for 2 months i haven't worried about my heart but for the last 2 days i have had upper back achy/throbbing pain, that then goes and then i get the same pain in my upper left arm and then that goes.. i have sharp pains in my chest throughout the day, i am stiff and curled up in a chair scared to move incase it triggers a heart attack! i have had ECG's, blood tests,chest xray and also a MRI for my constant dizziness, everything is normal! i am so so scared as i am only 23! i want to get back to being the person i was last year with none of this! i want to do things with my daughter but im scared to leave my home incase i have a heart attack outside! all the doctors i have seen have said i am perfectly healthy and i have no need to worry, but these pains are real does anyone get these feelings?
I get the same feelings. I have had an EKG and been seen by multiple doctors and they all say I’m okay. Like you, I also sometimes fear leaving bed. I get chest and body pains, chest tightness, feel like I can’t breathe properly…but everyone says I am okay. I was even in the hospital due to complications with mono (a dr thought it was lymphoma at first so that was an adventure) and asked a nurse about my palpitations. She said I am fine.
I am sorry you have to go through this. I hope we can be free of this one day. Just know you aren’t alone.
I feel the same, I am currently on Holiday and miserable! I feel so awful and all I can think is that my heart will stop & I will have sudden cardiac arrest. I suffer with Ectopic Heart Beats which i absolutely HATE and make me a nervous wreck whenever I feel them. Everytime I walk in the heat my heart POUNDS away & I think I am about to die and have to go inside. I feel so miserable from the constant worries and stress over will I die or not today. I get so many physical feelings it is beyond me that I do not have a serious illness causing this! I check my pulse every few minutes it is absolutely crazy but I just feel so unwell that it makes you convinced there is something seriously wrong!
i feel you! i am the exact same and im constantly worrying about my heart. my heart beats really fast most days its horrible and constantly thinking my heart will stop! its got that bad i even got a pulse meter to check my heart rate which sometimes goes over 100 but think thats down to worrying so much. ive seen so many doctors, ecg done, etc, been told im ok but i still keep thinking something is. i never used to be like this but after my dad died nearly 4 years ago it just got out of hand. hopefully things will get better for us x
Is that over 100 when resting or walking/standing etc? Even at rest that is not bad especially for an anxious person! If I am having a panic attack mine is easily 165BPM but I have been told I have high heart rate variability anyway (it can go from 65-165 within seconds and came down very quickly too. It is iust how I am made, even after hard exercise it will lower within seconds too. Not do great when you are panic prone though as it means I get such a fast heart rate when panicking lol
it can be resting or walking about it can go over 100 but glad to know im not the only one that has this! yes im the exact same tbh and i get a really fast heart rate when worrying as well. its such a horrible feeling isnt it! i make myself worry more thinking what is going on and im worrying more because im worrying lol its a very horrible cycle! so glad i have found the group as i know im not the only one suffering with these kind of issues
Yeh it definitely helps to know you are not alone. I have always kind of known I have a fast heart rate but since developing anxiety I have become super tuned into it whereas previously I gave it no thought! It is so extremely frustrating and I can never stop imagining the worst! Of a night when I am reeeeealllly tired and ready for sleep my HR sits at about 65BPM but If i were to sit still in the day and check (depending on what I have been doing, my anxiety etc) it is anywhere from 75-100. As soon as I stand it hits 125 then comes down a little to around 110. Walking it is around 130 at a fast walk! But other (my calmer days) it wont go over 100 standing and walking. It is so weird I never get it!
.YES, I do… I experience them very often when my anxiety is at a all time high. I also have anxiety surrounded around my heart and I was scared literally lastnight bc I thought I was going to die.. I’ve had all kinds of test and they also tell me I’m fine. I’m honestly thinking to see a cardiologist spaciest. I do feel like it may be my anxiety other times I just feel like something is madly wrong with me. You’re not alone. I’m here if you need someone to talk to.