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Heart problems. Neurological problems

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rachel_35350
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guys I was the hospital the other day and they done an ecg on me. it was normal accept the doctir said my heart rate was a bit low. 56 he said. I'm so worried because for the last few days I've been feeling like my heart will just stop and il die. the reason I went to the hospital is because I've been feeling faint and having numbness all over for months. and when this happened yesterday I felt faint and tingly everywhere especially my arms. I felt so dizzy aswell. My baby is 5 months old and I had an overactive thyroid after having him which seems now the levels are back to normal and i still feel really sick. the doctor in the hospital also mentioned fibromyalgia to me and I've to ring my own gp tomorrow for blood results. I'm so scared now there is something wrong with my heart causing me to feel like I'm about to pass out. I'm getting a heart monitor for 24 hours on Monday but I've asked for longer. I know anxiety can do these things but I didn't think It can cause a low heartrate. I'm so so scared that it will just stop. my blood results at the hospital were normal and my blood pressure seemed OK. I have my pulse oximeter and checking it all the time right now it's saying my oxygen is 99 and hr is 65. but most of today its been 55-60.. I'm not even sure if its working right. because sometimes oxygen goes really low and then jumps back up immediately. when they done my blood pressure at the hospital I could see on the monitor that my oxygen levels were 99 and my HR was 77. and my ecg was normal the doctor said. the ecg only took a few seconds and it was done. pls can I have advice or encouragement to not be scared cz I have horrible symptoms now and I just can't help but worry about everything 😔😢 I can't get an appointment for therapy until January because everywhere is booked up. this is been going on even with anxiety meds for months now and I'm so drained from it all. honestly just feel so lost.. it feels like sometimes I'm walking through sludge and dragging myself with heaviness.😭 then numbness also scares me and when I feel like my hearing is muffled and feel blocked everywhere. almost like I feel trapped. I'm all I don't know what to do anymore. I was scared of motor neuron disease aswell but my neurologist did my reflexes which were brisk but said I dont have anything serious and I didn't need more tests. my anxiety is health anxiety so all this just doesn't help. thank u for being there for me always guys

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  • jan34534
    jan34534 rachel_35350

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    58 heart rate is on the lower side but it’s not dangerously low. There are athletes who have a heart rate in the mid-50s. That’s because they are in such great shape that their heart doesn’t have to pump fast or hard to circulate the blood.

    When I take my blood pressure in the morning and pulse it shows my heart rate is about the same as yours. My heart is perfectly healthy.

    Your heart will not stop. It is automatic function of the body. it definitely doesn’t stop when a person has a normal EKG.

    your doctor doesn’t seem to be concerned about that. They do this all the time and know what to look for. Your EKG would have shown some thing if there was an issue.

    I have a feeling your blood work is going to be perfectly normal.

    your neurologist sees people daily with these issues and wasn’t concerned.

    what most likely is happening is that your Health anxiety is getting the better of you. It is causing fearful negative thoughts that are terrifying you. But look at the facts instead of the emotions. The facts are what are important. So far everything has come out fine.

    don’t allow your mind to take you down that dark road. It’s not going to benefit you in anyway and it’ll make everything worse.

    The best thing you can do is once you get into the counseling, keep getting it even if you start to feel a little better. You need that support right now.

    • rachel_35350
      rachel_35350 jan34534

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      hi Jan yeah I just feel like im struggling every day. every morning. I feel like my whole body is numb but it's not and I feel like my hearing is muffled. Im just so drained from it all. and then i get times during the day where I will.randomly just feel faint. I didn't know anxiety can just randomly make u feel things even when your relaxed ? 😭 I just feel like im never gonna get better. honestly just want my life back. I've never suffered this bad before

  • miguel34492
    miguel34492 rachel_35350

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    I feel you on the part where you have health anxiety because i also have it as well and the atrophy on the left side of my tongue is the reason, giving me anxiety for a month now. i just hope its not something serious or if its treatable, then its all good for me. same for you, try to approach your current state in a calm manner and just in case, please don't google your symptoms because its like adding up some additional woods in the firepit, it'll make your anxiety worst. look up some guides for meditation or simply watch any hypnosis videos that could help you to relax but it won't hurt to seek for a psychiatrist or counselor that could help you about your anxiety. hoping that you'll be able to surpass your current situation as quickly as possible. Godbless 😃

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