Heartbreak

After enduring several weeks of pretty intense stress, my heart has started doing this weird thing today where it just skips beats and flutters—and it’s happening constantly. I’ve felt this before, but usually it’s just once in a blue moon, whereas today it feels like it’s happened at least thirty times already. I went to see my primary care physician for an EKG, and she assured me everything looks perfectly fine, essentially saying my heart rhythm is as healthy as any average American's. I even took those results over to a neighbor of mine who happens to be a private cardiologist, and he just echoed exactly what the doctor said. But the problem is, these palpitations aren't stopping; they've been going on all day long. Every single twitch catches me off guard and completely throws me off balance. I honestly don't know what to do anymore, or even how to process this. Help me out 😁

An EKG taken when you aren't actually feeling those "flutters" you mentioned? Honestly, it’s probably not going to tell you much at all.

Those sudden bursts of arrhythmia can be triggered by just about anything—usually it's something totally random, like a stressful day at work or some minor life hiccup, and you did hint that there might be something specific behind it. I mean, if my heart started skipping beats and acting up in my chest, I'd be pretty freaked out too.
So, just to be safe, I'd definitely go get a professional opinion, but skip the neighborly advice and head straight to a specialized cardiology clinic at a place like the Mayo Clinic. You'll likely need to run some basic blood work, they'll probably hook you up to another EKG, and then they'll listen to your heart.
Once a cardiologist goes through all that and hears what you have to say about how you've been feeling, they'll figure out the next steps—whether that means a Holter monitor, a stress test, an X-ray, or an echocardiogram—and decide if you actually need treatment or what that looks like.