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heart skipping a beat - takes my breath away

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amberblack
amberblack

Hey, i have health anxiety for a year now, have had stomach problems, did all tests possible (blood tests, urine test, ultrasound, gastroscopy) and nothing was wrong at all. After all that happened and I understood nothing is wrong with my stomach, I started feeling weird heart and head symptoms. My heart feels like its skipping a beat, when that happens I feel like my body is sinking and I have shortness of breath. I have also felt my heartbeat in my back, stomach, hands, head.. I have frequent migraines too and tingly feeling in one point on forehead. The feeling is really gross, i dont know. It suucks. I had ekg 4x and Holter monitor - nothing. The thing is, when i had the holter monitor, I felt like nothing was wrong.. The next day, when I didnt have the monitor, I had the issues. Can this be my anxiety? Should I visit my doctor anymore times or just say, you know, F it?

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  • amberblack
    amberblack

    Posted

    Oh and I forgot.. I always have this pressure in my throat..Feels like something is pushing on it..If anyone has idea what it could be, or again, just anxiety..
  • jan34534
    jan34534 amberblack

    Posted

    Amber,  with all the test you’ve had for your heart , and the gastroscopy, it sounds like your symptoms are all anxiety related.  If something was wrong, the test would have picked it up.  It is very common for the heart to skip beats with anxiety. I get that all the time and my heart is fine. Migraines are common  also with anxiety,  feeling your heartbeat in different parts of your body is normal with anxiety. Are you drinking enough fluids? Sometimes when we are D hydrated we can feel our heart beat bounding in different parts of the body.   

     you need to get your mind off of all of this. When we overthink things, the symptoms get worse. Get busy and active in other things. The worst thing you can do is sit around and think about symptoms.  Before you go back to your doctor, experiment by doing other things, get involved in something, get some exercise which helped me a lot, drink plenty of fluids and eat healthy. I listen to meditations on YouTube for anxiety which completely calms down my mind, body and symptoms. The doctors can only do so much for anxiety  which is not a lot. The rest is up to us and we have to be determined to take control of our life and regain peace of mind. 

     you will be all right once you learn to manage this. I also found counseling to be a great benefit in taking back control. 

  • jan34534
    jan34534 amberblack

    Posted

    Pressure in the throat  is also common with anxiety. Keep in mind that anxiety can cause hundreds of different symptoms. 
  • onejess.
    onejess. amberblack

    Posted

    Skipped beats are a product of anxiety. I was diagnosed with them. But they won't kill you. It's not life threatening. Calm down. Meditate. Pray. Drink plenty of fluids. Excersise. Everything will be okay. You're fine.

    Xoxo

  • borderriever
    borderriever amberblack

    Posted

    Amber

    Try Mindfulness Relaxation Technique  and Breathing techniques. Try breathing through your nose and out through your mouth, make your breathing deep and regular. If you hypoventilate, place a paper bag over your mouth and nose and breath in and out regular several times. That will regulate your breathing.

    Regards your problems, discuss your heart etc with your GP He will put your mind at rest. Remember having repeat tests over a short period can cause health problems so you will need to accept your results and move on with your life.

    To be honest it all sounds like Anxiety, however it is important yor mind it put to rest and you will move on

    BOB

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