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Posted 2/27/2013 8:36 AM (GMT 0)
hi everyone i was wondering how many of you with palps feel like they effect your mood?? for example i had a great week last week hardly any palpitations only a few flutters and i felt a million times better i was still displaying anxious behavior like shaking my leg pulling my eyelashes wanting to pulse check but inside i felt much calmer and so much more relaxed i went days without googling any symptoms . then yesterday i had massive palpitations sitting at my desk litriry felt like i had been spun and the flutters were so powerful the scared the hell out of me! obvcourse since then I've been terrified teary and not wanting to leave the house as when i have a palpitations like that i just want to be at home myself, i don't want to talk to anyone and i just sit terrified waiting on the next one .. i honesly feel these are ruining my life!
jenna x
Posted 2/27/2013 4:24 PM (GMT 0)
Hello,
I have similar symptoms almost daily so I can imagine what you are going through. They effect my mood in that they increase my anxiety and that usually meshes into me being either; frustrated, sad, downtrodden, or angry. I am currently going through the motions of getting evaluated by a cardiologist. However at the time I am NOT completely relieved because my appointment with him is about a month away.I would recommend, if possible, getting them checked out. Sometimes heart palpitations are benign and a "side effect" of being too aware of our body. Anxiety is a major player in making them occur. Even when we are at our best anxiety can come in and make it our worst. It's good you have been trying to wean off checking your pulse. I have a bad habit of doing so and sometimes it can trigger your anxiety.
I hope you find some respite from this.
-Rxclusion
Posted 2/27/2013 4:48 PM (GMT 0)
Great advice by Rx...:)

So I will just add one thing that struck me. The statement about 'waiting for the next one.' That is a familiar one to most of us!

No matter what our symptom...we are often acticipating the next one.

This of course sets us up for more of what we are 'expecting' pretty much ensuring  a 'self fulfilling prophecy'.

If you have never tried mindfullness, you may want to look it up. It is based on staying in the moment, therefore one practices letting go of the worries of the past, and the fears of the future.

It is very hard to break the cycle of anxiety and symptoms, but something like this could be the first step.:)

Know that you are supported and understood here. Well wishes for today, and keep posting!

S.C.
Posted 2/27/2013 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
thankyou s.c i i have a look at mindfullness

and rx i hope ur cardiology app goes ok.. funny you should mention that as on Tuesday i got my results from my echo which were NORMAL i couldn't even be happy about it yesterday because i had such a terrible day with palps ..
i am seeing my doctor on Friday morning and going to ask him about anxiety medication as im not currently on anything and struggling to cope with my growing list of symptoms or fantasys!! i am just feeling so angry right now and teary as i really felt like i was getting somewhere and now im flat on my back again if i didn't have palpitations i know i could manage my anxiety but as soon as they start i feel out of control which is truly infuriating when you think your on a winning streak :(
jenna xx
Posted 2/28/2013 5:34 AM (GMT 0)
Good God we are so all alike, age doesnt seem to matter, I'm 70 and my anxity is same as you all, the things I say to you are my oppinions and are not really scientific but until I know better I must stick with them. There are similarities among us, palps, throbing head/ears, pain in left ribs, under arm pain, dizzyness, and for me what I call a freefall through hell and I think this is it i'm dying.I know people who never use drugs and many more who do and I mean legal drugs, atavin, xanax, prozak, so many I cant name them or spell them, only difference I notice is we who use anti anxity meds dont suffer as much as others, but recovery with therapy and counceling is about the same, I just like knowing that if i need to do something I can take half a xanac and still function, to each their own no judments alowed here.I think the palps cause us to get antsy, when we get the red ass I beleive our subconcious give us an adrenlen shot "fight or flight" and we are off too the races, the most important thing you can come to terms with is you are not dying, but it sure dont feel good, I started getting better after several years when I decided to ride one out without meds, darn if they could kill you I would be dead, but after that I knew the limits of the power of an attack, yes I went back to my meds but just because I didnt want to ride a wild blind horse all night. "we are all going to be alright and we can sure help others'.
Larry
Posted 2/28/2013 11:13 PM (GMT 0)
I started having palpitations in my early forties. Tests showed nothing wrong. So I lived with it. Got a new boss, and the problem went away. Then several years ago, having gone through three torn retina surgeries, and several other medical-type situations, I began to have them again. I'd get very light-headed, and really did think I was going to die. Had all the tests again. I was seventy then. My heart was in great shape, and strong. One night, lying in bed, I felt strange, and put my finger on the big artery on my neck. My pulse was going very fast. Then it slowed way down, and stopped. Each time it did that I waited. Would it start again? There wasn't anything I could do.

Because of all I'd been going through, taking my vitamins was the last thing I thought of. But one day, I realized I should be taking them to build up my strength. Because I have Osteoperosis, I take Calcium and "D". So I started taking it all again, and was amazed to realize one day that the palpitations had stopped.

I read somewhere a few days ago that too much Calcium can cause heart atttacks. But not enough may do the opposite. I deliberately didn't take the calcium for a time to see what happened, and I began to have the Palpitations again. When I took the Calcium for a few days, they stopped.

I'm one of those people who don't take prescription drugs. I told my doctor no to them, and he said doctors spend half their time prescribing medications, and the other half prescribing medications for the side effects of the first ones. I did take antibiotics for a year and a half for a lung infection, that didn't do a darned thing but cause other problems. I do everything I can to maintain my zillion conditions myself.

Just wanted all of you suffering from palpitations to know what worked for me. I hope you're able to find solutions for yours.

Post Edited (Wilmey) : 2/28/2013 4:17:56 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 3/1/2013 4:38 AM (GMT 0)
Wilmey, I started taking D3 and K2, read up on the latest findings pertaining to women and these vitimans you might be supprised, I guess you and I are the senior citizens here, take care I will talk to you again.
Larry Mandrell
Posted 3/4/2013 5:46 AM (GMT 0)
Just wondering how everyone is doing?
Larry
Posted 3/4/2013 3:52 PM (GMT 0)
hey Larry that's so nice of you to check on us. I've had a few days holiday from work i had to take so 4 days at home not doing much painted my kitchen and feeling fine. only had palpitations on Friday as i was nervous about my doctors appointment where we agreed i was suffering health anxiety and he gave me a beta blocked propranol or something he said it will help with palpitations and adrenaline but the minute i read it slows your heart down i threw it in the cupboard .. i had to laugh giving someone who had health anxiety and worried about there heart a medicine that says do not stop suddenly as could lead to fatal heart attack. as if im going to take that! i have put them in my bag and feeling a bit more relaxed at the thought i have them there and if i should have a bad attack or palpitations i have them there and 10mg is certainly not going to harm me so there there if i need them. back to work tonight so ill be more chilled out after a few days break.. costo flare up due to laughing believe it or not has had me in pain but i can deal with that. knowing its not seriously and just uncomfortable more than anything i just hate when its in my serum and i start worring but hey ho I've had a good few days so im not going to start moaning! how have you been Larry?
j x
Posted 3/4/2013 7:13 PM (GMT 0)
Jenn,
Good for you, I have been weaning myself off bata blocker doing it slow, just too many side effects for me, I have xanax and half will shut down an attack, woke up with the classic racing heart this am at 0600 havent used my meds for months been riding them out, I almost gave in but I realized that it was not as bad as some I have endured. Made a pot of coffee and by the time It was done it had passed, I guess after several thousand of these expierences we begaan to say is that you again you old beast? Always be proud of yourself and give yourself encouragement, just like we can be our own worst enemy we sure need to be our best friend. Just a comment, many Dr's dont understand anxity, I dont know why they would use a drug for a real heart condition instead of those designed for anxity except there are so many people using our meds to party and they become addicted, you seem to detest meds and want to win with a strong will and therapy, You are a cool person dont let this thing change who you are because someone will be reaching out for help and I think you could be the difference for them.
Larry
Posted 3/4/2013 7:51 PM (GMT 0)
Larry,
I'm currently cutting down on my beta blocker, taking 25 mg instead of 50 mg Atenolol. My doctor and I adjusted when I take it and it seems to be helping a little. I wasn't really symptomatic but my pulse was really low (40's 50's) and I wanted to keep it in normal range 60-80 (I know the standardized is 60-100 but tachycardia sets off my anxiety. I still have a cardiologist appointment to clear out the possibility of an underlying heart condition. I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow to review my results from the test I had done Friday. Hope everything I s going well.
-Rxclusion
Posted 3/5/2013 2:54 AM (GMT 0)
RX, when we are falling into a black hole of panic/anxity its hard to pay attention to our Dr's but if we are not going to listen to them and at least try what they recomment we might as well stay home.
From what I have read on your posts I am confident that you are going to get good news, I am doing so much better than I thought I would, I have cut down to half on all my BP meds and I feel better, I wish I knew when I was younger what I know now, I waisted a lot of years because there was no forum like this,
hell I don't even think there were any computers, lol.

He knows about our pain, and He really does care, He might even have tried to tell me not to be afraid, but my heart was beating so loud I couldnt here Him say, I Love You, be still, I'm right here,
I will always be here!

Larry
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