Heart related anxiety

Hi all.

Does anyone else have heart related anxiety? I’ve been dealing with anxiety for over 15 years so I know it definitely can happen, but anxiety is great at changing slightly to keep the worry alive. I can’t tell if it’s heartburn or reflux which I take meds for, or if there’s some palpitations it feels like but then it doesn’t? So weird. I’ve had multiple ekgs, wore a halter monitor and I do have tachycardia but my ticker is good to go as the doctor tells me. Am I just being crazy and worrying too much? Do others feel this way? I’ve also been anxiety heightened the past week or so from having pneumonia and having to take prednisone which just the thought with side effects made me nervous. Reassurance please...🙏🏻 M

Hey there,

I went about two weeks with palpitations every day. I went to three different doctors, checked for murmurs/MVPs, and had an EKG. Everything is normal. Except for anxiety. I can only speak for myself but brains are tricky tricky. (A few months before I felt like I couldn't breathe for almost three weeks). Anxiety can cause palpitations which can, of course, cause more anxiety and more palpitations. It's a vicious cycle as I'm sure you know. Perhaps you could do some reading on "health anxiety." I bought a few books on it (versus reading the internet) and it has helped me a lot with how anxiety manifests physically, and offers a lot of tips and tricks. And from checking on your past posts, it seems health anxiety might interest you (e.g. "Overcoming Health Anxiety" book). Anyways, good luck and be well. As a side note, prednisone can cause your heart to race as well.

Post Edited (DavidEA) : 12/15/2019 6:06:46 PM (GMT-7)