I used to be terrified of this too. I was afraid to sleep because I couldn't monitor my heart if I was sleeping. It was definitely anxiety for me, which it might be for you too. I started doing things to be healthier - drinking more water, exercise, etc. and the anxiety went away.
Surly my pulse is to high. I've just had more ectopic beats driving home from work, that's 4 today so far. :-( can't shake the feeling it's just going to stop
My resting pulse is over 90. I was so worried, but my doctor assured me that it was fine. Anxiety medication can be a great tool to help you get over this bad cycle of anxiety. I know it feels so real and it's so scary, but I promise you it will be ok. Just keep your doctor in the loop and talk about the possibility of anxiety being the cause of this.
I haven't spoken to my doctor about this because I'm there constantly with my thyroid and tietzies syndrome. I don't want to think I'm being a major hypochondriac. Like now I'm sitting playing with my son but I feel so strange and my chest is tight and I just can't stop thinking about it. My mum works at the doctors I go to and she's always checking my results for me (I ask her) I don't want her seeing this
If you've been checked out on numerous occasions, and all is fine, it will be anxiety/symptoms of panic. We all get these horrible symptoms and we all try to pin them onto something sinister but I'm afraid if you are anxious your heart rate will increase as that's a classic anxiety symptom. Have you tried taking beta blockers?
Hi, its not hypocondria, its anxiety, health anxiety.Thats a different matter. You have Tietzes, I have costochondritis, its similar, stress and anxiety affects that. Im on beta blockers now, they help against the heart issues. And I have trillions of other issues. Based on anxiety, but now I think I have a real issue with my stomach. Will this never stop? My partner is getting really tired of me, too
I can certainly relate to this too. Have suffered panic attacks for most of my adult life and anxiety back in the 90's when i was on betablockers for a few years. Was told in January 14 that I have a heart murmur but the scan showed nothing serious. Had a very bad anxiety attack in May this year and ended up in A ans E but bloods and ecg showed all was ok. I too have flutterings in my chest and feel my heart misses a beat then I start to tense up in my shoulders and gastric problems too. I bought a heart and bp monitor a few years ago and use to check myself occassionally but the last two months it's been 10 to 20 times a day! Having said that I haven't tested myself for the last week to see if checking myself was making me more anxious but I have still had bad attacks and am trying to get over one at the moment!. I have been taking propronolol for the last 2 months when I feel anxious so usually every other day. I have an appointment with the cardiologist soon but I know it's my heart that causes all this anxiety. I just can't cope either as I know this will kill me if I can't sort it out but noone in the real world understands what I feel. You and other people in this forum obviously do understand but it's just a constant battle to carry on. We just have to support eachother.