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Posted 4/5/2016 10:32 PM (GMT 0)
So I was doing good but you know how that goes. Anway Sunday at about 3:15pm I had palps a hard thump then raced a few seconds then of course the whole rest of the afternoon had anxiety racing heart. Then at 6 pm I had another hard thump racing heart right into sinus tachycardia so basically a panic attack bc I scare myself. Could not sleep Sunday night into Monday took the day off of work. I just don't get it I had palpitations since 2010 I get skipped missed clusters hard thumps here and there. I think I'm so scared bc the episode I had last February started with a palpitation and I ended up in the ER. Dr said either Svt/afib so now I associate the palps with that and I can anknowledge this but still bothers me. I started getting palps when I started lexapro. I had a 24 hour holter last March showed 10,319 pvcs but I knew that's bc I just got out of hospital and extremely stressed. I did a 32 day monitor and it just said isolated or rare pvc pac sve etc.. Otherwise all other heart stuff normal. Does anyone take a magnisum supplement? Im always scared that the palps won't stop and I will get vtach ugh... I hate Google and I hate that I know this stuff being in the field.
Posted 4/6/2016 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
PK, lets assume that you had some kind of ligitmate heart problem, what would all this preoccupation
with what if's and fear do for you, remember your doctors said nothing is wrong, but if there was a
real problem this obsessive fear would not help, "right". I think you are dealing with the same thing
many law enforcement and military people do, your too close to the subject to separate your self and
your life from the people you see every day who do have serious problems. Look at your job, it has
caused you a personal fear, but in reality your quite healthy, think about all the people you have helped, you are someone who gives hope, allow yourself to be thankful so that you can continue to be an Angel to those who do suffer. None of us are perfect but we all try to reach for the brass ring on the carisol of life, reach out and get one, you deserve it. Peace
Larry ***
Posted 4/6/2016 2:37 AM (GMT 0)
Work that self help PK...there is general health anxiety material as well as palpitation/PVC links in the Resources...keep at them, repetition is often the key step for success.

It will work given consistency and time!

Magnesium works for many people...ask your doctor about this possibility.

Thoughts and prayers,

S.C.
Posted 4/6/2016 7:29 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for the kind words guys. I truly appreciate it. Its hard I've been in the medical fiels since I was 18 I'm 34 now and I've seen a lot. I should think positive I had a beautiful young 21 year old come in for vascular treatment she has been on dialysis since she was 9 years old and if your saw her now you would never imagine its like she just goes on about her day like nothing I give much respect to her how she just "LIVES" She even had a full face of makeup on for her procedure she gave me some light at the end of the tunnel.
Posted 4/6/2016 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, PK.

I too Suffer from Health Anxiety over my Heart, and I say "suffer" because that's truly how it feels.
I get PVCs, I've had monitors, and echocardiogram, over 20 EKGS, I've learned that I just NEED to trust my doctors, my primary, and my cardiologist.

Its still a daily struggle, my anxiety absolutely doesn't help.

Svt as in Sustained Ventricular Tachycardia?
I'm no doctor, but, wouldn't they normally put you on something to keep that under control if it was THAT bad and concerning, that came out rude, and I apologize, i'm not trying to sound rude at all.

Have you had your Magnesium, Thyroid, etc checked to see if maybe that has to do with your palps?
Posted 4/6/2016 9:47 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Melissuh,

No they were just guessing it might have been either or, it was never caught on ekg. I had echo,stress test etc all normal. Ugh when I was on meds the only time I ever got pvcs is when I was really stressed but that was it or sinus tachycardia once in s blue moon when I had an attack. They gave me a beta blocker but I don't want to take it unless I was dx with a true arrythemias. Don't get me wrong it does help sinus tachycardia but I still don't feel the need to take it. Svt and ventricular tachycardia different. I just get scared bc I got a cluster 2 months ago for like 15seconds with no normal beat then it went normal you ever get that or the hard thumps out of no where?
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