Exercise and Heart Palpitations

Question Heart palpitations after and during exercise? when i don't exercise i still have palpitations but if i exercise like do some jumping jacks ill get a strong palpitation! this happens often with jumping jacks especially. also if i exercise like do some push ups and go ride a bike ill have like 6 palpitations that night lol! its really annoying, i went to the cardiologist and she told me im 100% and nothing to worry about even though i was experiencing some dull aches in the heart area after exercise too, which could be due to it being out of shape perhaps. at one point i was doing muscle toning like push ups and squats and i got this giant palpitation that made me stand up lol! i dunno is this normal? Answer This happens to me too. Another thing that can make it happen is exercising too soon after eating but that is because I suffer from heartburn (maybe you do). Palpitations are scary until you know you are ok. By this I mean being given the all clear by a cardiologist. Eventually you will get used to them an almost ignore them. One last thing, caffeine, stress, alcohol, and smoking can increase the likelihood of getting them.



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Thumping Heart?

Question Im having problems with my heart? So this is the problem I set at my desk for some time and I will get up to go get a drink like 10 feet away in the fridge and ill go sit right back down at the desk and I can feel my heart thump like a orchestra bass drum mallet tapping on the inside of my chest and its worring me ive had a holter moniter ekg exray ultra sound where they check your heart valves and stuff and they say i have no problems also ontop of the with that thumping thing is I also feel my heart stop beat stop beat about 10 times this hapens it stops beats fast acouple times the stops beats slow couple times about 3 times in seqence then it beats well enough I dont notice untilli get up againit dont happen anyother time acsept mabe after a short run but thats about it this happens all the time. Answer The more you pay attention to it, the more it will happen. When you sense it you get anxious. When you get anxious, you increase the risk of it happening. You are wearing a monitor. That would pick up any abnormalities. That is why you are wearing it. You have been told you have no problems. Eventually you will believe this but for some of us it takes a while. It did for me. Your heart rate may jump around a bit when you stand up or make a sudden movement after being still for a while. Just remind yourself that it is just palpitations and nothing more. Here are a few things that can alter heartrate: Caffeine, alcohol, smoking, stress, anxiety, exercise, some medications. Question Fast heartbeat and shortness of breath??!? this started about a month ago. whenever im doing everyday things my heart will start beating fast, then i have to sit down because im having trouble breathing. when i walk up the stairs my heart starts beating really fast. when i stand up, sometimes i get dizzy & my eyes start going black. im 14, very small, 106 pounds, 5'1 & 1/2. does anyone know what this could be? Answer It is normal for your heart rate to increase when you are active (even walking) compared to just sitting down. It may be that one day you just noticed this and now every time you move, you are looking for symptoms and noticing them. The focusing on them just makes you anxious if you are worried there is csomething wrong with you. Worrying just makes breathing and heart rate worse. As for getting dizzy and black vision when standing, this is not normally a concern but you may like to get it check out by your doctor. My guess (but I'm not a doctor) is that your blood pressure is a bit low. This can cause the symptos you describe when standing up. In the meantime, try to stand up slowly. As for the breathing, you may have anxiety or you may have asthma. Some people can have asthma that is triggered by exercise. It is reffered to as exercise induced asthma. At your age it is probably nothing of concern but a medical check up will certainly do not harm.

Worried about these PVC's ??

Question I recently found out that I have PVC's in my heartbeat. The doctor said I was fine, but I'm curious if its normal for me to be getting them like 5 to 6 times every minute. I'm a 21 year old girl, 110lbs if it matters. Answer Most people get these at some point. Sometimes I have a month or so between episodes and other times I get times when they are quite frequent. When I am anxious or have had more coffee than usual they can play up a bit. As I just said, anxiety can have an impact. You have recently found out you have PVC's. Because it is to do with the heart you are obviously concerned. When you experience then your anxiety most likely increases and results in more symptoms (your are probably on high alert when it happens). Eventually you will get used to them and almost ignore them (once you realise they are not harming you). Trust me on this because I can almost ignore mine now and I have another heart condition and an anxiety disorder as well. So things that will make them more frequent are: coffee, anxiety, asthma medications, alcohol and recreational drugs, sometimes exercise can do it, chemical imbalances in the body, infection. Obviously they can be related to heart disease and high blood pressure but you doctor would have evaluated you for that. You asked if it was normal to get them 5 to 6 times every minute. I am not a doctor but two and a half years ago I went through a very stressful time and I was getting them at about the same frequency as you for a couple of weeks. At that time I thought I had a serious heart problem because I didn't know how to cope with them. I eventually realised that I was otherwise fine and able to carry out many activities. So my answer to your question as to whether it is normal is I don't know but it happened to me and I'm still here and doing just fine. Try as best you can to ignore them or just let them pass. If they are troubling you too much or if you ever experience pain related to them, then return to your doctor.