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A bit off-topic, but this has puzzled me for awhile: there are times when at night I will suddenly feel like my heart is beating ridiculously quickly and loudly. It subsides with deep slow breaths. The strange thing is that I've tried putting my hand over my heart during these episodes and physically it does not feel that my heart is beating abnormally. Any ideas what's happening?
My heart brought me a solid anxiety disorder. I have ventricular extrasystoles, been to a couple of different cardiologists, done longtime ecg monitoring, echocardiograms and everyone told me my heart is fine, and I should chill. Coupled with low blood potassium levels and increasing distrust in my heart, I developed a fear that I could get ventricular tachycardia, and basically die instantly. I'm 33. I know it's sli…
Wow, I'm surprised how many replied and have similar experiences. There are a few things I'd like to add, because I did learn some things in the last 7 years since it started. - Cognitive-behavioral therapy did not work for me. The thing is, as soon as your heart wants your attention, you're submissive. I talked a lot with psychologists, but it didn't get better. - Running to the ER and being dismissed with good bloo…
My heart brought me a solid anxiety disorder. I have ventricular extrasystoles, been to a couple of different cardiologists, done longtime ecg monitoring, echocardiograms and everyone told me my heart is fine, and I should chill. Coupled with low blood potassium levels and increasing distrust in my heart, I developed a fear that I could get ventricular tachycardia, and basically die instantly. I'm 33. I know it's sli…
Look into EMDR.
> Cardiac activity can be divided into two phases: systole, when the heart muscle contracts and pumps out blood, followed by diastole, when it relaxes and refills with blood. Respiration, acting through the sympathetic (fight or flight) nervous system (breathing in) and the parasympathetic (feed and breed) nervous system (breathing out) also impacts the heart as measured through Heart Rate Variability. Like many syst…
My heart brought me a solid anxiety disorder. I have ventricular extrasystoles, been to a couple of different cardiologists, done longtime ecg monitoring, echocardiograms and everyone told me my heart is fine, and I should chill. Coupled with low blood potassium levels and increasing distrust in my heart, I developed a fear that I could get ventricular tachycardia, and basically die instantly. I'm 33. I know it's sli…
I have had this exact feeling regarding my heart for a year and a half and until now felt nobody understood. For me it is constant chest pain that comes and goes essentially whenever it wants. It is quite varied and never fails to keep worrying me with its novelty. Sometimes burning, sometimes squeezing, sometimes stabbing. Been to the doctor and ER dozens of times. No diagnosis. And it isn't even correlated with anx…
I have a history of heart pain and heart weirdness associated with certain health issues. It has gotten better over time as my health issues have improved.
I have come to believe that some of my heart issues -- especially pain in my chest, which is why I am replying to you -- are related to how the lymphatic system works and are related to health events that put a strain on my lymphatic system in some way.
My heart brought me a solid anxiety disorder. I have ventricular extrasystoles, been to a couple of different cardiologists, done longtime ecg monitoring, echocardiograms and everyone told me my heart is fine, and I should chill. Coupled with low blood potassium levels and increasing distrust in my heart, I developed a fear that I could get ventricular tachycardia, and basically die instantly. I'm 33. I know it's sli…
I have had this exact feeling regarding my heart for a year and a half and until now felt nobody understood. For me it is constant chest pain that comes and goes essentially whenever it wants. It is quite varied and never fails to keep worrying me with its novelty. Sometimes burning, sometimes squeezing, sometimes stabbing. Been to the doctor and ER dozens of times. No diagnosis. And it isn't even correlated with anx…