Heart feels like it takes a long pause or stops

[Valleyhorizon]

Hi there I’m 29, been diagnosed with SVT , and still going to do a stress test next week. I was always fit and never suffered from any of this up until the middle of my pregnancy. Before it I had maybe a few times of irregular beats but nothing symptomatic. I thought that was due to stress. Well after having my child 2 months ago I been diagnosed with SVT. But something new and strange have been happening recently. For the past 2-3 weeks I notice sometimes at night while I’m going to bed I notice my heart will beat normally then out of nowhere it feels like it drops!! And takes a little pause almost like it stops! Then comes back hard with a quick trigger rate. Almost like an elevator feeling of drop. This is new for me. I know now I do suffer from anxiety due to fear of falling asleep now because of it. Anyone have this happen before???my heart itself looks normal done an echo x ray etc everything normal. I’m just baffled?

[lettingoffsteam]

Yes, I get that sometimes.It's a type of ectopic beat....one beat comes in early so there's a lag before the next one.Not great but pretty common.

[Valleyhorizon in reply to lettingoffsteam]

Thankyou for responding

Yeah I’m new to all of this and it’s pretty scary lol. How often do you get them?

[thumpthump]

I have Atrial Fibrillation and have experienced this, sounds like an ectopic beat. They are not usually something to be too concerned with although I know they can easily trigger anxiety.

Worth mentioning to your doctor, but would try not to worry too much.

[Valleyhorizon in reply to thumpthump]

Thanks for the response, I’m glad I’m not the only one. Yesterday’s was a peaceful sleep thank god. But I’m trying to just wait for my appointment and mention it in the follow up again. I mentioned it already but they dismissed it because I’m young. So I’ll try mentioning it again if it keeps happening

[Smileyian]

Hi Valley Horizon, Indeed over many years I had the very similar episodes. I started having differring arrhythmia in my 20's and am now 76. I had long periods of stability apart from AT but to be honest, I have had nearly 50 years of SVT Atrial Fibrillation and just so many ectopic beats. I was so fixated on them that it truly caused a poor quality of life. When I realized that in most cases, ectopics and SVT are not life threatening, I learned to accept the abnormality and live with it. I have now had (at 75) 2 cardiac ablations to "cure" the AF and currently work out for half an hour every day. Honestly I would not be too concerned unless there is an underlying cause which has not been explored.

[Prada47]

Hi Valley

My Cardiologist said not to worry about them ! I have pauses that last approx. 3 seconds and like you say it feels like it has stopped. My Heart Nurse said it's a pause it hasn't stopped otherwise everyone around you would know it had stopped and so would you !!!

Stay well Stay safe