I completely understand! When I get the weird heart beats its always at night as well. Some nights Inger myself so worked up over it which obviously will make it.go faster. Its just a horrible cycle. All I can really do is breathe and try to relax to calm my racing heart. You're not alone though because it drives me crazy too!!

Right here! Lol. You don't understand how scary they can be for me sometimes. At times, it makes me jump off of my seat and as soon as I feel it, I feel a wave of fear and panic right away. For the most part, I've learned to tolerate them. One, everyone else gets them. A doctor from E.R. told me that it's mostly benign and that people can get them anytime. For example, when they take a deep breath, or even lying down on their sides. Two, with our over worked nerves, our heart tends to react to every little adrenaline off-shot. Don't forget, it is a muscle. And last but not the least, I know someone who's had them his whole life and nothing was ever wrong with this heart. He died of cancer at the age of 70.

So it is scary, trust me I get it, cos I get jumpy off of them too. Just try to remember that nothing is wrong with you and it is uncomfortable but not terrible.

I'm with you. I've had months where I get none and days where I get a ton of them. It's hard to believe it's not dangerous because it's your heart - the thing that makes everything else work! But the skips and flutters are mostly benign.

I get them a lot when laying on my side, and sometimes when I'm really tense or walking in a hurry. Or if I move my chest muscles/upper body a certain way.

I don't know if you define "flutter" like I do - usually it feels like it speeds up for a few seconds, goes really fast. If that's what you get, just cough deeply as soon as you feel it. The cough helps reset the muscle. When I started doing that, I noticed a dramatic drop in the number of flutters I had.

The "skips" where it feels like your heart stops or skips a beat (and sometimes the next beat is really hard) are PVCs or PACs depending on where they originate. If your heart is functionally healthy, these are benign conditions, even if you get a lot of them.

If you've had EKGs or an echo or stress test and they all show normal, then you've got nothing to worry about. The trick is getting your mind to accept that they're OK. If you can do that, you'll notice them less.

You're definitely not alone!