Hi Everyone,
I hope you're having a good day. Would like to ask if anyone has experienced anything similar to what im feeling now as this is causing a mess towards my mind, relationship and its affecting my work.
Background: Approx 3 weeks ago i noticed my heart skipping while having alcohol (wasnt overdoing it or drunk). It lasted for two to three days and during that period i lost sleep and went to the ER. Blood test for thyroid was normal, ECG showed sinus tachycardia.
Eversince then the skipping stopped but I had difficulty sleeping at night as i was very aware of my heart beating so i went to a cardiologist who did Stress Test (everything normal except its showing Arrhythmia (Preectopic Atrial Contractions) & a normal Echo test). Since then i started exercise and eating better and have lost 12pounds and having normal BMI.
My current issue is:
- I get the "lump in the throat" feeling and sometimes feel like i cant get enough air but it goes away when im talking or concentrating on doing something else. I guess this is due to anxiety but im still worried and will be seeing an ENT.
- I have less than normal sleep (around 5 hours on average) as there's awareness of heartbeat (eventhough its around 80bpm)
- My heart will race for no reason during the same time of the day in the evening ard 7PM and it will go till 120bpm. If i exercise before that, the heart rate will go down after cooling down but will stay elevated. When i feel my racing pulse, i feel an irregular heart beat (eg: dub dub dub, dubdubdub, dub dub dub) which makes me extremely anxious and scared. Is this PAC or something else?
- I notice this irregular heart rate only during episodes in the evening as above. However, it will start to slow down in 1-2 hours (around 90+bpm) and continues to slow down to about 70ish before bedtime without any medication.
- Im also aware of my heartbeat most of the time during the day especially when sitting.
Im sorry for the long post but i am in so much distress i am unable to work properly because of all these issues above and i cant seem to stop googling, taking HR every few mins and searching for similar issues in reddit which adds to the anxiety im already having.