Why is my heart always beating so hard and fast?

Why is my heart beating so fast?

• My name is Shawn i'm 17 yrs old i smoked weed (marijuana) for about 2 years since i was 15....i also smoked cigarettes...i would say about 10-30 grams of weed (marijuana) daily for about 2 years....i stopped smoking when i turned 17 due to rapid heart beating....i seriously thought i was going to die...it happened one day as i was sitting with a friend and we were smoking a joint (10 grams of weed) when suddenly my heart started beating very fast....it was ridiculously fast....i never felt anything like it before....i got scared like hell...that even made it worst i think...so i thought i was going to die and i panic....i told my friend to get me some water...i drank it and it was still beating very fast....so i was carried to the hospital by my neighbor..it calmed down on the way....i got checked up and nothing was wrong with me they took something called an E.C.G test...and found i had no heart diseases or any problems..they also took blood tests....but to this day 1 year later my heart is still beating unusual its not as fast as a heart attack but it's harder than usual beating and a bit faster too....i can feel it beating in my chest right now...actually physically feeling it beating....boom boom boom....it made me very frustrated and i always think im going to have a heart attack...but no heart attack just fast and hard beating.....PLEASE HELP ME....i want to know what caused this (i think it is the marijuana) ...but why is it beating so fast and hard to this day....it's not like if it stopped beating fast it's still to this day 1 1/2 years later...i am bearing with it though and i got accustom to it...but i still need help !.....also one doctor (fmale) told me it was acid but i never went too far with that....so please help me. P.S : i weigh 110 lbs , height 5'5 inches tall .... AGAIN PLEASE HELP :(

• Answer:

  A huge part of the problem could be anxiety. Caffeine (Mt. Dew, Red Bull, etc) may have this effect also. But next time this happens, find out how many beats your heart is beating in one minute. Do this by simple finding your pulse (on either wrist on the side of your thumb) and count how many times you feel it beat in one minute. Record it whenever it happens. Make a doctors appointment and tell the doctor your heart rate during the event. You're 17 years old? Your heart should be beating anywhere from 60-100 beats per minute. In your case, anything over 125 would be alarming. Hopes this helps. PS. Stop smoking weed and cigarettes. That shits bad for ya.