I got this weird beating in my chest...

[Rawker]

umm, I my shoulders feel outta place, like I need to pop them, but how do you pop you shoulder. 9 time outa ten they shouldn't

 

[WrongSprite]

Yeah, it's my heart. But it's beating weird. It acts totally fine, then suddenly it beats two times or so a bit harder. It feels like someone is lightly hitting my chest, which is really annoying. I think it is somewhat normal, since I think I remember it happening once before. I just hope it stops this time as well. Does anyone have this?

It's a heart Arrhythmia. I get them too. They're usually pretty much, if not totally, harmless. It's still a good idea to get it checked out, but usually it's just caused by a PVC (Premature Ventricular Contraction). The feeling on your chest is called a Palpitation.

Do you drink lots of coffee? Caffeine can have this affect, although it can be completely natural, or, at it's very worst (and most unlikely) it could be a sign of heart disease, although you'd also notice other symptoms along with the "flutter" feeling.

Your almost certainly safe though, a PVC is almost never detrimental to your health in any way.

I'm perfectly healthy, I just get the fluttery feeling. Only start to worry if it begins to affect daily activities =]

Yeah what this guy says.

Although if you get them while exercising, you want to get it checked out. If you get flutters while relaxing like me and my dad, there's probably nothing wrong.

 

[Jaqen Hghar]

you may be too thin.

if youre feeling your heart hit your chest.

Well, I am too thin... but I have actually gained a bit weight for a while. And it's not like it's every hit either, it's now and then.

Those are called heart palpitations they aren't serious but you should see a doctor anyway they tend to have underlying problems

Hmm. Yeah, I think I should see a Doctor if it doesn't stop in a day or two. Cannot think of any underlying problems though. And they checked my body quite thoroughly after my accident, so my heart should be totally fine...

 

[Sonicron]

Sometimes my lung feel like it's on fire and I have a hard time breathing.

I have that, too, in my case it's due to an overly high level of stomach acid and acid reflux; may lead to oesophaginal carcinoma in its final stages, so no joking matter.
Do you encounter this problem after eating lots of food (especially after 6pm) or especially sour food, or the day after a night of heavy drinking and/or smoking? If so you probably have the same problem and should see a doctor.

 

[rokkolpo]

once in about 3 years i get this.....

a feeling like mildly chocking (yeah mildly)
as if someone is just awful at choking me and keeps just enough room for me to breath.

throat starts to hurt builds up in time.
and after a minute or 10 or so a load ROAR.

Why yes indeed, the burp was stuck.

 

[Radeonx]

Yeah.
Especially when your body is being beaten with a hammer.
[small]Fucking neighbors...[/small]

On the upside, in my (extremely) rare pain-free moments, if something external hurts me, I am functionally immune to pain.

But if I'm not, it just shoves the pain right over my tolerance limit.
It is a sad thing.

That sucks.
Luckily for me, my pain tolerance is fantastic due to years of different types of fighting.
And tons of injuries.

 

[p3t3r]

well i made out with a girl who had mono on the weekend so i am expecting to be sick in a couple weeks but right now i am fine

 

[fix-the-spade]

My heart beats out of rhythm... but only under when it's beating under 60, it never goes above about 180 either, it just gets there and then the beats get bigger to the point the damn thing makes my rib cage move and I can hear it thumping away.

I've been to various doctors over it, they thought I might have heavy heart syndrome to begin with, but apparently I just have a really violent heart muscle...

 

[ProfessorLayton]

Ok I'm going to be serious here and say that sometimes my eye twitches. I think it has something to do with my video game addiction. Like, if I play for too long, my eye starts to twitch. But once I just stopped played for about a month and then my eye started twitching daily. Then I started playing again and it gradually went away. I have a problem...

 

[wwjdftw]

Yeah.
Especially when your body is being beaten with a hammer.
[small]Fucking neighbors...[/small]

On the upside, in my (extremely) rare pain-free moments, if something external hurts me, I am functionally immune to pain.

But if I'm not, it just shoves the pain right over my tolerance limit.
It is a sad thing.

Not as sad as aids...
[small]I did just go there...[/small]

 

[darkless]

Those are called heart palpitations they aren't serious but you should see a doctor anyway they tend to have underlying problems

Hmm. Yeah, I think I should see a Doctor if it doesn't stop in a day or two. Cannot think of any underlying problems though. And they checked my body quite thoroughly after my accident, so my heart should be totally fine...

There doesn't have to be a physical cause a lot of things can cause it my brother got it from high cholesterol anything can set it off literally all it is, is being aware of your heart beating so it's fine on it's own

 

[Jaqen Hghar]

It's a heart Arrhythmia. I get them too. They're usually pretty much, if not totally, harmless. It's still a good idea to get it checked out, but usually it's just caused by a PVC (Premature Ventricular Contraction). The feeling on your chest is called a Palpitation.

Do you drink lots of coffee? Caffeine can have this affect, although it can be completely natural, or, at it's very worst (and most unlikely) it could be a sign of heart disease, although you'd also notice other symptoms along with the "flutter" feeling.

Your almost certainly safe though, a PVC is almost never detrimental to your health in any way.

I'm perfectly healthy, I just get the fluttery feeling. Only start to worry if it begins to affect daily activities =]

I thought it was something like that, but I didn't know the name. I remember vaguely once many years ago I had the same, but it only lasted a couple of days then.
And it has lasted about two days now.
Thanks for typing up all that. It helps knowing it most likely isn't something serious. I didn't think it was serious, but still. My girlfriend doesn't like this one bit though. So that helped her a bit as well.

Step 1: cut back on stimulants, if you regularly indulge (e.g. caffeine, nicotine, amphetamines). Step 2: if it continues, or happens again, go see a doctor. It sounds an awful lot like you have heart palpitations, which may mean nothing. Then again, they may mean that there's something wrong with your heart's electrical system.

...seriously, if it keeps up, go get yourself looked at.

I don't drink coffee, haven't drunk anything else with caffeine in several days, don't smoke or use any drug (yeah, I am so boring! )
If I have this still on Sunday, I will go to the doctor.

There doesn't have to be a physical cause a lot of things can cause it my brother got it from high cholesterol anything can set it off literally all it is, is being aware of your heart beating so it's fine on it's own

Hmm. Well, I was at a meeting the other day, which I was kinda anxious about. And my head and throat hurt for a day or two before this began. But anyway, I'll see a Doctor if it doesn't stop before Sunday.

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

I thought it was something like that, but I didn't know the name. I remember vaguely once many years ago I had the same, but it only lasted a couple of days then.
And it has lasted about two days now.
Thanks for typing up all that. It helps knowing it most likely isn't something serious. I didn't think it was serious, but still. My girlfriend doesn't like this one bit though. So that helped her a bit as well.

If you've had it only a couple of days then I'd say it's absolutely fine. I've had mine regularly since I was about 15, and I turn 19 in a month, and I'm still totally unaffected beyond a minor annoyance when trying to sleep as the palpitations can get a little irritating.

I've had many heart checks for various other reasons including a general anaesthetic, which is obviously taken very seriously in terms of patient health, and no one has called it out as a problem.

Since yours is this uncommon in comparison to how I experience it, you have nothing to worry about.

 

[Ace of Spades]

The left side of my nose started twitching one day, and it was three days before it stopped.

 

[Jaqen Hghar]

If you've had it only a couple of days then I'd say it's absolutely fine. I've had mine regularly since I was about 15, and I turn 19 in a month, and I'm still totally unaffected beyond a minor annoyance when trying to sleep as the palpitations can get a little irritating.

I've had many heart checks for various other reasons including a general anaesthetic, which is obviously taken very seriously in terms of patient health, and no one has called it out as a problem.

Since yours is this uncommon in comparison to how I experience it, you have nothing to worry about.

That really put my girlfriend to rest

But, God, so long? I would snap if I had this for so long Was writing on my newly started "Let's Play Fallout 3" earlier today, and I kept losing my train of thought because of it. So having this going on for years would be annoying to say the least.

 

[wwjdftw]

That sucks.
Luckily for me, my pain tolerance is fantastic due to years of different types of fighting.
And tons of injuries.

You get used to it, I guess.
I kinda wish painkillers still worked, though.

Not as sad as aids...
[small]I did just go there...[/small]

Whatever *****, today I just compared infidelity to Africa.
I think I won this competition.

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!

rule A.1-B, article 73, chpter 4, section 5, coulumn 3, 69th parargraph, of the intenet bullshit rule book, clearly stats that you must show hard proof that the events of your statement are true, ... or atleast tell a story...


[small]Or I could just break out the yo mama jokes...[/small]

 

[The Maddest March Hare]

That really put my girlfriend to rest

But, God, so long? I would snap if I had this for so long Was writing on my newly started "Let's Play Fallout 3" earlier today, and I kept losing my train of thought because of it. So having this going on for years would be annoying to say the least.

I'm glad, I know it can be a bit worrying when you don't know what they are, and equally as worrying for loved ones.

Yeah it's been a long time now and is pretty irritating but I live with it. It doesn't stop me doing any physical activities and after a while I learned to shut it out. With all the medical checks under my belt without having it labelled as a problem it doesn't worry me now, although I obviously still keep an eye out for any other symptoms of an underlying problem that could be worse, but since other people in my family have got it, I just think it's the simple and harmless type that has no easy remedy.

So long as I'm healthy and random things like this aren't stopping me doing day to day things they don't bother me.

 

[OmegaXIII]

Yeah, it's my heart. But it's beating weird. It acts totally fine, then suddenly it beats two times or so a bit harder.

You probably just have a regular ectopic beat. These things are on the whole absolutely harmless but if it continues to bother you just go and ask your GP if you can be referred for an ECG, if only to put yourself at ease. So long as you're not feeling faint, gasping for breath after relatively trivial exercise or going pale then you likely have nothing to worry about.

As for the twitch, put some ice on it for about 5 minutes. It'll relax the muscle and reset the nerve potentials. Works for me anyway.