I think there is something wrong with my heart?!?!
Question: I think there is something wrong with my heart!?!!?
Every now and then, especially when I lay down my heart beats REALLY hard and extremely erratically to the point where I can see it moving in my chest when I hold my breath!. I listened to it with a stethoscope and it does three really fast thuds like dududu instead of the normal beat then it stops entirely for about a half second then continues beating different every other time!. I just finished my period, do other women experience this!? What about dehydration/caffeine!? Is it hormone related!? Stress!? I'm a little scared about and I plan to see a doctor, if it helps I'm only fourteen!. My mother is worried about it too!. Also could it be heart palpitations!? I think it might be a valve but I don't know very much about cardio health so please help me! I am sometimes short of breath, but rarely!. My heart beats like this when I am sitting too!. I still do a lot of athletic stuff and I don't seem to have an energy problem!. Any help would be nice!. Thank you:)Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
It could be a few things!. You could be anemic (low blood count) which can cause heart irregularities and/or PVC's (preventricular contractions) which many people think feel like palpitations!.
Or you could have something called SVT, or supra ventricular tachycardia!. With this, your heart rate can go up to 150-180 beats per minute!. The can be caused by different things in the heart!. If you have SVT or any other heart dysrhythmia, you need to be seen by a cardiologist (heart doctor) to find the cause and get treatment!. It doesn't mean you are having a heart attack!.
In general, SVT isn't life threatening, but you need to be evaluated by a doctor to find out the root of the problem!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Or you could have something called SVT, or supra ventricular tachycardia!. With this, your heart rate can go up to 150-180 beats per minute!. The can be caused by different things in the heart!. If you have SVT or any other heart dysrhythmia, you need to be seen by a cardiologist (heart doctor) to find the cause and get treatment!. It doesn't mean you are having a heart attack!.
In general, SVT isn't life threatening, but you need to be evaluated by a doctor to find out the root of the problem!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Your period has nothing to do with it and yes, caffeine will cause your heart to beat erratically if you have a lot of it!. Stress can also cause it but it sounds like a Palpitation or PVC to me!. I have them, everyone does but not everyone feels them!. I think the best thing is to see your Dr and if he thinks it is necessary he will send you to a cardiologist!. Lay off the caffeine and see if that helps!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
id get it checked out quick just to be on the safe side!.!.!.im not a girl but im pretty sure it not suppose to do that after a periodWww@Answer-Health@Com