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Posted 1/13/2015 9:14 PM (GMT 0)
I know i've posted this before asking..but i'm starting to get that freaked out feeling & just kind of need some reassurance I guess. So a lot of the day today on & off i'm getting that uncomfortable pounding feeling..but then I check my pulse and it's pretty normal, not actually pounding. But if I get up to do anything - even just get a drink it starts pounding pretty good until I sit back down. I'm sure with all the tests that i've had if something was wrong they would of seen it by now..but this all just be anxiety/stress related?
Posted 1/13/2015 9:21 PM (GMT 0)
GM.,

...that's just it...a feeling...

I have had it as well, but my pulse and blood pressure were perfectly in range, so I know that it is just about perception.

We scan and almost 'look' for things to be off in our bodies when anxious. ;p

Try getting distracted and ignoring it as best you can...and it will fade for sure!

S.C.
Posted 1/13/2015 9:23 PM (GMT 0)
Absolutely could be caused by anxiety and stress. In fact, my heart rate has gotten significantly slower lately, but I'm always positive that it's racing because I still have that odd feeling in my chest.

Don't forget that your heart is in fact working harder right now as your blood volume increases. It's very common to notice how your heart feels and to have increased palps during pregnancy. I really freaked out about it when I was pregnant, but my cardiologist reassured me that it was very common.
Posted 1/13/2015 9:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you SC and Park..it's subsided again now but sure it will be back as it's come and gone all day. I just hate that uncomfortable feeling! And Park I also get where mine beats slow..then it's like I start purposely freaking out and breathing faster to get it pumping faster. Can't win either way!! lol
Posted 1/14/2015 3:21 AM (GMT 0)
Don't you wish we could ignore it, mine sometimes feels like it will crack a rib, or my neck pulse will beat
very hard, i can check my BP in one of these states and its normal, pulse too, most of the time it will grab
my attention and i just shake it off, Peace

Larry ***
Posted 1/14/2015 3:33 AM (GMT 0)
I've been having this happen a lot lately too GMoon! It is so distracting. I always tell myself that all of my heart tests have come back fine and to ignore it, but it is so hard to!! I can feel it just thumping and I feel like my HR is for sure 180, but usually it is between 75-100 when I check it. Nothing to worry about. I'm starting therapy next week to help me to get my brain to stop going down the "what if" path all the time. Ugh, no fun, but we are all ok. Just the fear-adrenalin-fear cycle that Dr. Claire Weekes talks about. Have you read that book? It's really helpful. It describes all of the symptoms we all have! It helps me to remember that it isn't something that is going to harm me. It's just a false warning from my overly sensitized nerves. I hope you are feeling better tonight. Hugs
Posted 1/14/2015 4:09 AM (GMT 0)
Thank u all do much for putting me in check! Larry u always make me feel better & missgigi I havent read that book but ive been looking into good anxiety books to read. Maybe ill check it out!
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