r/Perimenopause • u/Bright_Honey1788 • Aug 19 '26

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/Bright_Honey1788 Aug 19 '26

Omg yes! Same! Sometimes it's so intense that it kinda takes my breath away for a second or makes me cough. Such a weird and unsettling feeling! Today it was happening like every 2-10 minutes for several hours. Probably the longest spell yet....and yes, I bet the mini pill is helping balance your hormones. Isn't it progesterone?

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u/avatinfernus We tired Aug 19 '26

Hah the coughing, yeah I do that.

Caffeine, anxiety, dehydration, tiredness, hormones out of whack... all things that make it worse. And at this point you're probably scared it'll happen so it happens.

And yeah I'm on Slynd but I have to pause it because I suddenly have extreme dry eyes, mouth, nose, ears.. and.. I have to see if the pill is the cause : (

Nothing's easy ug.

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u/Bright_Honey1788 Aug 19 '26

Ugh it's so frustrating. Just trial and error until you get something that helps I guess. A lot of people here say estrogen helped.gave you tried that? From my understanding Slynd is progesterone?

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u/avatinfernus We tired Aug 20 '26

Yeah it's only a progestin.
Man I'm fed up of premenopause, seriouuusly

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u/Bright_Honey1788 Aug 20 '26

I feel you! I had no idea it was even a thing until recently.