Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Anxiety Community
This patient support community is for discussions relating to generalized anxiety, anxiety and eating, anxiety and sleeping, mood swings, and phobias.
slow heart rate with anxiety???
by be still my beating heart 13, Jun 11, 2007 12:00AM
Has anyone experienced a slow heart rate with their anxiety disorder? I have had pounding heart, rapid heart beat, and extra beats for quite some time now (years) but these symptoms have all but disappeared to be replaced with a slow heart rate. As soon as I lay down it drops to 60 BPM and I get a headache with chest pain. When I wake up in the mornings it's been as low as 44 BPM. It also drops to 60 BPM ocassionally when I'm sitting. I notice the headache and check my pulse, the symptoms always coincide. Has anyone experienced this??
Post Comment
Right now tonight my big thing is heartburn. I have the worst, severe heartburn. Antacids don't help and it doesn't seem to be related to food. Just another one of my many reasons why I don't think I have "just" anxiety.
I hope you feel better soon.
And to Ryan I don't take any meds as I am generally healthy and only take them in life or death situations. But I do smoke and find it odd to experience the slow heart rate and not an increased heart rate.
Has anyone ever heard of slow heart rate being a symptom of anxiety as The Linden Method's symptoms list describes? I've searched for HOURS and found nothing to the effect.
Thanks again!!