Skipped beats

[Lauriem4]

Anyone else get skipped heart beats or flutters with their anxiety? Just lately they seem to have got worse and I have alot of bloating also which I read can make them worse . I've been checked and reassured they're benign it's just learning to accept that that's hard...

[AnxiousMom]

Absolutely have that issues, which makes me MORE anxious. I did find out that some of my allergy medications, even over the counter, can cause that issue for some people. I try to look for alternatives whenever possible. It was kind of reassuring to know it was likely medication instead of a physical cause.

[Jeff1943]

Skipped heartbeats are a very common symptom of anxiety, I get them a few times a year when things are tricky. They're not really skipped heartbeats though it feels like it, it's just an irregular space between two heartbeats.

They are no big deal, specially as you've had it checked by a doctor. Accepting them and carrying on as normal makes them go away, stressing and obsessing about them makes them stay.

[Kellylou17]

Hi Lauriem4 , you already know about my

Journey with skipped heart beats! I have them too and they are awful - I often feel that if I didn’t have them I wouldn’t have anxiety!! just recently I have been getting strings of them, one after the other for a good few seconds but then they go away. Obsessing does make them worse but I can’t help that, posts like this reassure me I’m okay and I just press on through - I haven’t died or had a heart attach yet! (touch wood!) xx

[Hidden]

Absolutely! "Skipped" beats is like the signature symptom of anxiety. They're annoying but not going to hurt you. I've had them off and on for years and had every test under the sun. I don't worry about them anymore.

[Lauriem4]

Thanks for the replies guys helps reassure me x