heart skipping beats or something. - Heart Disorders Message Board

scared guy · 07-16-2002, 11:57 AM

ok i guess i'm an average guy .i'm 19 in the army not over weigh.lately as in the last 2 months i've noticed sometimes when i just sit around my heart will beat pretty hard and then it's like if it will just fumble .when that happens it seems like my breathing pauses .something. i dont know how to describe it ..it only hapens when i am sitting around not doing much. also i noticed that my heart rate is usually higher than all my friends even though i'm in better shape .should i see a doc. please help

scared guy · 07-16-2002, 12:05 PM

i just rememberd that i havent made it to pt in a while and this fluttering of my heart just happened again but i jogged in place a little and did some jumping jacks and i feel better ...still wondering

cat-cpa2b · 07-18-2002, 09:24 AM

Go to the Doc... I had that same feeling when I was young. (starting in 6th grade) I would actually pass out running in gym class.

Turns out I have a mitral valve prolapse... it is pretty common (more in women than men)

here's a web site
[url="http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4717"]http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4717[/url]

I got an ultra-sound done years ago to diagnose it! Good luck - Cathy

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