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Need advice with heart issues

Heart Rhythm Conditions | Last Active: Jun 1, 2019 | Replies (69)

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@jadillow

So a quick question while I’m here. I don’t think I have had palpitations but I have noticed chest “fluttering” often lately. Sometimes on the right side as well. Last just a second and feels like skin is making a ripple if that makes sense. Is that a palpitation or not?

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Hi @jadillow,

I have those same things, I call them "blips." I don't think they mean much but you could always mention it to your doctor when you see him/her the next time. On a personal note, I don't worry about every little thing, especially if there are no other symptoms. Just my thought, though, a doctor can certainly put your mind at ease if you feel concerned.

There are muscle fasiculations (muscle twitches). Though very very rarely, they are in indication of Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS), they are for the vast majority of the time benign. I had them all over once, incredibly, and I was seeing a neurologist for other things, he kept reassuring me it wasn't ALS. That was many many years ago.

Last Thursday, the doctor didn't do anything about my recent brief chest sensation (thumb sized area near sternum had sudden feeling, not pain, while I was walking), he listened to me, to my heart and breathing, said he could do more if I was concerned. Implicitly he's not, not at this point.

There's a balance between doing too little and doing too much. Sometimes doing more is more harmful than not doing enough. I wish I had the answers, for you, for me, for the others here, but we all live under the "doing too little vs doing too much" conundrum.