PLEASE HELP! ANY ADVICE/HELP COUNTS!?

Recently I started noticing that my heart skips beats. I don't know how long it's been going on, but I just started noticing it. Like today. I was sitting in class and my heart jumped or ';fluttered'; or whatever. And then it was fine. But it does it off and on throughout the day. And I'm just so scared because on both sides of my family, cancer runs. And on my mom's side, my grandpa recently got put into the hospital for his irregular heartbeat. And I'm freaking out. I'm only 16! I don't know what to do!


Maybe I'm making a big deal out of something that isn't.


Please help.


Thanks in advance for the help.PLEASE HELP! ANY ADVICE/HELP COUNTS!?
You probably have what is called heart fibrillation. It's a hereditary condition and not normally dangerous. I've had it for years and yes, it is scary. It would be a good idea to discuss this with a doctor so that he can make sure it is nothing else.PLEASE HELP! ANY ADVICE/HELP COUNTS!?
Go to the free clinic if you don't want to freak your parents out -- or just share it with them -- it's only going to make things worse if you stress, and a condition like that doesn't need to go unchecked. It could be nothing, my heart used to do that alll the time when I was your age, now I am 24 and I run all the time, have a high stress job, and handle caffeine just fine. Your body is going through alot right now -- you may just be having panic attacks.