I need the famous ml doctors

[anotherfosh]

Lately I have been having stints of fluttering in my chest. Like there is a butterfly sitting in there.
Also today it hurts when this happens and I am short of breath.
Does this have to do with anxiety or should I go to the doc?

[luvvy]

I have this and I was diagnosed with PVC? PAC? One of the two. It will be aggrivated by stress/anxiety/dehydration. I would still call your doc though. Don't screw around with your heart.

[cheesierthanchedda]

That sounds like my panic attacks.

[yellowcardigan]

I'm no medical expert but that sounds like how I describe my reactive airway. I get chest tightness and shortness of breath when the pollen is really bad outside (allergies). I have an inhaler that I use in the spring.

[hubes]

I'd guess panic attacks.

[cheesierthanchedda]

Feels like you're going over the crest of a roller coaster? That's how I describe my anxiety. I feel it all the way into my arms and legs. So then I have to pace. Which sucks, because 90% of the time, this happens when I'm trying to fall asleep. Xanax helps. A lot.

[Marle]

May 11, 2012 14:06:55 GMT -5 luvvy said:

I have this and I was diagnosed with PVC? PAC? One of the two. It will be aggrivated by stress/anxiety/dehydration. I would still call your doc though. Don't screw around with your heart.

This.
I have anxiety attacks but sometimes can't tell if that causes me heart flutter or if the heart flutter triggers my anxiety.
Keep well hydrated, reduce caffeine intake and if they continue you may need some medicine.

[anotherfosh]

But I am not having a panic attack :/ I don't think. I have been happy all day

[luvvy]

Call you doctor FFS.

Everyone here is guessing unless one of them is actually a cardiologist or plays one on tv and has done tests to verify whether it is anxiety or something with your heart.

Seriously now. What else do you want to hear?

[eightangryreindeer]

How long has this been going on? Was it before you started your new meds or after?

It could be a whole lot of things... acid reflux, anxiety, ...

[Kit]

Didn't you just start new anxiety meds? Call your doc, yo.

[anotherfosh]

it was happening before meds.

[peachykate]

This could be a so many things, some serious and some not. Can you stop by urgent care on your way home from work?

[margotmacomber]

I'm getting on the anxiety train here as well. You come off as very anxious. But since you are on new meds you probably should get thee to a doctor.

[MWOS]

I love a good diagnosis game as much as the next fake doctor, but FOR FUCK'S SAKE call a REAL DOCTOR about your FUCKING HEART

[anotherfosh]

I am attempting to get it.
At the same time if it is just anxiety then whats the point.

[MWOS]

May 11, 2012 14:58:55 GMT -5 @anotherfosh said:

I am attempting to get it.
At the same time if it is just anxiety then whats the point.

The point is that you don't fucking know what it is, and generally, when it comes to your heart people err on the side of caution

[luvvy]

May 11, 2012 15:02:01 GMT -5 MWOS said:

May 11, 2012 14:58:55 GMT -5 @anotherfosh said:

I am attempting to get it.
At the same time if it is just anxiety then whats the point.

The point is that you don't fucking know what it is, and generally, when it comes to your heart people err on the side of caution

[eatsrainbows]

May 11, 2012 14:15:11 GMT -5 Marle said:

May 11, 2012 14:06:55 GMT -5 luvvy said:

I have this and I was diagnosed with PVC? PAC? One of the two. It will be aggrivated by stress/anxiety/dehydration. I would still call your doc though. Don't screw around with your heart.

This.
I have anxiety attacks but sometimes can't tell if that causes me heart flutter or if the heart flutter triggers my anxiety.

This happens to me as well. Bu I would check in with your doctor just in case.

[eightangryreindeer]

I gotta say if it was happening before your Tuesday appointment I don't really understand why you didn't mention it then.

Also, do you have an anxiety disorder or "just anxiety", because everyone has anxiety.

What the hell is going on with you here?

[amberatkins]

Oh my god, just go to the doctor. Or at least call a doctor. Or you could always ask a bunch of random strangers on the internet. Jesus.

[bonquiqui]

Yes, don't mess around with heart stuff. That shit cray that shit cray... Seriously though, I am a googlesaurus and look up all my symptoms, and I am always dying of the cancer, or whatevs, but it never hurts to get checked out. Don't mess with the heart.

[bonquiqui]

May 11, 2012 16:03:43 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Christ on a crutch, this is so annoying. It's your effing HEART that's fluttering. Not your uvula, or your pinkie. Your heart. Go or don't, but quit awing.

This cracked me up

[peachykate]

May 11, 2012 16:03:43 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Christ on a crutch, this is so annoying. It's your effing HEART that's fluttering. Not your uvula, or your pinkie. Your heart. Go or don't, but quit awing.

I read this as vulva and I've only had a third of a beer!

anther- I'll have to admit I don't get it either. I hope you are at urgent care or your doctor's office now.

[yellowcardigan]

May 11, 2012 17:42:34 GMT -5 peachykate said:

May 11, 2012 16:03:43 GMT -5 @cse1960 said:

Christ on a crutch, this is so annoying. It's your effing HEART that's fluttering. Not your uvula, or your pinkie. Your heart. Go or don't, but quit awing.

I read this as vulva and I've only had a third of a beer!

anther- I'll have to admit I don't get it either. I hope you are at urgent care or your doctor's office now.

I read it as vulva too, and I haven't had any beer!

[bonquiqui]

May 11, 2012 17:43:42 GMT -5 yellowcardigan said:

May 11, 2012 17:42:34 GMT -5 peachykate said:

I read this as vulva and I've only had a third of a beer!

anther- I'll have to admit I don't get it either. I hope you are at urgent care or your doctor's office now.

I read it as vulva too, and I haven't had any beer!

I also read it as vulva, that is why i was cracking up so much lol

[margotmacomber]

LOL @ suesue. Anther, if your next post isn't something positive or funny, I will be over this kid gloves thing.

[bumppkathleen]

The admins have met and decided ProBoards can keep Anther. We don't even want her to pad our ML numbers. Too much liability.