Heart pounding?

[Cloudwindgate]

When I lay down my heart starts to beat hard and loud. Not like fast or anything just hard enough that I can my pulse though my entire body. is that normal is it just my anxeity? I had a doctors appointment and was put on clonadine for my OCD but I forgot to mention this I schudule another appoinment and this has been happening for a while.

Does anyone else feel like there going crazy with there damn phobias and things.

[cj29]

My original experience with anxiety came from concerns about my heart health.  It is quite common in this community.  I spent months running from doctor to doctor trying to figure out what was wrong because I did not believe that it could possibly be anxiety (when it fact it actually was).

In my opinion, we become so sensitized what is going on within our bodies.  For example, I can feel myself rock with every heartbeat and can see my pulse in my neck, which can be very disturbing if we are worried about our hearts.  I just realize that when I am stressed I notice it even more, but as I learned to deal with it, I don't notice it as much anymore.  I also think that we also misinterpret our 'symptoms' as something wrong with us when in fact is a normal occurrence.  

I still notice many things that go around in my chest area, but after counseling and learning about my health anxiety, I don't usually pay much attention to it now.  The feelings are still there, but I know that it is not anything physically wrong with me.  It does take time to confront it and there are good and bad days along the way, but with knowledge comes the power to understand and deal with it....keep us posted!

[pengi07]

I posted this same question myself a few nights ago its horrible i thought i was alone with this as mine seems to be at night when im in bed it really does pound i feel it in my head ears and all in my body my doctor has put me on beta blockers they help a little but its still bad even when my anxiety levels are low it still happens and i cant sleep sometimes untill 5 in the morning when they seem to ease and im so tired i drift off to sleep.mine goes so hard sometimes its like someone thumping inside my chest i understand how you feel all my doctor says to me is it wont kill you but do visit your doctor and ask for advice its always best to get checked out take care.