Anxiety Question?

[Dahrol]

When one is anxious for a long period of time due to that intense fear of whatever made them anxious in the first place, does it apply pressure to the heart?

I noticed that when I got anxious, I felt pressure in my chest, and got the palpitations. But, when I'm not anxious, I still get them, but less often and less intense, and since I've decided to focus more on being calm, and not frightened anymore by what caused the anxiety in the first place, the ectopic beats are slowly diminishing, and aren't as scary as they were.  

The calmer I continue to be, will that eventually get rid of the anxiety totally, as well as the ectopic beats? Is that why I have them in the first place, because the anxiety had a month to build, and It's just now trying to find a release, slowly but surely?

I thought that the anxiety threw my heartbeat out of whack, but then I noticed that I get random bouts of fear, and then the ectopic beat occurs. I think that's the underlying anxiety still sticking around.

Thoughts?

[Dahrol]

I was doing so good for a while there. The PVCs had minimized, and I was feeling confident I was on the verge of a breakthrough.

Then, I was reading the profile on a celebrity who died of a heart attack, and had a heart quiver that sent me into a random panic attack. My initial reaction was "heart attack"

Since then, I've not only had extrasystoles, but heart quivers that trigger panic feelings. I'm learning to deal with those.

But, why has everything been set back?

Now the extrasystoles feel like my heart has stopped for like 2 seconds than starts beating again, and that fuels the fear of sudden cardiac arrest.

I've had that general achy feeling, and just feel bad now ever since the recovery setback.

But the doctor's tests have all come back saying I'm healthy.

I can feel the extrasystoles from my chest through my back sometimes, and when they're strong, they hurt.

I hope more people read this and can help me.

Thanks. :)

[Princesca]

Hi dahrol,i guess thé best thing for u to do at this moment is to have ur heart checked first by a cardiologist to rule out possibilities of underlying problem that causes your heart palpitation. From then u Will know what to do next..for now,u could try diaphragmatic breathing to decrease ur palpitation. Hope it could help.tnx.

[RubyWitch]

Constant anxiety IS a cardiac stressor which is why it's very important to get it under control as soon as possible.
Anxiety/panic can definitely bring on palpitations, (and vice versa) and are one of the most common symptoms of anxiety disorders. But people who have never had an anxiety attack in their life can also experience palps, PACs and PVCs. They are very common in the non-anxious sector as well.
It is also VERY uncommon for someone as young as you to have cardiac problems.

It's entirely possible that the anxiety you experienced, as well as the subsiquent palps, were completley transitory and you will never have another episode. Time will tell. If the anxiety returns along with the palps, it's time to have a talk with your doctor to rule out an organic cause for these issues. After a thorough physiscal, which should include a good cardiac work up and you are left with only anxiety on the table, before jumping on the med bandwagon, think about therapy.  

You sound like you have a good head on your shoulders and I'm sure you will work through this with good insight.
I wish you the very best.
Peace
Greenlydia