New member with Anxiety and Irregular heart beat.

Hi every one I am new to this site my name is Emily I'm 37 I been searching for a while to find a place to talk about anxiety and irregular heart beats together. My question is what are some doing to help make it better for them self besides  meds and breathing and excersise the obvious anwers. I am learning different foods are helping me any one with their thoughts please respond I am looking forward to hearing how you help your self. Maybe I can try some new ideas to help rid of this. I just got diagnosed with Anxiety and irregular heart beat and trying to find new ways to help me cope with it.

Hi Darkpaw and welcome!

I am glad that you have joined us. I am sure that you will find much information, support and understanding here in this community.

If I may ask, was your dx of irregular heart beat as a result of the anxiety itself...and benign?  If so, then you can safely assume that lowering the anxiety will lessen your symptoms...so therapy and or self help might be something that you want to start/continue.

For me personally, I find that exercise, coping mechanisms such as breathing and relaxation, postive mantras and CBT coping skills are my best tools for dealing with this issue. (I know that you mentioned these, but they bear repeating for others who may be reading!)

Beyond that, I avoid over caffeinating and try not to eat MSG, as these are triggers for me...as well as too much sugar and alcohol.

However, the very best way to make the palps dissappear is also the most simple...I have learned to ignore them. It breaks the cycle of worry=symptom=more worry=increased symptoms.

It is not easy to do, but with time, practice and positive self-talk it can be done!

I hope that you continue to work on lessening your own anxiety and palps and have much success. Keep posting, and we will be here to support you through your efforts.:)

Talk to you soon,

Scaredy Cat

I'll check with my doctor on all that I am getting fed up with having these feelings. Also noticing there more active during pms cycles I just had several attacks this week witch tonight was one of them took a xanax in hopes it will help the nervs I felt numbness on my shoulders tonight and a cold chill still hard to breath but noticed also that it happen right after we turn the AC off. for the night.Not sure whats going on with my body and getting fed up with not being able to sleep at night till like 3am sometimes 4 am I took my blood readings and it read with in normal range that was during my attacks I'm going to the dr on the 1 and telling him of my new feelings with the attacks they still didn't say 100% anxiety or supra verticular heart beats they just said possible. ANd gave me a pill to take I'm staying away from all the bad foods and eating healthy it's just the not being able to breathe part that scares me the most feels like some one shutting my throat down not being able to talk for a few moments and hard to swallow always burping also after these attacks I know the dr's both told me heart is good and healthy not at risk o any heart attacks or strokes and that was my main concern because it does run in my family of having heart issues. But all test came out good. Cardio Dr didn't even give me a stress test yet first visit was just hello hi how ya doing tell me your problem then he listen to my breathing with the scope and gave me the drug said come back in may 1 see how ya doing. SO will let yall know for sure what he says after the visit. Same sympts same feelings so not sure what else to do other then just continue to do research and talk to those that will listen