Irregular heartbeat

[R2ed_ma]

Hi . I am 20 years old male . I suffered from #anxiety and #palpitations for 7 months because I think that I have AFIB or some kind of irregular heartbeat . The problem is that when I do relaxation exercises and tighten my lower stomach especially, I feel a really irregular heartbeats like very strong and slow then 3 beats very fast then strong then almost normal . And when I don’t tighten my stomach I feel fast beats but normal and this scares me a lot . Why this happens especially when I tighten my stomach? . I did ECG in 4 different times and echo test , #TSH , CBC and the doctor checked tho #O2 level and blood pressure and every thing was perfect. Also I am a bodybuilder for 3 years and don’t drink caffeine

[jwsonoma]

Sorry to hear that. I know it can be scary and that makes it worse. You can buy a small portable ECG called Kardia which allows you to capture and email it to your Doctor. There is also a 7-10 day heart monitor you be able to get approved. Good luck. Others should be able to offer advice. This is a good place to hear other tales

[R2ed_ma in reply to jwsonoma]

I don’t feel any thing all the day just a little bit fast heartbeat because I think a lot about it second thing that I feel that wearied irregular heartbeat only and only and only when I tighten my stomach it really make me comfortable but the irregular heartbeat make me go crazy so maybe there’s something with vagus nerve and thank for you reply

[colinlongbow]

Tightening my stomach muscle slows mine down, but did it deliberate, as a vagal manoeuvre, bearing down as if going to toilet also does the same thing. My beats went down to 20.

[R2ed_ma in reply to colinlongbow]

It’s also cause you to feel irregular heartbeat like strong beat then slow the 3 fast beats in a row then normal?