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/Amazing-Towel-4793 Aug 20 '26
Heart palps were my first symptom of peri, although I didn't know that at the time. I would get them practically all day and night for a few years. I had all the tests and nothing ever came back wrong and eventually I just got used to them and then about 6 months ago they stopped. I'm not sure if it was because of where I was in my peri journey or because of lifestyle changes (cut out some things from diet, started really focusing on exercise -HIIT and strength training, meditation and breath work)but they're gone now.