Hi Glen. I think sometimes it is a good idea to stay away from the computer and focus only on yourself and what you and your Dr.'s have discussed.  I did not read the post on Power Surge you referred to, but who know's what the whole medical history is on that woman and she is not you.  I found the more I can stay away from the computer the better.  

Okay, I can't stress the fact enough that these "stories" and incidents are not associated with the type of palpitations being experienced by persons on this forum. Regardless of what anyone may subjectively believe, this type of palpitation is not capable of causing a cardiac event of any type. It's not physiologically possible

The person being described could not under any circumstances have experienced this type of outcome from benign palpitations. Over the years I've had countless patiens swear up and down that they heard of someone experiencing everything from a heart attack, stroke and even sudden death as a consequence of benign palpitations. When the facts of the situation are subsequently brought to light, however, it turns out to be something far and away different from mere palpitations. In truth, many of the patients had developed an unavoidable rumination that something terrible was going to happen and simply described the story in order to set their fears to rest and gain reassurance.  

Look, I've been a physician way too long and this sort of consequence is not possible. It just cannot happen and yet people become rigidly compelled to believe otherwise and spend the best years of their lives in morbid fear that catastrophy is just around the corner with the next run of palpitations. It's the fear that's causing the problem and I've gone to such great lengths to try and provide all the information necessary for persons to learn more about why these palpitations occur and more specifically, why they are not dangerous whatsoever.

Yet people do not take time to better understand and quell their subjective fears with logic and understanding, but rather continue to bash their heads against a brick wall seeking a physical cause where one just isn't present.

In order to move forward with your life, you absolutely must break free of the misconceptions you have regarding these palpitations. They do not have to capacity to cause you any physical harm and it is your fears that must be the focus here, not repeatedly challenging the boundaries of logic and probability.

Now again, this forum has a multitude of information necessary to set folks on track to learn about these palpitations and understand the cause, as well as the fact that they are harmless. They cannot change from a benign form to a pathological one, nor can they represent some bizarre or unique symptom that would indicate them to be anything other than benign palpitations.

The factor being avoided here is the unregulated fear and an underlying lack of self-confidence and feelings of loss of control over the situation. You must face these circumstances and begin to understand why you feel this way and how it can cause physical symptoms to appear that are misinterpreted as a sign of impending illness, disease or catastrophic event.

Best regards and Good Health