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Panicking;( advice?

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brooke22
brooke22

My heart is feeling like its beating really irregular, not particularly fast but like I skip a heart beat them have a big one. It's really panicking me and making me feel a little short of breath. What is it?!

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  • stephx
    stephx brooke22

    Posted

    have you had it before ?

    mine does this too i got a holter monitor and awaiting result but as mine was doing this when i was at hospital ecg came back normal ! could be a panic attack ? 

     

    • brooke22
      brooke22 stephx

      Posted

      I have had it before but not for this long, that's why its panicking me.
  • Zoya25
    Zoya25 brooke22

    Posted

    Hi Brooke,

    Its fine your probably just having a panic attack. Its completely normal especially if you suffer from anxiety. Just take a few short breaths in and out every 10 seconds and see if it helps. But it would be better if you breathe in a brown paper bag as it helps more.

    Hope that helpssmile

  • morgan9989
    morgan9989 brooke22

    Posted

    UGH I hate when my heart skips a beat. I asked my doctor about it once as it had me very concerned. She told me it was a premature ventricular contraction or a PVC. They are very common and almost everyone has them. For those of us with anxiety, however (especially health anxiety) it is much more scary since we are hypersensitive to any little "ism" that happens to us physically. It rarely has an underlying meaning. They can be caused by alcohol intake, smoking, stress and of course ANXIETY. Not going to lie, I still freak out when I get them. But I just tell myself that everyone has them, I can just feel them more. My grandfather who is a doctor also reassured me that I am perfectly fine.
    • kerri_00009
      kerri_00009 morgan9989

      Posted

      I get the PVC Also!! It was scary at first but then now I get use to them!

      I do have hypothyroidism so not sure if that's why I get them. But I do have bad anxiety as well.

      Also n

    • kerri_00009
      kerri_00009

      Posted

      Oops! Also not drinking enough water or a night of drinking. I get more for sure!!

      Do you ever get them that sometimes it feels like it takes your breath away??

    • brooke22
      brooke22 kerri_00009

      Posted

      I sometimes feel a little short of breath, feels like its pumping heart but not pumping properly.
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