Panicking

.. Been feeling good or better for a month or so.For the last few days I wake up with an high HR. Now I keep thinking something is seriously wrong. And I'm at work! Now through out the day it comes and goes! I really don't believe anxiety is causing this.. I don't get nervous until I feel my heart beating fast! Is there any natural supplements that can help with racing heart beats??

Hi there,
I'm sorry your day was rough...hope you better now... A high heart rate can hit you at ANY time... not just at the times you think that 'now it makes sense this is doing it now...' Sometimes what is causing your stress or anxiety is on a subconscious level, triggered by something someone said or something you have seen just in passing...and even though you don't THINK that could have caused it...it still could have...
I take Hawthorne Berry caps (by Nature's Way)... for myself I think it is good for the heart and I KNOW that it lowered by blood pressure.
I also take LTheanine for anxiousness (when I feel I need to)... You can google these two supplements and see what you think... at any rate they are 'natural.' Best wishes to you!!
Bettsann

Hi HR.,'


Just some ideas...

Have you had a recent thyroid check? Check in with your doctor in general?

Do you take Magnesium?

How about cardio/aerobic exercise?

Are you practicing stress relieving exercieses/meditation everyday?

It is actually fairly common to awake with a racing heart and other physical anxiety symptoms. I found this to be especially true as I progressed in my recovery...as I became adept at managing the anxiety during the waking hours, I would get the symptoms while sleeping, or shortly after waking up. Anxiety is certainly opportunistic!

I hope you get the answers that you need soon. Let us know how you are doing soon, okay?


S.C.

H,

I'm glad your ER visit went well. May this put your mind at ease.

John