Arrhythmias Support Group

Cardiac arrhythmia is a group of conditions in which the muscle contraction of the heart is irregular or is faster or slower than normal. Some arrhythmias are life-threatening medical emergencies that can cause cardiac arrest and sudden death. Others cause aggravating symptoms, such as an awareness of a different heart beat, or palpitation, which can be annoying.

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scorpiogirl76 09/06/2011

Just curious- is there a time of time that anyone feels premature heartbeats, palpitations, or flutters more than others? I seem to have most of my symptoms at night, once I settle down and go to sleep and then get jolted out of my sleep. I have anxiety to go to bed because of this. Just wondering if anyone else has this issue.

DaniRae8808 09/06/2011

Mine are sporadic, never really know when they are going to hit harder then other times. Some days I will have 50 PVCs, other days 10 (that I feel). I think our minds play the biggest role in it. My EP said stress contributes to them. But they are so hard to not get stressed out about.

Lots of people feel them more at night also because you are relaxed, not preoccupied so you notice them more. :)

scorpiogirl76 09/07/2011

I kinda thought that feeling them at night was due to being relaxed and that maybe I have them just as much during the day but I'm so busy sometimes that I don't have the time to really notice them. I do notice stress is a huge trigger for me. and then I stress more when I have them because the anxiety sets in and it's just a vicious cycle of flutters, stress, anxiety, panic and so on..... Thanks for taking the time to write on here. It really helps.

Karli1432 09/09/2011

Hey Scorpio

I get flutters when hyper and hard strong palps when I'm hypo. I was told that our female hormones affect this specially when pms'ing. Always worse at night.

deleted_user 09/25/2011

Heather I think you have something there with the female hormones making them worse. Mine always seem to get much worse when mother nature comes calling. I think a little bit of everything every day contributes to some degree.

deleted_user 11/05/2011

Hi All I have had 2 ablations first one I was episode free fromone year the second one went over 2 years. I guess I am up for number three. I do find that when I walk 2 to 3 miles 4 to 5 times a week that when I walk I am fine but later in the evening just about bed time, an episode starts and usually lasts all night. in the morning I have to walk around a lot and clean make beds just keep going for an hour or more before the heart starts to get back in NSR. It is happening almost everyday now and not sure what is happening. Any Ideas anyone I am on no meds, and I have no other health problems.

yogacat 11/08/2011

My last afib episode came at 1AM, I woke up with my heart pounding..being on my tummy it was pounding so much, I had to get up. I took a metoprolol and went back to bed at 3, but I had to be on my side. The afib lasted til 10 the next day. I really don't think I have any specific triggers...I think it just happens whenever for whatever...darn it!!1
I think ya'll are wondeful, Blessings to all

DaniRae8808 11/09/2011

I agree yogacat, I don't think there are always triggers, I think sometimes it just happens because it wants too. Very annoying lol

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