Hi..After a very stressful month at work, I decided on a early night..I woke at 2am sweating and a racing heartbeat. I checked my pulse and every so often it would delay by 1/2 a second before carrying on as normal.
I went to my doc who did a ECG and said all was OK.He showed me the paper readout and circled a downward spike,but said this was perfectly normal.No other tests or exams were carried out.
He said to cut out the tea and Diet Pepsi and to RELAX...
He also said the pulse would correct itself...

Can anybody tell me is...
Is this a PVC?
Will it correct itself?
Its now been 4-5 days but I still get the delay before the pulse "beats"

Thanks for any replies...:-)

I have a similar problem only I don't have the sweats but my heart rate will pause sometimes and I also have the sensation that I can feel my heart beating more than I usually do (palpitations). Had the EKG as well as Halter monitor on for 24 hours but it showed to be normal with a slight pause but I was told that is normal as well. Doctor felt it was stress induced since I do not smoke or drink coffee or caffeine. Some people think it is anxiety related but who knows. :confused: