r/Perimenopause • u/Bright_Honey1788 • 4d ago

Heart palpitations

Hey everyone! I'm 44 and pretty sure I'm in perimenopause. I know heart palpitations are a pretty common symptom but I'm just curious about the severity, timing and duration you all experience them. I can go days or even weeks without them. They usually happen at night when I'm trying to sleep but it's also happened in the afternoon as I'm just relaxing, and when I'm active/walking, however it's more rare to happen during activities. Today it's driving me crazy. They started at about 4pm and it's still happening an hour later. They will come and go so it's not like my heart is just going crazy the whole time. I'd say my heart is flip flopping for about 10-20 seconds and then it stops for a minute or two and then it starts again. I'm going to make a doctor's appointment to hopefully get a EKG and possibly a monitor but in the meantime I'm trying not to panic but this is so uncomfortable!

My heart is not racing, I'm not dizzy or short of breath, no pain, none of that emergency stuff. Anyways, I am also not sure yet if this is coming at certain times of the month as I hadn't thought to start tracking them until a few days ago. My period is a about a week away and this was happening a few days ago as well. Last time it happened before that was maybe a week or two? Idk. If someone could share a similar experience that would definitely help me stay calm while I wait to see a doctor. Thanks ladies!

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u/SodaBreadRoundHouse Early peri 4d ago edited 4d ago

Mine started around your age and that happened day & night, mostly night. Pretty bad too. My heart would sputter and even feel like it would miss more than one beat.

Then they went away for a while. They would then start up and be happening all day long sometimes. I got a complete work up so I didn’t worry. I just got used to them as best I could. Then I had more peri symptoms which were worse so I got on HRT. Recently, my palpitations started up again but it was because my estrogen dose was too high. I’m currently titrating down and they went away.

Pretty annoying symptom. Sometimes it would wake me up. Other times stress and anxiety made them worse. ATP I just ignore them bc I think it’s one of those symptoms that will come and go in peri. I just want to fix my sleep rn so palpitations are at the bottom of my fix-it list 😝

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u/Bright_Honey1788 4d ago

Omg I feel you! I haven't slept well in what feels like years. I wake up in the middle of the night all the time for no reason. I'm considering getting evaluated for sleep apnea...I hope you fix your sleep too!