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Posted 1/22/2020 12:50 AM (GMT 0)
Hi again.

So I’ve been having an array of symptoms from anxiety. 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’ve been having heart palpitations on my mind for whatever reason and of course this I think is causing them to occur even more. I try to talk myself out of it but it’s a spiral. It also feels like my heartburn/acid indigestion is part of the feelings, so I’m trying to avoid carbonation and foods that may trigger the feeling..I will say it’s a little less noticeable watching the lemonade intake and no red sauce. A little background into my week, my grandmother recently passed and I’ve been worried about my mom and of course how she’s taking all of this and the sadness and stress that goes along with loosing a loved one. I’m just having a really hard time. Does anyone else have palpitations? GERD? My blood pressure has been good, my heart rate has been up as I am constantly checking it 🤦🏼‍♀️ I’m also using my Apple Watch 5 for the EKG feature to make sure I’m not having a fib (never have and heart tests are normal). Struggling...help please sad
Posted 1/22/2020 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
Hi:

First off, so sorry you are having a rough week and the symptoms that you are experiencing seem to go with it - my sympathies to you and your family. First off, how high is your heart rate? I can tell you ,it's never a good idea to be constantly checking it because that is stressful in itself and it does fluctuate. I did suffer from GERD (before surgery), and anxiety/stress can cause/make your symptoms seem worse - so it's good that you are aware of that and are watching your trigger foods. I do suffer from AFIB and SVT, but had two ablations to resolve the issues. If your heart tests are normal, I would just try and ride out this difficult time in your life. However, if your resting heart rate goes above 120-150 (mine was 220), and consistently stays there, go to the ER.

Sharon
Posted 1/22/2020 5:24 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Sharon.

Thank you for reaching out and thank you for your well wishes. I do check it more than I should which of course we know is never good. My heart-rate never goes that high; if I'm up and doing things it could get above 120 of course but it never goes that high resting unless I'm sitting and thinking about it. : / I will continue to try to not check it as much as possible but now that it's on my mind I know it's not the easiest thing to do. Any tips for anyone? I've looked up breathing exercises and muscle tense/release activities to help take my mind off it, but if I try exercise which a lot of people suggest, again I'm too focused on my heart to feel my rate going up and I freak out, so that isn't part of the equation right now. I just want this to all go away..Thank you for your response. smile
Posted 1/22/2020 7:55 PM (GMT 0)
Keep up with the breathing exercises and maybe learn some meditation to give you calm. The breathing exercises will slow down your heart rate to normal. I do them myself. Especially when anxiety is bad.

I hope you feel better soon Maddixone.

Hugs, Karen...
Posted 1/23/2020 1:10 PM (GMT 0)
Karen,

Thank you. Yes I'm trying my best to keep up with the breathing exercises. It's not always easy as I'm sure everyone in this forum knows :/. Hoping for a little more peace each day and this string of bad 'heart' anxiety ends..

-M
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