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jessica71394
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So i suffer with major health anxiety i am constantly checking my pulse every chance i get im checking it ive spoken to my doctors about this as i got scared a couple of times were my heart rate has gone over 100 due to palpitations and then goes down to 55 50 its scaring my as ive seen a normal heart rate is between 60 n 100 am i jist being silly my doctor said its because my heart is healthy is the reason my heart rate goes fown like that but im not so sure

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  • joshuapryce1987
    joshuapryce1987 jessica71394

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    Anxiety does this. It effects heart rate, the good thing is these numbers are more usual than you might think. My heart goes over 100BPM often its supposed to. You have to reassure yourself that everything is find, perhaps a doctor can help you with that.

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