My cardiologist said that he medicates 1 in 10 who see him for 'skipped beats'. I was one of them. He told me that because I felt faint and had to take big breaths all the time (air hungry), I needed to be put on beta blockers. My daughter at about 22 years old had skipped beats and he said she was fine because it didn't affect her in any way...except that she could feel them. I think some people worry about palpitations and skipped beats when they don't need to. Of course, it should still be checked out to rule out anything more serious.