Weird heart beating question
From time to time my heart beats very hard. When i put my hand near my chest and feel my heart beat, its normal. But from time to time 1 beat is very hard and my whole body can feel it.
Now, today it occured alot. but usually it rarly occurs. Is this sign of anxiety? cuz im very stressed of alot of things
Answer:Self diagnosis is almost always 100% wrong.
What is very dangerous is a condition called AtrialFibrillation in which the heart beats above 140 beats/ minute. and you dont have that.
Now a second type of Atrial Fib is where the heart's two chambers do NOT beat in unisence. That causes the heart to POUND like the heck.
This type of Atrial Fib is easily diagnosed from an EKG chart, because parts of the normal heart beat wave are missing.
This type of Atrial Fib is very dangerous as a blood clot can form in the last chamber where oxygenated blood goes to the brain and cause a stroke. Treatment for this is the blood thinnner Coumaden or Warafarin. to avert a "plug" from forming which would cause this.
People who have this kind of AtrialFib, often have a conditon where the heart beat goes back into rythm and then sometimes goes out of rythm and it begins to POUND.
Ony an EKG can determine this type of conditon A Cartiologist( who is a specially trained Internal Med doc), not a Family Practice Doc can treat this condition.
You should see a doctor. Soon. Even if your doctor says everything is okay, you should have him or her give you a check up.
that's not a very good sign. you need to check up a doctor, because from your kind of stress, it's causing high blood pressure-- stress will do that to you, and it's more worse if your in your late 30's to 40's ... and especially if your male..
you need to have a regular check up with your doctor at least once every 2 months.