Hi All,
Has anyone had heart palpitations as part of their anxiety? I know they are common with panic & periods of particularly high anxiety but I keep having random noticeable thump type palpitations, probably about every 10 - 20 mins, all through the day.
I have had a stressful few weeks and at the beginning of this week (which is when they started) my anxiety was quite high. But since then I feel fine and calm.
I have a long history of anxiety, been to the doctors numerous times for numerous symptoms etc and have always had the all-clear. I take Citalopram and have been for about 3 years. I have read that citalopram can cause them but I have been on it so long I don't see why it would all of a sudden effect me like that but I don't know.
I did have this once a few years ago, exactly the same symptoms and they went away after a few days, just curious if anyone else has anything like this? I have no shortness of breath or chest pains or anything like that.
Thank you
Yes mine are every day even on my most calm days. had the monitor for a week doctor says my heart is fine but I have them every day for almost 2 years. Some days are worse than others and I take magnesium every day to help calm them. I have read many people get them every single day even people without anxiety.
Heart palpitations are extremely common especially with anxiety. As long as you’ve been checked out by your doctor and everything is OK then you can relax. Symptoms of anxiety will not hurt you. It’s just caused by the adrenaline that your brain sends out when you’re anxious or have an underlying anxiety you’re not even aware of.
Try listening to some great short meditations on YouTube for anxiety or relaxation .
they completely relax me and any symptoms I may be having. I really like a couple of them that are very effective. One is called “mindfulness breathing guided meditation 10 minutes“. There are so many other ones on there for just about anything you want to hear. I like to use earbuds for a better effect. Find a quiet place where you can relax. Everything‘s gonna be fine! ❤️😁