Irregular heartbeat

[urrrgh46]

Anyone suffered from an irregular heartbeat due to anxiety/stress? I've spent the day in A&E having been suffering from an irregular heartbeat - they've said I'm not in immediate danger (after bloods and ecg) but will need a 24hour trace as further investigation. I have been under a LOT of stress and have been extremely anxious in recent months - my gut says this is the route of my problem. Especially given I'm in my 40s, slim and very fit - don't drink at all and have never smoked. Has anyone else had an irregular heartbeat?

Hi @urrrgh46 sorry to hear your going through this. I've been diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat - SVT to be specific. I'm 31 and I got diagnosed about 10 years ago after a scary accident on holidays. The first few years I found it so difficult to cope with because I always worried that something bad was going to happen, but an irregular heartbeat is much more common than we think and usually can do no damage. Have you been diagnosed with a specific type of arrhythmia? Hope your feeling okay and let me know if you want to talk x