Never ever put any new symptons down to fibro without getting them checked out first. Also old symptons should also be rechecked. There are so many test that have false negatives and some things don't always show up right away.

I have so many health problems, one of my doctors teaches and he thought I would make a good case study. He asked me to send him copies of all my blood work for this year.

Sending Hugs & Prayers

never screw w/any symtoms= make sure you call doc or go to ER!= unless you can calm down easy by slow deep breathing! could be nerves or stress
alot of "US" do have Mitro value prolapse=MPV rapid/irregular heart beat but i do have deforemed mitro valve from birth -never repaired i was only 26 when they discovered it before i was DX w/ Fibro 3yrs later! also Crohens from birth also -common is IBS, colitis or digestive problems!
Fibro has alot of syntoms that mimic several illness's
I do meditation & yoga everyday beforei get out of bed or i won't be able to move!
Deep breathing where ever you are! JUST block out noise around you! close eyes, silently start counting 1,000-1,1,000-2 ect & take a long slow breath thru nose,Then blow it out slow thru mouth counting same # you breathed in! It may take 4-8 breaths to see a difference! It really does slow down your heart rate to pump correctly!
plez make sure you tell your Doc or go to ER if breathing doesn't help! LETS "US" KNOW OR WE WILL WORRY! prayers & angels to watch & guide you!
oxo paula

Disconcerting to Bee Sure..but usually mean Nothing. I was Fully Checked..he told me That Some People Develop a Sensitivity to Feeling them, while Most People have them they Don't always Feel them..Anytime something in the Body Changes, our heart beats change to compensate...sometimes we Feel that...I don't Like It ! It can be a Light Flutter...or a Sounding BOOM....I usually get em If I have an Infection somewhere, If I am Over Tired or Over Stressed about something. these are Not New for me, but the Frequency Changed, and the Intensity with which I felt them...so I got em Checked. They Became More Intense while I had a Serious Infection going on in my Guts..this did Not Affect my Heart at All.

Am Glad you are getting em Checked..he told me to Watch for IF they last Several Minutes at a Time, I Feel Nauseated, Pressure, Short of Breath..or start Sweating while doing Nothing. Well I am about Your Age, and could very well be going into menopause...this is also a Symptom of that.

Most Likely Nothing, But could be something...Happy you are getting em Checked !

Yup...I've had this intermittent problem for years. By all means I am not saying you have exactly the same thing I do, but from what you've described it sounds similar.

It most often happens in the evening, most frequently when I lay down for bed. I can feel when it's getting in that "mode"...odd sensation really....maybe like butterflies, but in your chest. That is the feeling that precedes the heart palpitation.

I didn't really know what it was doing at first....I'd feel the fluttering sensation, then a pressure in my chest for a second, then it would stop. This would keep happening every 30 seconds or so and could last for a few minutes or up to a half hour. I actually had my fingers on my neck when it happened once. Found out my heart was actually skipping a beat (it would quiver in replacement of the beat it missed), then kicking itself in high gear to catch up. That "high gear" mode was the reason for the pressure in my chest. No pain or any other symptom is present when it happens.

I went to a Cardiologist and used a 24 hour heart monitor. Since this problem is difficult to predict and I could go weeks without it happening once...the monitor showed nothing (naturally the next day after I returned the monitor to the docs office...it happened again...lol). The doc said that since there wasn't any pain and my EKG was normal...not to worry about it. This was about 10 years ago.

Oddly enough, I have an appointment with a Cardiologist this Thursday for an echocardiogram (possible Rheumatic Fever). I plan on mentioning this issue also....just to be sure it's nothing to worry about.

Oh yeah, codeine aggravates it.

Best to get it checked.!!!!!! Hugs marilyn

I've been dealing with this for the past couple of years now. I had a battery of tests and everything concluded that my heart is strong.

What I did find out from the cardiologist is that it's more of an electrical problem. Where the transmission misses and depending on which ventricle of the heart it happens in is really whether or not you 'feel' it.

The doc continued to share that everybody has them. If it happens in the lower ventricles, you feel that 'big beat' or 'flutter' because there is more blood filling up in there.
But if it happens in the upper ventricles, you don't feel it as they don't fill up with as much blood.

I've had some doozies, where it stops for a moment and restarts. That rush of blood flow (and the lack there of) really makes me dizzy. Then the anxiety instantly kicks in a the same moment as my body pours out the flight or fight hormones. I then become dizzy, sick to my stomach and scared.

The doc continued to share that there is nothing no one can do about them. They are called premature heart beats (you can google this). And from my own research basically what will happen is that if it gets really bad where it's happening all of the time, they will install a pacemaker to keep things more evened out. Otherwise, you just live with it.

I used to get really really freaked out when this was happening. I've learned through listening to my body that my big ones happen about 1-2 weeks before my period. And if I happen to eat too much sugars. I can't control the hormones with my period...but I can control the sugar I intake.

And I'm working on the whole anxiety thing.

See what your doc says this week. Always have a full work up when it comes to your heart. That way you can rest knowing you've done everything you can in your own power.

Hugs!

I have a mitral valuve prolaps. Many of us do who have fibromyalgia. It is where one of your valuves in you heart doesn't close properly. If some of the blood rushes back in/out when the valuve doesn't close it is known as regurgatation. Perhaps that is what you are feeling?

Get to a Dr. and get it checked out. ASAP

It's best to get it checked out but don't worry. I have had the same thing for years. My heart beats funny when I lay down to relax sometimes. It's a little disconcerting but I pretty much ignore it now that I know I have fibro. It definitely is connected and is on the list of fibro symptoms.

I have read many times that Fibromyalgics have heart palpatations. Myself included. I have worn heart monitors and been thoroughly worked up and there is nothing wrong with my heart. It's always better to be safe than sorry, so don't overlook it -- especially your heart. But don't be surprised if you get a totally normal result.

Mizroze

Yes, I have had heart palpations with a rapid heart rate and PVCs. For me, this was the start of my problems which I am experiencing now. For me, my heart palpations started in January 2008. I was 44 at that time. I am currently 46 and have not have any female problems. I start with the Halter Monitor, 24 hour monitor. It showed Tachacardia and PVC. Made an appointment with Cardiologist and was scheduled for a stress test and echo the week of Presidents Day 2008. Did not make it. I ended up in the ER. I thought that I just had a stomach virus, but I got dehydrated quickly and ended up in the ER because I started having trouble breathing. I had never been in the hospital. But, ended up being there 5 days. I had every test under the sun even a heart Catherization. Nothing was found. Put me on a Beta Blocker to slow my heart rate which I have to take at night.

I have been sick since. I am diagnosed with Fibro. But, Lupus is also on the table but not official.

Please do not wait. Go to the Cardiologist as soon as possible.
Fibromoyalgia is enough for anyone to handle.

Good Luck! Best Wishes

hi jorgee
Ive had PVCs since I was a child. My dr said was probably the 1st sign that I had fibro. I have been sick since I was 18months old. Not fibro but my immune system basically didnt work. I was dx in 2007 but doc says Ive had it since my late 20s from my symptoms. You are wise to have it checked. never dismiss heart symptoms. I also have heart disease and have had one heart attack, but didnt have any relationship to the "flutters"

hugs

lynn

Yeah I have had this for years and my doctor said my heart is fine and it is probably Fibro related but that is just me, I don't take any chances with my heart. I have chronic Low Blood pressure but my father has heart disease so I am always cautious. Good luck and get it checked better to be safe than sorry.

I get palpitations from my blood pressure medication (Verapamil - 40mg/day to prevent migraines). But, I absolutely agree that new symptoms should be checked by a doctor....especially heart, breathing, or brain-related symptoms.

You want to make sure it's (hopefully) just a benign symptom of Fibro or a benign side effect of a medication rather than something very serious. Only a doctor/hospital can test and give you an answer.

Glad you are getting it checked out. I have them, have been for a little over 2 years. Still get me anxious at times. Went thru all the testing, etc...assured me it was the "electrical" signals getting mixed up, it wouldn't kill me and gave me TOPROL to help and something for anxiety when it happens. So I've been on the Toprol for 2 years and I still have them, sometimes up to 3 spells a week. Very uncomfortable but I try to control my breathing and nerves when it happens as it is or can be scary.