Heart palpitations

Mental health
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Hi there.... Im in need of some support or advice. I feel so helpless... Ive been having REALLY bad heart palpitations and am currently on a monitor to figure it out. Its very scarey, with the palps I get dizzy, shortness of breathe, break out in sweats... I constantly feel like Im about to drop dead!! Please help!!

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That’s great that you’re on a monitor, that means a quick read and solution should something come up! I experienced this last year, and didn’t realize it could be anxiety; I genuinely believed that it had to be something worse and fatal. It took me months to override this, and I painfully relate to your post here. It will be ok, post as you need support, take care of your body, and try a book like “Overcoming Health Anxiety” if relevant (really helped me!)

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Hi I’m 16 going thru the same thing when I do exercise I get light headed and out of nowhere my i get dizzy spells and I feel like I’m going to die I’m just a teen it scares me I don’t get rapid heart rate when resting or walking I usually get it when I do light exercise or activity I’m so convinced I have afib I’m so scared I think I’m going to die hopefully you can get better like I get dizzy spells when I’m class I get a panic attack and that’s when my heart rate goes up I’m just so scared sorry but hopefully you can get better 

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Hello,

I too have experienced this as part of chronic anxiety.

I was fitted with a 24 hour ecg and had a manual ultrasound heart test by a consultant.

If you are naturally predisposed to Anxiety then make way for 'Health Anxiety'!..

You get a symptom, which feeds anxiety, which worsens symptom, which worsens anxiety and so the cycle spirals out of control until you get to chronic symptom and chronic anxiety.

The way out of this is as follows:

Medication: Propanolol slows heart rate to stop racing

Anti anxiety med stops or eases worry.

Eg in my own experience.. Citalopram, Sertraline, Diazepam, Trazodone to name but a few...

Or the Natural way...

Learn 'Grounding'

Read Eckhart Tolle's 'The Power of Now' to understand the importance of living in the moment where anxiety cannot exist.

Meditate deeply and calm your mind.

I had all your symptoms and more and live to tell the tale.

Good luck

Peace