About 2 weeks ago, I started having very regular heart palpitations. I have had an ekg and wore a 24 hr "holter" monitor. The Dr's office called back today and said everything is normal. So as I sit here having palpitions, one after another, what am I supposed to do? I asked the nurse to please ask the doctor, and they haven't called back yet. Getting upset about it is just making it worse. Oh, he checked my thyroid and It's okay. I just had my 6 month labs not too long ago and they're ok too.

Any words of wisdom?

The doc is saying your EKG and holter monitor test were normal, right?  That's not the same as saying your heart palpitations are normal.  I would ask the doctor what should be done next to determine the cause and proper treatment of the palpitations.

His answers, "'they' don't want us treating palpitations, and palpitations are 'normal', everyone gets them. Harmless.". Frustrating.

OK.  Well, that is saying they are normal.  Um, I don't think everyone gets them.  At least not noticably so.  I don't get them.  Or if I do, I never notice it.  I think I would see another doc for a second opinion, probably a cardiologist.

I get palpitations sometimes too. I do the Valsalva maneuver; it helps a lot.  Look it up and read about it.

I had something that WAS NOT normal, yet it did not happen on a consistent basis. I had dizzy spells and passed out a couple of times. I began testing with my PCP. Two Holter Monitor Tests and one Event Monitor test  over several months, and no diagnosis. I finally asked for a referral to a cardio doc.  One more Holter Monitor test, and I had a diagnosis. I need a pacemaker implant to resolve my issue.  Holter tests were done by both docs, but one was more qualified to read the resuts. Pacemaker implanted 4 days after test results from cardiologist. No more issues since the implant.  Get another opinion. DAVE

Get a referral to a cardiologist.

i was refered to a cardioligist and went thru all the monitor stuff and tests eventually they put me on topral it seems to help,,at first they thought it was afib but now it seems or so they say it is a common event after bypass if you've read my blog on my profile here at OH it tells how it all came about at the time it was happening,,

please get to a cardiologist,,it can get very uncomfortable and you need to know whether it's simple palpatations and you just need alittle topral to slow it down or clot forming afib and you need to be on blood thinners and so on,, for them to just nonchelantly say "it's just palpitations" is very irresponsible of them,,

You need to see a cardiologist, but there is a good chance that the palpitations are completely normal. Worrying about them can make it worse.Try to relax.

I've had episodes of premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) since I was in college, where they were highly correlated to stress. They never lasted more than a day or two, were no big deal. After surgery, I had an episode that lasted 2 weeks, with many palpitations every minute, which scared me to the point I went to the ER.  
 
I ended up seeing a cardiologist, had EKGs, an echocardiogram, 24 hour Holtor monitor test. Everything was normal and the 24 hour test showed that yes, the palpitations were PVCs and nothing more serious. A cardiologist interpreting the Holter readout can see the PVC rhythm and know it's not another kind of problem, like atrial fibrillation.

The cardiologist told me that almost everyone has PVCs frequently, but that many people don't feel the skipped beat, palpitation feeling.

Blood work showed that I was low in magnesium, so I've been taking a supplement and I haven't had any more episodes of PVCs. Could be coincidental, but potassium and magnesium being out of whack can affect heart rhythms.

Obviously, I am not a doctor, but I just wanted to let you know that palpitations can be no big deal.

 

 i started having them probably about a year before my RNY.  It was random.  I would get them for like a week and then nothing for a month.  And so on.  I had to wear a monitor and they found everything is normal.  I have had it happen a couple times since my RNY but they don't seem to last as long.