No need to worry. The palpitations cannot cause any damage to the heart, nor place undue stress or fatigue upon it as well.

Here's a suggestion for you to try. Do not eat any sooner than 3 hours before lying down for bed and do not eat a big, heavy meal. About 20 minutes or so after your meal, you can take 2 tablespoons of Maalox extra strength or Mylanta II with a little bit of water. Try to stay active in the early evening and maybe go for a little walk down the street and back. It's not necessary to walk briskly, just take your time.

The indigestion is what is causing the vagus nerve to be stimulated, resulting in palpitations. Laying on your left side tends to increase the tendency because the heart lies left of the sternum and more pressure is exerted by the force of gravity against the organs. If you sense indigestion, get up out of bed and walk around a bit until you can relieve the indigestion.

You'll be fine. Again, the palpitations are incapable of damaging your heart or causing any type of fatigue.

Best regards and Good Health

Mine tend to be bad when I lay down and you are right it feels like a washing machine in the chest
Glen

Rachey wrote on Oct 15^th, 2008, 12:56am:


Not sure if its the same thing but i do sometimes get a weird "wave" that feels like blood rushing over my head. Not a very nice feeling, not quite the same when you just get scared. I sometimes those waves even if the PVC is not particularly strong  and I'm not that scared of it.

Do you ever get a "lump in the throat" feeling prior to them appearing?
I'm taling some antibiotics at the moment and they are the ones taken on an empty stomach. i took one before going out today and although I dran k plenty of water with it, it just felt like the capsule got stuck in the throat, weirdly enough this sensation only appeared a few minutes later. and it felt like the throat was spasming and sending the PVCs off.