My heart has been beating at an abnormal rate and iIve been to several doctors and none of them know whats going on. The other night I was rocking from side to side in my bed and my heart suddenly stopped. Im afraid because I dont know how to prevent this from happening. Could you please give me some possible causes and solutions to this?
Hello and thank you for using Chat Doctor. I carefully read your question and I understand your concern. You should not worry about. I will try to explain you and give my opinion. Normal heart rate ranges between 50-100 beat for minute. You should know that this abnormal heart beating have to do with some rhythm issuesThere are some electrical impulses that generates in parts of the heart different from normal sinus rhythm. They cause premature heart contraction that it's not a normal one and usually they are followed by a pause and a normal heart contraction. This is why in these cases you feel like a skipped beat, like your heart pauses, you might experience palpitation, flattering sensation, heart racing, anxiety, difficulties in breathing deeply. The causes of this rhythm issue might be different to simple emotional stress, excessive coffee consumption or pathologies like anemia, hyperthyroidism, electrolyte imbalances, active infections' ect. So, if I was your treating doctor I will recommend some examination like an electrocardiogram, a cardiac echo to evaluate heart function and valves, a full blood analyze, your thyroid hormones and a holder rhythm monitoring to see your rhythm tendency day and night. After all this we can better judge what we are dealing with and how to treat it. Hope I was helpful. Best regards, Chat Doctor.