Having skipped heart beats?

Everyone has the occasional skipped or extra heart beat, runners get them more often and they are for the most part no cause for alarm. It is also very common to feel concerned about them and hence to feel they are getting worse. You also mentioned you had a cold and you should be aware that some over-the-counter cold remedies such as Sudafed and such can give you a faster than normal heart beat and high blood pressure as well as, under some circumstances, skipped heart beats. Your doctor is correct that there is nothing to worry about in most cases. There are certain extra or skipped beats that are troublesome and do need to be evaluated. If you have chest pain or shortness of breath associated with them, a consistent irregularly, irregular heart beat (check your pulse for a full minute and have a heart rate that changes say from 80 to 120 back to 90 beats a minute) you should see your doctor or go to an emergency room. Also, if you feel as if you are about to pass out from all this, get checked. The laying on of hands by your care provider or other health professional may be what it takes to take the worry away. Good luck and be well.