Palpatations

P.K.,

I am sorry you are still suffering with this symptom....and I do hope you can get your Rx situation worked out as soon as possible...as it sounds like getting back on them will help.

For now...your explanation seems like it can be summed up, like my favorite mantra:

"I am alright, this is just anxiety making me feel this way."

Rationally, you know that the palpitations are benign...but the anxiety is making you feel otherwise.

By speaking the above statement, you are diffusing the fearful and negative thoughts, and the powerful truth will start to take hold in your mind.:)

Keep posting, and we will keep up you encouraged and supported!

S.C.

PK,
Sometimes it's best to ask yourself the likeliness of something. "Are the chances better of it being anxiety or an actual heart problem? Which one have I experienced before?" (Anxiety!)

This usually helps me when I begin to over analyze situations.
:)

I like the phrases people have responded with. I also suffer from palpitations and they feel like they will never end and our minds go every which direction thinking something serious is wrong. I just try to tell myself over and over again that this is one of many physical symptoms of anxiety and that is all it is. I hope you can get to feeling better and get meds figured out. I cannot even think what my life and thoughts would be like without my meds.

Have you tried a beta blocker like Propanolol? Beta blockers do something to stop the body from producing large quantities of adrenaline, which in turns prevents heart palpitations and other physical manifestations of anxiety (tension, shaking, sweating, blushing, etc.). I am currently experiencing a LOT of anxiety due to my anxiety med being refilled with the wrong brand (long story, but this particular brand doesn't work for me) and I had been waking up every morning at 5am with heart palpitations. Needless to say it scared me really bad every morning. I started taking Propanolol and it has stopped the palpitations.

If you haven't already, I highly recommend you look into beta blockers. The lowest dose is 10mg and when I take that, I feel a little calmer but that's about it. 20mg seems to do the job for me, but some people need more. I guess it depends on the person.

Unfortunately, beta blockers don't do anything for your mental fears -- but if you aren't having palpitations anymore, perhaps you won't have as much mental anguish. And you can always use your Xanax for that part, anyway! Xanax and Propanolol are like the Yin and Yang of anxiety meds.

-Cat

Thanks guys!!! They only recently started coming more but I guess not that bad. Today only had 2 skipped beats heart raced a little today but I was at work so I kinda block it out. On the way home is when it starts when I'm driving. But last Monday while I was walking I never had them come every 2 mins, now I'm checking my pulse and it's slower then usually and I'm like what the hell now am I dying heart block bradycardia can I get a break from this mind on a constant go. My heart been racing on and off all day now it's slow and I feel good because I don't feel it pounding but now I'm scared it's not pumping enough blood. 😡😡😡😡