Alright i am hoping someone out there can give me some good insight or has similar issues to help me cope . I am a 35 year old female with extreme anxiety . I recently started taking medication which seems to make it worse . Im obsessed with my heart rate . It is 60 while sleeping . The minute i stand up well over 100-140 theoughout the day doing light activity . If im sitting around 77-95. I have had multiple heart tests that say its fine . I feel like im 90 and have started to recluse. Just home and work and my kids activities . My heart rate rules my life and my relationships are suffering. Please someone help !
Hope you don’t mind me asking. What kind of physical shape are you in? Are you overweight etc…?
What do you normally get anxious about? Is it a constant anxiety? Or anxiety over certain events, i.e. it comes and goes.
I dont mind . Ive always looked liked im in shape 115 5"3. I do no work out at all . It seems lately im in contant state ot anxiety . Its not brought on by anything really .I feel like i cant do much without having to sit down . I feel like im in an obese body if i am being honest .
Honey you need anxiety meds just for now. Calm down enough to think straight and get help with what is at the core of your worries.
Have you had your heart tested? monitor or echo? If so, I would recommend exercising and letting it go. I was doing the same and letting it go after some reassurance and testing is helping me feel a lot better. If there isn’t anything wrong with your heart (after testing), trust the process and believe you will feel better with time and change.
I know exactly how you’re feeling. You’re describing what I’ve started going through since I stopped my medication in October. Except I only had the 24-hour holter monitor last week as I’m still waiting for the results for that one and I’m really hoping they say it’s anxiety.
Have you tried any form of counselling? because that’s the route I’m going to go down once I know for sure.
Sorry I’ve got no magical advice. Just wanted you to know you’re not alone x
I am afraid to try again . Two weeks and i was a basket case . The only thing that helps is klonepin. I just dont want to rely on that daily .
I have , further testing in two weeks . I hope after that if i know there isnt anything wrong with my heart I will calm down. Thank you
why did you get off the meds ? I haven’t found anything that works . I probably don’t give it enough time . I am in counselling at the moment yes .