Quote Originally Posted by dino View Post
Been getting minor heart palpitations as I fall asleep for the last week or so. Last night it was way worse than it's been, kept on waking up feeling like my heart was beating out of my chest, pretty unpleasant.

Woken up today and feel fucking weird. Can't catch my breath.

Went to my GP about the same issue last year, had a chest x-ray and an EKG and all came back fine.

Mildly concerned I'm going to go to bed tonight and not wake up.
Is the rhythm regular or irregular, is your pulse fast?

The vast majority of palpitations are ventricular ectopics, early beats originating from the bottom of the heart - they can feel like a jump/skip followed by a hard beat.

They are mostly benign, so they feel odd but aren't going to harm you and normally don't indicate underlying heart disease.

Lay off caffeine, especially in nasty crap like red bull and monster, but also coffee and tea