1. Community
  2. Mental health
  3. Anxiety Disorders

I can hear my heart in my head!

Posted , 6 users are following.

ScaredyCake
ScaredyCake

I suffer from health anxiety(or I could be dying-who knows?!) and get the 'usual' symptoms of fast heart, palpitations, tight, achy chest, etc etc... but today I can hear my heart whooshing in my head and I'm feeling a bit light headed-floaty.

Just been at a kids birthday party so was pretty anxious about that. I'm home now(just taken a beta blocker) and feeling slightly more calm but can still hear this whooshing heart beat. What's that about?!

0 likes, 9 replies

9 Replies

  • lisalisa67
    lisalisa67 ScaredyCake

    Posted

    Yes yes you are not alone with that! Me too. I can hear and feel all kinds of stuff. It is anxiety related,  anxiety spikes blood pressure. Not uncommon at all. It can trigger all weird form of tinnitus too. Deep breathe and keep hydrated. When you calm down so does it. 

     

  • aaron55863
    aaron55863 ScaredyCake

    Posted

    i dont know what its about but ive felt it and in my stomach for a while at night i could feel my heart almost every where i thibk we become so much more of everything in our bodies when having a episode which sucks cause it only makes it worse ur prob thinking ur head will implode ive thought that before
  • ScaredyCake
    ScaredyCake

    Posted

    I'm lying in bed, heart pounding, feeling like I could have a heart attack any second. Got an ecg booked for tomorrow afternoon and I'm terrified that it's going to show up something bad.

    Feel like screaming! Hate feeling like this all the time. My life is just an existence and my 3 lovely kids need their mummy back

    • lisalisa67
      lisalisa67 ScaredyCake

      Posted

      Youll see the test will be fine. The kids will get their mum back. You need to get the anxiety managed better. You need to ask the doctor what to do to calm the anxiety. I have had that whoosing sound many mnay times. Im used to it it does go at times. Low salt diet definetly helps that. I sometimes get where my (both) arms go to sleep feeling for a minute or two then all is good. Not even scary just very weird. Anxiety just does weird stuff to us. But the whoosing i absolutely get. Along with other weird stuff. So dont  get too over worked. You are hearing and feeling your own blood flow oddly. Loudly lol But thats what it is. 
    • ScaredyCake
      ScaredyCake lisalisa67

      Posted

      Thanks Lisa. It's gone 2am and I'm still awake. These heart palpitations are driving me crazy! Hope this nightmare ends soon

  • wendywilts
    wendywilts ScaredyCake

    Posted

    Hi I get the whooshing tinnitus, seems to be much worse when I am stressed. The feeling of your heart beat all over the place, I get this also.

    Horrible isnt it. I often have episodes of fast heart rate, which usually only last a short while, but am going through a bad patch the last week, where my heart seems to be racing continually, only short periods of normal. Like you I cant sleep.

    I have had a 24hr holter test all ok, so I guess its just Anxiety Again.

    I am sorry I have no answers, wish I did.deep breathing helps,as does I find, Passiflora drops, takes the edge off sometimes.

    Guess what Iwanted to say is your not alone, I feel just like you, and really dont understand my own symptoms at the moment, as they are exagerated, without reason.

    Hope this helps a little x

  • joelt04432
    joelt04432 ScaredyCake

    Posted

    You are not alone. These are common symptoms of anxiety. I will suggest start meditaion this helped me alot.
  • phil76209
    phil76209 ScaredyCake

    Posted

    Hi,

    I thought I msgd u but obviously not. There's a blood vessel that passes by your ear and that's the noise. It's the pulse of ur heart. I used to get it wen I was in bed as a kid. It was quite annoying but totally harmless.

    Phil

Back to top

Report or request deletion

Thanks for your help!

We want the community to be a useful resource for our users but it is important to remember that the community are not moderated or reviewed by doctors and so you should not rely on opinions or advice given by other users in respect of any healthcare matters. Always speak to your doctor before acting and in cases of emergency seek appropriate medical assistance immediately. Use of the community is subject to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and steps will be taken to remove posts identified as being in breach of those terms.