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seffie

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laughing & palps-quick question RLR
May 24^th, 2008, 3:33am

Hi RLR & everyone else,
just wondered if anyone else has had irregular beats triggered by laughing.
It doesn't happen every time but sometimes when talking alot (normal for me!) or laughing I get this tight, pressure feeling in my upper chest & throat & then a few palps with it, I think they're ectopics but not sure.
It just feels very unpleasant & I don't want to cut down on either of these activities, lol!!!!
Otherwise I'm learning to live with a few palps here & there & they are much reduced, anxiety much, much lower too!
Thanks in advance
Seffie xx

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Re: laughing & palps-quick question RLR
Reply #1 - May 25^th, 2008, 3:05am

Sounds like I am a lot like you- i.e. I talk a lot and laugh a lot. Wink

I also get that feeling of tight chest and pressure sometimes when I laugh, but like you I am not about to cut down on the talking and the laughing. (Don't think I could, if I wanted to Cheesy

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I've noticed it, but never worried about it, just figured it comes with the anxiety.
Anyway, thought you would like to know that you're not the only one getting that.

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aurora75 Forum Newbies Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 9 DK	Re: laughing & palps-quick question RLR Reply #2 - May 26^th, 2008, 4:31am Same here! Whenever I'm talking and get too eager I get skipped beats or just fast heart beat. Especially when I am about to tell something about myself, or something funny. It doesn't scare me as I know it's down to nervousness. Hej Hexia! Godt at se dig. Aurora75
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Re: laughing & palps-quick question RLR
Reply #3 - May 26^th, 2008, 10:30am

Ah, this is a simply one. Laughing stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system. Remember our anatomy lesson; what role does the vagus nerve play? It's a pathway for parasympathetic nerve impulses.

Sympathetic= gas pedal
Parasympathetic=brakes

So could the inducement of laughter cause a change in vagal tone and subsequent parasympathetic nervous response, sufficient to cause a palpitation to be sensed?

You bet. It's an entirely normal physiological response. Grin

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seffie Senior Member Offline I Love YaBB 2! Posts: 158 Gender:	Re: laughing & palps-quick question RLR Reply #4 - May 28^th, 2008, 12:14am Hi, thanks all-just needed the reassurance that it was'normal'! Seffie x
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