Hi everyone. I'm having a tough time getting going today. I'm sitting in bed, thinking about all the things that I have to worry about. My heart rate is in the 100's, my chest and arm hurt. Feeding...
Totally! 81 feels so good!!...
Thank you Larry. You always make me feel so much better. I just hate when I feel like that and I just want it to end. I think the fighting it doesn't help at all. You're right, I do notice when I...
Thanks S.C. and Hibee. Yes, my imagination is WAY too good for my own good. It always goes worst case scenario. I just don't get it....after all these years...how can I just be sitting there quietly,...
Hope everyone is well tonight. My left side is painful and it's making me really anxious. I think it is a muscle strain, but I don't know. Then, of course, my heart rate it high too. I am supposed to...
Hi Rick - I had the same response to Doxy. It was HORRIBLE. In addition to the anxiety issues, I also (completely!) lost my sense of smell! For me, it took about 4-6 months before I felt better. The...
Hi Cheri- I have resisted medication also. Too afraid to go down the path of trying a bunch and dealing with side effects. I have found taurine, magnesium, vitamin D and ribes nigrum to be helpful. I...
MGQ: That's good to know....not good that you've had it too though! Funny, about your husband...glad he was ok too! Maybe it made him a little empathetic to what you go through. It's starting to...
Thank you SC and Blu's. I'm trying to remind myself that it is just the pressure I'm under, but it's so hard some days. I don't feel very strong and intelligent today!! LOL...
I get tons of head pain. It is definitely from tension and jaw clenching. If you can reproduce the pain by moving/stretching your neck, it is muscle tension and NOT a brain tumor! If you take a pain...
SC- thank you for the reassurance. I guess that is probably what happened. I've been really anxious/nervous to start rotations. I'm so afraid I'm going to look stupid and not know anything. I said...
Thank you. It makes me feel better to know you have it too....
Hi everyone! So, I've had quite the day. It started pretty good, even though I got up late and got to school late...I was doing ok. I didn't even get super stressed while I was running late. I had a...
Thank you so much you everyone. I do think that maybe xanax might be something I need to try for flying. I'm sick of missing out on things. It does make me feel better to know that you all have felt...
I know I'm not the only one, but it is killing me right now to see all the people on FB traveling. While here I sit, because of my fear....
Thanks S.C. and Park. I'm just really bummed right now. It's not the first trip I've missed. It has been like, the last 5 years that I've missed. I just hate myself for not being able to fly. I just...
If I weren't so afraid of everything, I'd be in Florida right now with my parents. I have the week off, it is my last spring break, but the thought of getting on a plane is so stressful that I'm not...
Thanks SC. I'm trying to remember that I've felt like this before. My heart rate is still in the 100's and I'm having a hard time calming down. I'm on spring break right now, so I do have a bit of...
I'm feeling so "off" tonight. My heart rate has been high, but my blood pressure is low. I feel like vibrating feeling in my body. I just have a general unease, nauseousness. I don't know, I just...
Hi MGQ! I know how scary it is to have new symptoms! I've actually had this happen to me a couple of times recently. I realized it is linked to PMS for me. When I am about a week before my period and...
Oh no! Not you too!! I think there's a full moon. Is that what is wrong with us?? LOL...
Hi everyone!!! Hope all is well!! I've been away for a while. I've been doing pretty well overall. Still experiencing physical issues, but I've been able to deal with them pretty well. With the help...
Hi! Thanks for sharing your concerns! I can't speak to your specific situation, but I had a terrible time when I took Doxycycline for two weeks. It definitely increased my anxiety and was a horrible...
Wow, S.C. - I didn't realize that you deal with this too! Good to know. MSP- I have a couple of different kinds. The PVCs like you have, pause...thump...normal beat. Can almost take my breath away...
Hi everyone! Just wondering: does anyone else see an increase in palps with stress? I'm under a ton of stress right now and my usually infrequent palps have really been going strong tonight. Of...
I liked this article. Thanks for sharing!...
Oh shoot. I was hoping since I hadn't heard from you that meant you were doing ok! Hopefully you'll fall asleep early tonight and get some rest. That always makes you feel better. I'm playing catch...
Park- did you fall asleep early at least? I hope you were able to get some more sleep. Yeah, I know, it's a trigger combo, but it was only one beer!! WTH? I never did get any studying done, I spent...
Thank you S.C. I needed to hear it from someone else. My brain was not willing to believe anything rational at the moment. Hope you have a good night as well....
I fell asleep with my son earlier and when I woke up my HR was high (100's) and pounding. I feel nauseous and terrible right now. It's really making me scared. I had some chocolate cake and a beer...
Thanks SC!...
Try this....otherwise, maybe SC can make it active....
Me too!! Here is another article that I really like. Not so much for coping techniques, but I can TOTALLY relate... It is really so beautifully written. The last line, I think, sums up what we are...
A prominent lymph node would most likely be due to a recent infection. Have you been sick recently? Once your body clears the illness, they usually go back to normal size. Nothing to worry about!...
Hahaha, SC....this is NOT surprising! For someone with heart health anxiety and REAL palps and PVCs, these are tough lectures to sit through. Although, I do find it very interesting to know more...
SC and Park- from an astrologist I follow...take it for what it's worth. ;) "Many of you are reporting that you can't sleep or are getting up at odd hours and cannot get back to sleep. This eclipse...
Sitting in my cardiology class today is giving me all sorts of heart issues. :P...
Ugh, Trader... I wish I had some great words of wisdom for you, but mostly I can just really relate to what you are going through. Same thing happens to me. Things will be cruising along just great,...
Thanks Park! That is good, thoughtful advice. You're the best! :) <3 The thing is, I'm not even doing THAT bad. I drove myself about 20 miles away yesterday, on highways I would normally have been...
Thanks John....you're totally right. I do need to spin it and look at the positives. It's hard to do sometimes...especially when you're used to looking for the bad things in a situation. I'm going to...
You are AMAZING S.C.!!! Thank you for all you do and all of the help you have given me! Your words and time mean so much to so many people. <3...
Thanks everyone. It's just so hard that he doesn't understand, and when he tries to, the only solution is meds. I've done a lot of research into the various types and they just aren't for me. I can't...
Tonight my husband told me everyone has anxiety and everyone worries about things, they just get on with their life and deal. I told him that I'm not like everyone else and I've deal with GAD. He...
Hi Cat- Nice to meet you! :) I have tried beta blockers....it helps with my high heart rate, but not so much with the palps. SC- thanks, as always! You are right about my reaction to things...I'm...
Hello dear HW friends!! I haven't been around lately because, well, I've been feeling pretty good! I had the summer off and that helped my anxiety and stress A TON!! I knew once school started up...
Hi HT :smile: Just popped by tonight to see how everyone is doing. I see you're in a rough spot. The short days always get to me too. Keep up the fight, you're a strong turtle and always find a way!...
SC, Larry and Inci- thank you, as always, my friends!! Miss you all too! <3 SC- I did have a big meal (steak and lobster ;) and some beer, so I bet that was the cause...oh, and some dark chocolate....
Hi everyone!! It's been a while because I've been doing pretty well. I hope everyone is doing ok! Tonight though, I'm having lots of PVCs, more than I've had in a looooonnnngg time. It's really...
Thanks S.C. I'm back down to a normal 79. It stayed up there for about an hour, but some one on one counseling w my friend Park helped. :) I also did a mindfulness video. My son was really sick the...
Thanks Park. :)...