Hi guys, Just joined this forum this evening - Im just curious to know whether or not anyone else is experiencing the same thing as me. Long story short, I have been a sufferer for quite some time - and my anxiety related symptoms always appear to be health related (I guess since my first panic attack i've become somewhat of a hypocondriact).
Anyway, For the last few months I have been having a lot of Heart symptoms - Now, I know anxiety can cause real physical reactions in your body which is fine, but as this is my heart it has me even more worried... I have been to a Doctor, I have had Echo Stress test, a 24 hour holter monitor numerous Blood pressure takings over the last 6 months and multiple assurances from the doctors there is nothing wrong... However, I consistently get what they are calling "Ectopic" beats.. In other words, a heart fluttery feeling - almost as if a butterfly flies into my heart and leaves and my heart sort of corrects itself and continues to pump normally.. The scary part is, ive been trying to find some sort of correlation ot relationship where certain things may trigger these beats.. but they're random... whether I "feel" stressed or not (or anxious) is irrelevant.. They just come randomly.. as I exercise... lay on my back... walk somewhere etc... Does anyone else get these? if so, how often? - I am contemplating going to the doctor again and asking for more tests.. but, I dont want to look more crazy than I possibly already am
(wasn't really a long story short - but thought id share this and get others input)
I feel excatly the same! I would say don't worry but I would be lying because I'm in the same boat I constantly think there is something wrong with my heart and had undergoing test and also going for more test just for my own self! Even though doctors have said I am fine. It's really scary but again it is anixety related ! You have to try and zone out of all the negative and zone in to the positive writing a journel/diary everyday is really helpful . Does not work for everyone. Meditation is very good and also trying to keep busy is good. I hope all is well x
I have had ectopic beats for 10 years im now 24.. but now my heart does this awful thing no were it feels like the extra beat but for 20 mins constantly irregular then beats so fast.. im trying to get tests because I think it keeps going into a fib.. which extra beats can cause.. The only trouble is all my echo and halters have come back great and fine but without catching it on tape they don't no what it is! It took my friend 3 .5 years to get the doctors to listen to them ad now she has been diagnosed with afib. I'm saving up to see the heart specialist in hull Dr hobson he is meant to be amazing and tells u everything u need to no. Is ur extra beat just once every so often? And have they said which bit of heart there coming from? Mine are coming from top chambers.
Mine last for maybe a second or so? - not long at all.. And from my understanding theyre coming from the bottom chambers - essentially, what the cardiologist told me was my heart basically doesen't beat out all the blood so it does like a little beat in between beats to finish off the rest.. which according to her is perfectly normal - and this is what an ectopic beat is, which is harmelss - but theyre still scary.. and I get them almost every day at some stage ..