Has anyone experienced heart palpitations? They are annoying and sometimes damn scary.
As I type this my heart beat is all over the place. One second its beating normally then there is a silence... it seems to pause. Suddenly *BANG!BANG!BANG!beatbeat beat beatbeatbeat beat beat BANG!BANG! beat*. The BANGs feels as though my heart is literally going to burst out of my chest and it seems to strain against my rib cage. Then its back to normal.
I only seem to get them when I'm sitting down or relaxed. I become acutely aware of my heart beat. It happens a little when I get in bed and I have to take a couple of really deep breaths to calm it down.
I only drink at the weekends and thats only a couple of bottles of Perry (Cider but made of pears, not apples) and I'm smoking 5 or 6 cigarettes a day.
I've had them as far as I can remember but it seems to have got worse in the last month. There are things happening at work as we're having a big shake-up within the business which means that my job role may change but that doesn't bother me as I like a bit of a challange. Still being paid well below the starting salary but that seems to be the norm these days. I digress...
My heart beat has gone back to normal now. Apparently over 700,000 people in the UK have some form of heart palpitation and it's very, very common. If you are worried about it you can see your GB and they may be able to do something to calm it down if it affects you badly.
I can cope with mine, it just makes me hold my breath when I get a big wave and I feel a little light headed but I'm always ok afterwards. The longest they last is roughly two minutes, which seems like an age when they're happening.
It's just very annoying. It's like having your very own brass band start up loudly next to your ear when you least expect it.
