Feeling Better

LOL! I had to laugh when I read this! You sound EXACTLY like me! I am obsessed with checking my heart rate for some reason. I read this and checked mine right away. Right now mine is 92, but that's only because i've been anxious most of the day. Earlier it was 128!

I had sort of a "mini" panic attack this morning because I am adjusting to my new dose of Zoloft, AND I just got over my period, which always makes me more anxious for some reason. I think it's hormonal because i'm in perimenopause. I'm sure after I take my dose of xanax in a bit it will go down more.

But just reading this put a smile on my face, because now i'm not the only one obsessed with my heart rate! Hehe! Take care, and I hope it stays down for you! ((hugs)) Fox

LOL good Fox! I am always happy to put a smile on someones face, and theres always that sense of relief when you find someone who is like you. I find I get anxious to on my period, and an upset stomach which makes it all worse. I have most anxiety after I eat, after I eat, I steady check the pulse and it is always over or close to 100. LOL, its funny because ill be checking my pulse and my friends are like, stop LOL. But I am happy this made you smile!

LOL we are very alike! Do you get nervous when taking your BP like ne? My BP was 110/80 and my pulse was 114 and it wouldn't go down. I have stayed away from the machine and I feel better. I agree with stopping eating LOL. Haha! Eating makes your heart beat fast becsuse it makes your body work to digest the food, and higher fatty meals for sure make it worse, most people don't notice the difference, but because we have anxiety, we do. It takes a good 2 hours for me to digest. Let's make a rule me and you LOL, no more taking bp or pulse for 2 hours, new years resolution, I actually just did and it was 84 and that was after a huge meal, I have settled down a lot, the only time It has been fast is when I'm moving around, but I get anxious. I have not had any anxious moments though for the last 3 days so I have had a slower pulse and no digestive problems! Make sure you relax after you eat to, for a good half hour, I find I feel a lot better doing so. I almost fainted whhen I counted my pulse for 10 seconds and got 13. You times that by 6 and it was 74 I believe or 78? That's low for me I was always over 100, but I was always anxious and obsessive. Happy new year to you to :D

I wake up and sometimes immediately what I do is check my pulse, so we are probably both waking up from anxiety!. I love how were both putting our pulse rate down when we reply HAHA, at least there low!
I was around the 80 mark last night, sometimes dropped to 78, but I was constantly checking LOL. I almost went into anxiety last night, I was in a hot tub, got out and had to put a cover on, and my heart starting beating so fast, but then I calmed down and it returned to rest mode. If you lay in bed though, for like 10 minutes, you will notice it will be slower. I get anxious to on the . it is not fun, especially the cramping cause you think "oh no I have an upset stomach, I must have heart failure" thats immediately what I think, but I know it is not! The new year has been better for sure :D hope all is well with you.

Mine's 84 again right now, but guess what....I just got done eating! LOL! I don't know, mornings seem to be the worst for me as far as anxiety goes. I'm thinking it's because I go all night, usually over 12 hours, without taking any xanax. I think my body is becoming dependant on it. I take a xanax in the a.m. and my zoloft and a xanax before bed.

As far as the hot tub incident goes.... I CANNOT go in a hot tub!  I can't even take really hot showers! For some reason it makes my anxiety worse, I think it's because I don't tolerate heat too well, especially in the summer. I try to stay in the air conditioning as much as I can, because when I get hot, I immediately get palpitations! LOL!

It's a crazy cycle that our bodies go through with all this anxiety all the time! And a fast heart rate always makes it so much worse for those of us who suffer health anxiety, especially about our hearts. WHEN WILL IT END!!!   Hahahaha!

Oh! And thanks for the info Kitt! I wasn't sure, but had somewhat of an idea that it had something to do with digestion.

P.S. I spoke too soon, my HR is now 100 LOL!!! I really don't worry too much about it because they say that a normal heart rate can be anywhere from 60-100...

Post Edited (Fox7) : 1/2/2012 3:55:23 PM (GMT-7)

84 is usually where mine is to! But we gotta realise our hearts aren't over 100 all the time LOL and even when it is, its only slightly accelerated. I haven't eaten in two days, I have a flu so I am just drinking water, and my hearts sped up a bit, I'm gonna take some vitamins and see what happens. Yea I freak out badin the shower, I'm standing there with my hand on my chest, LOL I have resorted to more baths, its more relaxing. Hope all is good with you to:)!!!