Fast heart rate ,it’s anxiety?
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im been experiencing a lot of palpitations fast heart rate recently,acually yesterday i was at er , they checked blood work x-rays ekg , and said everything looks good exept the heart rate is a little elevated and diagnose once again with anxiety! my resting hr now is 80-90, and when i do some kind of activity jumps to 100-120 ! im very scared now and breathless all the time! can anxiety elevate as much your hr?
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lee12629 aria07018
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Definitely an anxiety symptom,I was at the doctors last month,my heart rate jumped to 120,as soon as I left,83. My resting heart rate when I actually relax in bed can be in the low 60s at times. Emotions play a huge role. The more a person thinks about it,usually the higher it will go from fear. Try not to worry,if you can do that it probably will be normal. A med called a beta blocker can help if you need a med. Try and relax.
aria07018 lee12629
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thank u for replying ! its just worring me
so much , palpitations, skipping beats all the time! i saw my cardiologist on november and he dont think i need further test !
lee12629 aria07018
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I went to my doctor also, as soon as I heard he thought it was okay,I quit focusing on it,although at times,if I get it - it still causes me anxiety. Nice to know there is a med that can help if necessary,that's when he told me about the Beta blockers.
Richado aria07018
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Hello Aria,
I am sure you have nothing to worry about. As you know with anxiety, your body has a misdirected sense of fear or threat which the brain reacts to. This reaction, as it would be to any imagined or genuine threat to your survival is amongst other things to release adrenalin to prepare you ready for fight or flight.
Adenalin will increase your heart rate and can have other effects. Normally of course, as soon as we realise there is no threat or any real threat goes away, our body returns to normal.
However those of us with anxiety will not always interpret things rationally and we then worry about our heart rate, for example, which means that possibly we feel worried and may release more adrenalin.
Its a perfectly good system, well developed for our survival and protection but if triggered by a modern day and possibly mis-directed 'fear' it will still kick -in and cause these palpitations. So the trick is to 'feel' these symptons, notice the palpitations but understand its just a bit of adrenalin in your blood which is not actually needed and if you just let it pass and rekax, it will pass away and you will feel comfortable again.
You cant really just dismiss it, you should notice its there and just say 'oh, i know what this is and its nothing to be concerned about or attach any significance to'. It will pass, let it pass and if you do that a few times it will stop happening at all. It may take a few goes but it WILL go and you will then be that bit stronger as you realise its not an issue.
Longer term you will learn and cope and overcome other anxiety issues and become so much stronger.
Personally, having had quite severe anxiety I am now so much stronger in managing my life and appreciating all those good things. So good luck and stick with it. You will be fine.
aria07018 Richado
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thank u for replying ! i used to manage my anxiety very good till a month ago , hit me again with the same symptoms! even tho i experienced same things 4 years ago is still scary as the first day! i was at er 2 days ago they did check blood work ekg xrays northing wrong but i have an hard time trusting tests/doc experiencing so much symptoms
Richado aria07018
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Okay, I understand. There will be certain situations in your life where anxiety might return. FIRST; remember you overcame it before and you WILL overcome it again.
There is probably some trigger or experience or pressure that happened or has been growing, which has now made your brain/mind think you are being threatened.
The brain is programmed to protect you and so when threatened produces adrenalin ready for fight or flight. However this does not help you in modern life and so you should try and see this reaction as irrational. You have black and white evidence that your heart etc is okay. Its been tested.
I suggest you write down clearly that your heart and blood are all okay. Add any test results you have got. Then each morning stand facing your mirror and recite a mantra. Something like. "I am a healthy, happy and good man/woman"
"I lead a good life and look after myself" I make the decisions for my life and I control my life" "I know and have proven that I am healthy" I will focus on the good things that will happen today"
You should write what works best for you. Keep it simple and short.
Then say this to yourself (in the mirror) first thing in the morning and before you go to sleep. TRUST ME it will work. Keep doing it.
You will be overcome these irrational thoughts about your heart/health which have no 'logical' basis.
SECOND: You have had different medics test you and tell you that everythings okay so you should believe them. Whatever your heart rate or thoughts may be saying or how real you might perceive them - YOU KNOW that you are healthy and nothing is wrong. The mantra will help break your automatic response to any symptoms you think you are having.
Good Luck and remember to focus on the good things that happen in your day and be kind to yourself.
Regards, R