Health anxiety thro the roof

nh_user_1276957 · February 12, 2020, 7:59am

i have not been on for while because i thought i could deal with everything but my health anxiety thro the roof im constantly checking my heart rate at the slightest chest pain im now like get over it your not having a heart attack but its niggling away in my brain

nh_user_1267934 · February 12, 2020, 10:13am

Get yourself a portable ecg monitor.
I bought once called Emay. It has helped calm my heart anxiety so much that i have not gone to the emergency room for months.
Its not too expensive either and it gives you peace of mind. My cardiologist suggested me to get it and im glad i did. There is also one called kardia which was also suggested x

nh_user_1276957 · February 12, 2020, 10:44am

ok i keep checking my heart on my healt app some days its 66bpm otheres it 77 or 90 xx

nh_user_1290435 · February 12, 2020, 4:17pm

I suffer with health anxiety majorly I think. I wake up and any symtoms i have im straight on to google, i constantly check my heartbeat on my fitbit. Sometimes its over 100 bmp and other times 70 and 80, it varies all the time. I have lost track of how many times ive been to the doctors and the ER over the past year becuase i have thought im having a heart attack or have some kind of cancer or medical emergency that they have missed. I dont know what triggered mine but its a real thing. I get told constantly that there is nothing wrong with me and its all just IBS, anxiety and stress, maybe it is but if so then i need to do something to sort it out because its at the point now where i cant enjoy my life and im in constant panic mode. I dont have the answer for you as im still trying to figure it out myself but this page has at least helped me in realizing im not the only one going through it.

nh_user_1276957 · February 12, 2020, 4:33pm

thats exactly what i do and google is worst im having counselling next week so hopefully that will help but i understand it not nice xxxx

nh_user_1290435 · February 12, 2020, 5:09pm

I have thought about counselling to see if it helps, its one of them things where you try and control it yourself but maybe after a year of trying to control it i might need to look at some other options. I hope that it helps you, please let me know how you get on

nh_user_1267934 · February 12, 2020, 10:51pm

all of those are normal. Anything between 60-100 bpm is normal. Mine has got up to 150-170 bpm just sitting doing nothing. Adrenalin from anxiety will raise your heart rate.

nh_user_1294902 · February 13, 2020, 12:52am

It’s about controlling our thoughts and not letting them go wild. Not thinking about worst scenerios , and what ifs.
Even a heart attack isn’t as bad as living in fear for the rest of your life . Your life is over if you can’t enjoy it . Accept mortality ,we all die , and you will enjoy everyday more than you do now !

nh_user_1276957 · February 13, 2020, 6:19am

thanks I thought was crazy keep checking glad im not only one xx