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Heart Palpitations Forum
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Hi Seabass17,
Although I have no experience in the field, I do have plenty of experience with cardiac anxiety, and felt I would offer reassurance until someone with medical knowledge can answer you in full.
Palpitations in varying quantities and time-scales are experienced by many anxious people. You have described a premature heartbeat well, also, by the feeling that you have an early beat, and then a missed one. This is a typical experience, one that I share.
If you have received no concern from any medical professionals, then the palpitations are benign and should not be cause for further concern. You have been well checked, to say the least. There's probably enough information collected from you to build a functional model of your heart!
I find that diet, emotion, routine, body position and sleep all play a role in my palpitations and heart rate. The typical scenario that brings up 'clusters' of palpitations, where I will 'skip beats' around 10 times a minute also, is when I have remained stationary for a long while, and then eat a meal.
To ease the palpitations, sleeping well, eating regularly and remaining active and non-stationary are all important factors. Exercise is also a wonderful anti-depressant and although palpitations may occur in an anxious individual during any exercise, it often instills a sense of calm throughout the day.
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