OMG!! I get this!!
It has a name, hallelujah!
When I first started working shifts on this course, I noticed that i could hear my 'heart beating in my ears' all the time, and it was bloody annoying but didnt think much of it. Then my heart started to skip beats A LOT!! this was slightly more worrying obviously. I went to GP who said I have left ventricle mitral valve prolapse. They sent me for ECG which showed diddly squat. The trouble is the heart can be normal for ages and then randonly miss beats and slow down but of course, sods law, it didnt happen when i went for ECG.
Then they decided to do a 48hr monitor with a mobile novacor. The results showed an abnormal heartbeat, but no one seemed unduly worried or concerned........so nor did i!!
My carotid artery is also always thumping and really palpable. If i lay down the force of my heart pumping can make my teeth vibrate....wierd!
Anyway, i put it all down to working unsociable hours, as when i have time off, the sypmtoms are nowhere near as bad.
I dont think i have it anywhere as bad as you madwifemcann or abigail as dont actually get paralysis or presences in the room or thankfully breathing problems, as that would really freak me out. But what i do get is scary enough, so thanks for putting a name to it

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