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Extreme heart anxiety

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lgrass94
lgrass94

I have suffered severe heart anxiety for a couple years now. It started in mid 2014 when I incorrectly breathed while weightlifting, resulting in frequent skipped beats sensation. I had a echocardiogram, stress test of 12 minutes, holter monitor and resting ECG. All came bk normal with just a few PVCs.

I'm so scared of hcm or left ventricle hypertrophy. I have no reason too. Nobody in the family seems to have died unexpectedly or related to exercise. I am just worried about it even after the tests due to a couple of things.

1; I sometimes have lightheadedness after weightlifting.

2; I always have some kind of panick attack or rapid h r with bad thoughts during exercise.

3; fabrice muamba had an echo..4 times. And an ecg.

Yet it still happened to him.

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  • cjh1968
    cjh1968 lgrass94

    Posted

    Your not alone. My anxiety is mostly heart related. Just last night I went out on Xmas party and today my heart is racing and skipping beats. It's a horrible feeling but I find reading posts helps a lot. Just knowing other people have the same reasures the mind
    • elena56762
      elena56762 cjh1968

      Posted

      I was told i have high blood pressure and all i do is think the worst and now suffering anxiety and panic attacks and cant stop the pain in my chest and neck ekg normal stress test normal all xrays noramal no meds for anxiety cause where i live they say its a bandaide and only meds for heart pressure its crazy these pains are real i hurt all day long i rather not even get out of bed lord hear my prayers
    • cjh1968
      cjh1968 elena56762

      Posted

      My way of dealing with it is relax on the bed in the dark listening through my earphones to soothing audio doctors on anxiety. It has really helped me realise that I'm not actually ill it's just my mind making me think I am. Try it you might be surprised. X

      Chris

    • hails63112
      hails63112 elena56762

      Posted

      Hi

      I have the same thing as you, I was diagnosed with very high bloodpressure and walk around thinking I am going to have a heart attack! Every ache and pain is worrying and it hurts, I worry all the time! Every time I get headache or feel dizzy I think it's my bloodpressure! I try very hard to stop worrying and do yoga and meditation which has helped alot, good luck

    • elena56762
      elena56762 hails63112

      Posted

      Ty sometimes im good all day but that neck pain becomes bad headaches and when u become dizzy sit down two feet on the ground and breath in through ur nose out ur mouth but it sucks
  • Winnie143
    Winnie143 lgrass94

    Posted

    Sorry Igrass,

    I know nothing about heart but stay away from exercise and see if it stops.

    Good luck

    Win x

     

    • lgrass94
      lgrass94 Winnie143

      Posted

      thank you winnie.

      ​i believe it would stop but the tricky part is why it would stop.

      ​maybe due to the lower levels of fear that my exercise creates

      ​or maybe due to a pathological heart disorder that is worsened by exercise

  • Winnie143
    Winnie143 lgrass94

    Posted

    Not stop totally see how you feel when you leave it off to how you feel now !!

    That is all I was saying

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