Update!

Hello everyone!

It has been a while since I have posted, I just wanted to give an update on my situation.

So I decided to stop taking the Prozac (10mg) about 2 weeks ago. I found that they were not helping my anxiety. So now I am not taking anything. I find myself still very anxious. I know I am only 18 and I am not going to have a heart attack, but I just cannot seem to convince myself. I feel as my heart is always going faster than it is supposed to and I think I am just going to have one.

I go see my family doctor sometime this week again. My thryroid is being checked, I do have many symptoms, but I have many symptoms for everything LOL!

I do find my heart speeds up over at least 100 at resting rate after eating, but I do notice that I eat quickly. I am going to try to slow down a bit haha!

Other than that, I have been doing good, I just turned 18 and doing alot more than I was a few months ago, I was even scared to stand up! Now I find if my mind is occupied I am okay. I go out everynight, well I try and that seems to help. I just wish my mind would leave me alone. I hate how I am always focused on it when theres no need. I am scared to excersise cause it easily shoots up after almost doing nothing. But I need to get over that. Other than all that I am good :D 

Hope everyone else is doing great as well!  

 

Hello :D!!!!! Oh my goodness I just had a great reassurance haha! So I was walking around shoppers and I checked my BP and pulse! 130/86!!!! And the pulse .... Drum roll please.... 93! And that's after walking. I feel so good right now I just thought I should share. I have been cleaning and running around like you wouldn't believe now LOL. My doctors appointment is tommorrow morning. Ill update as soon as I'm done there! Thank you everyone hope you are all keeping well through the tough times, I was in a rut very bad but after that little bit of reassurance I feel awesome, maybe it may be what you need to. Xoxo to all of yous and thank you for the amazing advice that kept me strong through this, your all heroes of advice!!

Thank you Scaredy Cat :)

I checked it again a few hours later after I ate, it was 125 and the blood pressure was 127/82
weird huh! I am glad the BP is down, that is what would indicate anything wrong with the heart. So I am thinking I may have possible GERD! I get upset stomach and gas after I eat, and after I eat the pulse goes up, tomorrow I get the results so I will deffinately let you know whats going on! Thank you :D

Great news FL! I am glad that you are well. I think that you are on to something with the GERD connection.

If your pulse jumps after eating, and you have bloating/gas, it could be possible that the pressure is affecting the vagus nerve and causing the higher HR.

The vagus nerve can be affected by the stomach, as it runs right through the abdomen.  If pressure is put on it, it may cause cardio symptoms.

Eating too much, too fast, or even eating something that you are sensitive to/allergic to have all been known culprits.

This is in no way a diagnoses...I am not qualified to do that. I am just relaying information that I have read about. I have also experienced palpatations/higher HR after eating too much, or something that disagrees with me. I find eating smaller, more frequent meals helps:)....easier said than done I know, especially with the holidays righ around the corner;p

I hope that you continue to feel better, and keep posting!
S.C.

Thank you for reading/replying! Scaredy Cat I think you may be on to something LOL! I definitely do notice the heart rate rises after heavy meals and I do get bloating, I also notice that I hardly am drinking water which also I should be!


I will definitely keep checking in!