I literally cried because you get it!!!! You understand. Your thorough explanation put my mind at ease. God bless you for sharing your knowledge with us and taking the time to explain what doctors can’t in their 10 minutes with us.

I paid over 500$ for a cardiologist , this guy helped me more then my own cardiologist and I paid nothing to watch 🤣

This is what most doctors lack, the ability to enlighten their patients about their symptoms. Most of them just listen to you, perform some routine, order some tests, then give you medicine and that's it. But Dr. Gupta here shares his knowledge and expertise about the heart and gives other people the peace of mind they seek in consulting to a physician in the first place. Thank you so much Doc.

I think Sanjay Gupta explains problems with the Heart in such a way that is easy to understand ,He goes through every thing and is really good ,on top of this he seems to be a really nice person.

As someone who has been dealing with Generalized Anxiety Disorder, I think this might be one of the most important videos I've ever watched!! Thank you so very, very much.

I've experienced "skipping" on normal rate around 70 bpm. I increased potassium, magnesium, in my diet and went back to taking Magnesium L-Threonate daily and they went away. Excessive caffeine (too much coffee, tea) can cause it too. Very good video Dr. thank you so much for what you do.

God, thank you so much, I just have an ectopic rhythm caused by caffeine, sir, you just brought my anxiety down 95%

Where were you 12 years ago when I first started getting PVCs? I have spent over a decade walking around terrified of these things and letting them ruin my life. Now I have learned so much about them from you and I know they aren't harmful, but my brain is already conditioned to be afraid of them so when they happen I instantly panic as a reflex. I wish I had these videos back then, it would have given me so much of my life back. Thank you so much, Dr. Gupta. So glad I have found your videos, better late than never!

I’m almost in tears Dr. I thought I had atrial fibrillation, but listening to you explain and hearing how the heart beats should be I’ve realised I have an ectopic heart beat! Normal heart rate but missing beats. I’ve had an ECG and was told by my Dr that all was ok but I was so frightened. I’m waiting for a Holter monitor a 24 hour test but The information from the Dr didn’t make me feel confident in myself to carry on with my normal life ...exercising walking etc. I’m 73 and believe me I thought I was going to have a heart attack. Your video has put my mind at rest and assured me I’m not going to die just yet...🤞😁thank you so much. I’m so glad I found you.

So my dad died of a heart attack when I was 11. About 3 years ago I started getting heart palpitations randomly. Some of them are scary, and made my mental health and anxiety deteriorate. I have a deep paranoia and fear of going out like my dad. Every time they happen I think of that. To this day I’m still struggling to not have little anxiety episodes when I feel them. I’m extra attentive of my heart beat. Even check my pulse sometimes for no reason.

💚💚💚Thanks for sharing your wisdom with all of us palpitation sufferers. Blessings to you.

This guy should be more well known. In many senses he is the epitome of what a doctor/specialist should be, as he is very open with information and helping people to understand the details. This is where he differs from many stereotypical doctors who for some reason tend to be more secretive with information and very closed off when it comes to helping people learn and understand. Complete respect to you 🙂

You put so many fears to rest. And I am extremely grateful!

This channel should have millions of subscribers. An eminent, altruistic cardiologist striving to share his knowledge and experience with the world. If only there were more like him!

I was having heart palpitations for over a month. All tests such as blood work, ECG/EKG, X-Ray, and heart Echo something (same test given to pregnant women) came back normal. Blood pressure was normal too. Doctor prescribed 400 milligrams of magnesium oxide and after 2 weeks of consistent use (1 pill a day) I am finally feeling MUCH better. I am back in the gym. I can lay flat and not feel palpitations. I don’t get shortness of breath. Magnesium, so far is working great. Prior to this my diet consisted of zero to low magnesium intake. I hope this helps anyone in a similar situation. I was very stressed. Symptoms appeared out of nowhere.

I have had heart palpitations since 2016. I was 28 when I first got them. I never had anxiety or palpitations before then. Mine started bc of the energy drink "Monster" I had 2 in the course of like 4 hours and had a massive panic attack. It was so crazy I couldn't sleep or anything. I was driving on my way to vacation when it happened, I had a 9 hour drive and needed to stay up bc I had just got off work. Anyways my heart was pounding something serious after I started a cupl sips of monster number 3. Then I had the attack that lasted which seemed all weekend (sat and sun). First time ever having anxiety and at the time I didn't know what it was. A few months later I started getting anxiety when I drove in a car bc I had my first anxiety attack while driving. My anxiety got so bad I couldn't sleep at all bc I thought I was going to die bc my heart was beating so fast. Then the palpitations started a few months after that. I had so many ekg's heart monitors and everything and the doctor says it's just normal PVC's. Premature ventricular contractions. Basically extra beats your heart is making to catch up. Some people feel them some don't feel them even tho they have them. I feel them EVERYTIME. It's scary and when they happen it gives me anxiety. I've learned to control the anxiety that comes with it though. If you watch my RU-vid channel "ShakedaHendara" you will see how I got rid of the anxiety...... breathing for the most part and drinking cold water. But the palpitations can be from abnormalities in your heart like an "A-fib" or Tachycardia or something. So you should get checked out. Advice for when you can't sleep bc your heart is beating fast is try "Chamomile Tea" it helps calm you down and will put you to sleep. Or try melatonin, a natural supplement that your body already produces that will make you fall asleep. I'd rather the chamomile tea but I'm not doctor I just know what your going through. And when your trying to sleep and can't bc your heart is fluttering, just know you ARE NOT going to die, especially if you don't have any other heart attack symptoms that don't consist of anxiety symptoms. (I get all of them, the arm tingling and going numb, sometimes my face going numb) but I've controlled it mentally. Just breathe and try to stay calm bc it will pass..... I will say that if your palpitations last more than like 30 seconds you Should def go to a doctor ASAP just to check it out. Mine only last like maybe 5 seconds the most. And sometimes I get them frequently. But doing alot of excersize, stress, fatty foods, lots of carbs (like excessive) can make u have a palpitation, sometimes doing nothing can make u have one to, just needa talk to your doctor and see what they say once they evaluate you. I take blood pressure meds that's a "beta blocker" it helps slow your heart rate down so I don't have palpitations several times a day jus maybe once or twice. My heart rate is still fairly normal tho. Between 60-75 while resting for the most part. But I hope this helps

You're saving lives in more ways than one. Thank you so much for helping me understand why my heart is always on the mission to scare the hell out of me. Your words mean so much!

I wokeup in the middle of the night with my heart beating fast whenever i breathed or moved, i layed there for hours it wasnt until 11am when it went away

Thank you so so much for using layman’s terms in explaining this in such a kind and gracious manner. I am a nurse and see so many patients leaving a Drs rooms or having been seen at ED or dept who leave, feeling frustrated, more confused, completely at a loss for what is going on for them or are feeling very unheard and disheartened. The true nature of a healer is connection. All humans desire a need for reassurance, treated with respect, comfort in difficult times, yet the most basic element or good bedside manner is lacking in so many Doctors these days. I’ve been a nurse 30 years and seen a huge change in the attitudes of both Drs and nurses and dissatisfaction in those seeking help from us as health professionals. It’s refreshing to see a Dr who takes the time to explain things in a easy to understand way and who obviously cares about his patients thank you

Extremely informative... I have the (regular heartbeat with a pause missed heartbeat, then thud , then back to regular again..) It gets very uncomfortable... Now I need to research about Atopic heartbeats... I wonder if there is anything that I can do to stop it...

This helped me to get my mind at ease. I randomly started getting an insane amount heart palpatations and the waiting between doctor appointments and test results is just excruciating. Hearing the different kinds of palpatations in such a way presented is awesome and very educational. Now I know that my rythm is normal, it's just the extra beats that make my heart feel funny sometimes.

this man listens to his patients unlike alot of doctors out there.

Thank you Dr. Gupta! I’m telling my relatives (palpitations run in our family) about your channel. So appreciate your extensive knowledge!

I don’t comment much but I have to here. You are an absolute GODSEND with this information. You explained it far better than most doctors I’ve seen and the anxiety decreased tremendously. Thank you for all you do.

Thank you soooo much! You explained so much in 15 min than my cardiologist has in a year. 👍

I take magnesium "Natural Calm" for my heart palpitations caused by VT - it really helps ALOT

Ugh, I'm dealing with heart palps a lot recently. I've experienced anxiety most of my life. My vagus Nerve seems to be triggered into high gear. It's actually exhausting me. Thankful to have found your channel

Anyone have the one’s where it feels like your heart is fluttering for like 5 seconds but then goes back to normal? The regular one off palpitations don’t really bother me anymore but the one’s that last several seconds scare the crap out of me.

I've been following you for last few years as I suffer from GAD & HA. I cannot put into words how much you have and continue to help me. You're utterly selfless and you have alleviated so much pain and suffering for me and God knows how many others. "Thank you" falls short but that's all I can say.

Thank you for providing these videos. They do help with the anxiety that is generated by the heart flutters. I have been having the skipped beat or extra beat on and off for a long time. I wore a holter monitor given to me by my cardiologist. After wearing the device for one month, he determined that they were just extra beats and nothing to worry about. I have noticed that if I drink a mixed drink or two (and I am not a big drinker at all), I will experience the palpitations more. I try to figure out what I may be doing to cause them - whether it be something I ate, or something I drank. They are just bothersome and when they occur frequently within several days, you just get tired of them. Then there are long periods where they don't happen at all. I have noticed that in stressful situations, they occur more often. Thanks again for your videos. cd

Hi I am having Palpitations and its almost one and a half years... I am continously having them like almost half of the day and then I go for a walk and do heavy cardio and gym, then I feel relaxed about those palpitations... they just disappear when I do some physical activity until the next morning. I have met a normal physician he told me not to worry about its just sinus tachycardia, I am myself a student doctor... anybody have a story like mine??

I did often consider that I experience two different types of palpitations - one simply being a 'skipped beat' and the other being a harder sort of irregularity in the heartbeat. I never thought this was relevant when explaining it to my GP or the cardiologist I was referred to. The information on this channel is amazing and has really given me some peace of mind. Thank you!

Very helpful for me, personally. I have been a high anxiety person since my twenties. During a particularly stressful period of my life, I was experiencing severe anxiety and agoraphobia. A 24 hour holter monitor revealed a very short episode of a slow v-tach which drove me into an emotional tailspin of anxiety and depression even though I was reassured that it wasn't serious. You see, I was married to a doctor at the time and I would get into his medical books and read things that were far beyond my level of comprehension, trying to diagnose myself.....not a good idea. Thankfully I did get a handle on things. Now that I'm older I struggle with getting my hypertension under control which is anxiety producing in and of itself and one condition can often feed off the other. I feel as though I have regressed back to my high anxiety days which has only been exacerbated by a total breakdown of communication with my PCP. I am in the process of finding a practitioner with whom I can communicate more effectively. In the meantime, I have found your videos extremely helpful and timely. It's truly been a God wink for me.....a gift from the cosmos. Thank you for taking the time and using this format to bring this valuable information to us.

You make things so much clearer to understand! As an AFIB Patient, you help me understand how things are happening, which helps ease my mind, and thus lessens the severity or incidence of my episodes. Thank you, Dr. Gupta!

I get fluttering in my chest every once in awhile and i call it my heart is doing a little dance and i get winded..then i cough and it corrects itself..i wish i knew what that is called..cuz i have no warning that its coming on..i have had it for years..im 70..do you know what causes it..ty vvm❤

To fellow anxiety sufferers, I suffer from anxiety and I have been for years, it’s only recently that I have addressed that, ever since I have made myself aware that I have said anxiety, my palpitations have been much less frequent. Do not worry about what people think... this is your life!! Just be kind and caring! Secondly, if you worry about things you might have done in the past that you don’t like, learn from your mistakes and let go... just let go of them thoughts as they won’t help you now. Move on from any negative thoughts/memories that you have. I realised it is only when I’m anxious that I get my heart palpitarions, I smoke weed though little amounts now, and I thought it was the wed that was causing them but I actually think it’s the anxiety and paranoia that comes with smoking weed which brings them on! Any way I hope my words help anyone out there Stay safe

Wow, Thanks for the explanation on palpitations! This has helped me tremendously with peace of mind... which in turn reduced my palpitations A LOT... literally over 24 hours. 👍✌️

God bless you more doctor from Philippines!❤️

Thank you for this video. I am crying from relief right now. I get the flutter feeling in my throat that usually lasts about one heartbeat sometimes a few times a month and sometimes not at all it is very random. But my heart rate and rhythm both are normal when this happens.

I am 26 years old and I have been feeling palpitations (skipped beats) for more than 8-9 years. Never got dizzy, shortness of breath or fainted but, to be honest, the more aware I am of them the more concerned and worried I am. I have never seen a doctor because I am afraid of them telling them they are dangerous and that I am going to die. I am a very anxious person so they become more noticeable when I am stressed, which is now the case, and I have been feeling them for days, that's why I am now here watching these videos. I almost never alcohol or caffeine but whenever I am stressed or drink a little bit they come back again. It's so frustrating but at the same time I am so scared to find out that they're dangerous. I got an ECG done some years ago but they did not notice anything concerning. I do not know what to do, I know I should visit the doctor but I always put it off.

So very helpful - especially the actual demonstration with sound of the heart rhythms.

You are a God sent and a sweet heart. Thank you for all the time you take to explain things so throughly and ease people's fears. May God bless you and yours. 🙏👍✌😁🇺🇸

Your the best doc. Keep up the great informative videos.

It’s 1:00 am, my mother’s funeral was today and I’m finally relaxing from the longest day ever…and I’m suddenly getting a lot of palpitations. You helped me realize they are ectopic. So no rush to the ER…Thank you!

I can make mine go away with deep breaths. It's like it resets my heartbeat. I'm going to try magnesium. I'm always at rest, no stress when it happens.

You are the best person as well as the best doctor who defines heart issues which people most of the time worrying, you absolutely clear the doubts for us, you are doing the greatest job at your own way, I am also suffering from these problems which you discussed and have relief from them, Allah may have merciful to you. Love from India 🇮🇳

I've been experiencing heart palpitations since I got gerd/acid reflux

Been having them for years. Usually when I sleep on my right side at night. Regular rate but rhythm is off for a second or two then nothing. Sometimes I have them once or twice a night every week or two and sometimes once a month. No heart issues in my life. It just happens on my side when I try to sleep but when they happen I can’t sleep due to worrying lol.

Thank you so much for the knocking demonstration its so helpful! I had a heart rhythm problem, av knot reentry tachycardia, but they fixed it two years ago. During the procedure I had the most funny and most scary heartbeats. It really was horrible. I got traumatized during the process and now still have extra-systoles and panic attacks and sometimes funny heartbeats and also stomach issues (so your other videos were really interesting) . Your video really helped me to understand my heart a little bit better and hopefully I can get rid of the anxiety one day.

Me: Googles my symptoms Google: You have 24hrs to live

Anxiety and panic attacks can be a huge cause for these issues. Same for blood pressure spikes. I generally will feel my heart in my chest a lot when I'm laying flat on my back and use to get extremely anxious about that even tho the rhythm and bpm were all normal. I didn't know it was normal to sometimes feel heart palpitations when laying flat on your back, but apparently a lot of people do. Living with an anxiety disorder is honestly the worst, but I can say it does get better with good coping exercises, the right amount of physical activity, and good eating habits. Also don't forget that good sleep too. Meds are cool for kicking that stuff off and getting you out of a slump. If you're afraid youll be stuck on meds for ever if you start taking them. Ik quite a few people myself who've taken meds for a few years then started doing a treatment routine and were able to stop taking the meds without any issues. Just gotta talk with your doctor about that stuff and listen to their suggestions.

No, it's really not at all as deathly as I once saw the noun 'heart arrythmia' then in the 90s when my aFib started. Only four groups, everything terminologically, scientifically and medically sorted out and acres of area to perform ablations etc. in labs looking like the interior of a NASA space shuttle - I know; I've seen both. They'll fix it for you; no worries friends; have faith!

Thank you for this video. I have been suffering what I believe are panic attacks after my SCAD event from Aug 2015. Four trips to the ER only to be discharged each time with nothing found/wrong. I am very physically active which ironically, may have caused the SCAD in the first place. Each event has been precipitated either by exercise or some other sudden event like unexplained vertigo after waking up. Usually, they slowly ramp up and then fear sets in and it takes over until it slowly begins to taper off. I did notice some irregular beats picked up by my monitor during the last episode; however, nothing was found at the ER. I have also had a 30 day Holter and stress test with nothing found. Your videos are very helpful and I am grateful to you for taking the time to educate those who are interested in heart issues. This will help me identify which category the next time it occurs. Thanks again!

I started eating raw garlic, 1 or a half clove every other day. And WOW...the results are amazing. It's not easy to eat raw garlic. It burns terribly, but you won't be sorry. Give it a try!

My heart will be regular but fast it will go thump thump thump Be like it would like stop and it'll take my breath away. Hard to breath

Thank you, Dr Sanjay Gupta ❤