Hi all,

I've been suffering from HA for years, but the last three years or so have been very good. Yesterday, I woke up, started to go about my day when I suddenly (after a second cup of coffee) started experiencing my heart skipping beats. I had had this once before after a night of heavy drinking (I read this is actually known as "holiday heart"), but it went away after a few hours. Other than that, I have the usual occasional skipped beat like everyone else - nothing like the last 24h hours.

The palps are somewhat noticeable in my chest and very noticeable while taking my pulse. They range in frequency from occasional when lying down to several per minute when moving around. The heart seems to be beating normally, then skips a beat followed by a strong beat. My wife listened to my chest and did hear the skips but says my heart sounds strong and regular other than that. I feel fine other than that.

I figured I had a pretty intense weekend - not great nutrition, very little sleep, lots of physical activity, and some alcohol (though not to the point of being full-on drunk/hungover). I thought it would probably go away over night, and this morning I was okay for about 30 minutes. Then I started taking my pulse, feeling anxious, and boom! The skips were right back.

I know from reading here and in other sources that I'm not having a heart attack or anything, but the intensity and length of the symptoms are freaking me out a bit. I plan to go about my day as usual - some moderate exercise, work (from home), maybe a nap. Is there anything else I can or should do? My main objective is not to spiral into weeks of checking and worrying.