I was thinking today

I was thinking about how I was before without anxiety, and if i ever listened to my heartbeat. And I started to realize how i used to hate just hate feeling my heartbeat. Now that i have anxiety and listen to my heart on a daily basis i wonder, how things have changed. Like before or anyone without heart anxiety would they even be able to feel their heartbeat, i mean someone who isnt paying attention to it. I doubt it. But now its like if i dojnt listen to my heart beating for an hour its a huge accomplishment. I was wondering if anyone eles thinks like this, or even gets what im saying.

[ativan]

I get what your saying, I also get palpatations but mine bump slowly, I dont get the fast beats in the chest, mine bump and roll and it makes me feel strange. I do beleave most anxiety sufferers also feel there heart beating as were so into all our feelings where people without anxiety dont get this feeling, I have had heart monitor on twice and my heart they say is fine the doctor said to me that it was me making myself aware of my own heartbeat and hes right I do.
take care.

[ativan]

I get what your saying, I also get palpatations but mine bump slowly, I dont get the fast beats in the chest, mine bump and roll and it makes me feel strange. I do beleave most anxiety sufferers also feel there heart beating as were so into all our feelings where people without anxiety dont get this feeling, I have had heart monitor on twice and my heart they say is fine the doctor said to me that it was me making myself aware of my own heartbeat and hes right I do.
take care.

[ativan]

I get what your saying, I also get palpatations but mine bump slowly, I dont get the fast beats in the chest, mine bump and roll and it makes me feel strange. I do beleave most anxiety sufferers also feel there heart beating as were so into all our feelings where people without anxiety dont get this feeling, I have had heart monitor on twice and my heart they say is fine the doctor said to me that it was me making myself aware of my own heartbeat and hes right I do.
take care.

[ativan]

I get what your saying, I also get palpatations but mine bump slowly, I dont get the fast beats in the chest, mine bump and roll and it makes me feel strange. I do beleave most anxiety sufferers also feel there heart beating as were so into all our feelings where people without anxiety dont get this feeling, I have had heart monitor on twice and my heart they say is fine the doctor said to me that it was me making myself aware of my own heartbeat and hes right I do.
take care.

[ativan]

sorry about all that post, dident think it had sent, but on checking I sent it 4 times, sorry about that.

[urdacrazy1]

yeah ativan, whats up with that, lol.
I see that we have the heart anxiety in common, armenh, Its such a pain in the neck to be soooooo aware of our beating hearts and any normal changes in speed or rhythm.  

[xstalkrx]

what things have you guys..or anyone else...done to remove the heartbeat awareness?  I have the heartbeat awareness problem and it sucks.

[scaredjo]

hiya i have the same heart anxiety it does my head in, before i had this i used to go clubbin, dancin etc now i dont cause my only thoughts are not enjoyment but is my heart beating to fast bla bla bla
im currently doing therapy which is really good although if im having a bad day i still sit with my finger on my pulse counting every beat, have u been to a doctor to get your heart checked out?? palpatations are common even in people who dont have anxiety.

[be still my beating heart 13]

I have had anxiety for 8 years, and have worried about my heart from day one!  Worry over my heart (combined with grief over the loss of my father...to heart arrhythmia) is what created my anxiety disorder.  I let it control my every waking thought until I developed GAD and became agoraphobic, with severe health anxiety not limited to my heart anxiety.  

What is needed is "reconditioning".  I did this with the help of a self-help program, a self-help book, and many hours spent in quiet internal reflection and re-wiring.  These are the same techniques that people are taught by psychologists and psychiatrists, which is the method I highly recommend.  We have never had the funds available to afford a psychologist, which I prefer, being that I remain med-free.  I went the "self-help route" because I was agoraphobic and it was cost effective, and although I believe it took me longer to achieve relief than it would have if I had seen a specialist, I can honestly say that I have my life back.  

I still have my bad days with a few anxiety symptoms, but I recently experienced two weeks palp-free.  It is a big improvement from days filled with non-stop heart-pounding with hunderds of extra beats to boot.  I know I still could benefit from a specialist to ultimately resolve all of my anixety issues, but I am in complete control of how worked-up I allow myself to get over anxiety symptoms and have many tools at my disposal to reign in the anixety when it rears its ugly head.

Please consider seeking help by any or all of these options and I promise you too will get your life back!  I hope this helps you guys and that you all feel better soon!

Cori

[LisaNeedsHope]

Ive been having a rapid heartrate at about 100-120 bpm for the last few days. I had been having insomnia for weeks and sleeping only 4-6 hours per night. Two nights ago I slept only 4 hours and couldn't get back to sleep. Then I started freaking out about my heart wondering if something was wrong with it. So that morning I went to the doctor and he gave me some referrals for a bunch of tests and didn't make me feel any better at all. He told me I needed to get a handle on myself because I was causing stress to my cardiovascular system. That made me feel even more scared!! I got the EKG done today but they wouldn't give me the results yet. I need to schedule the rest of the tests but that could take several days and are expensive from what I hear.  

In the mean time what should I do? I'm feeling miserable and have tried everything to relax, including taking 1/2 of a xanax that my sister gave me. It made me feel pretty good for a little while and brought my heart down to about 100 bpm but I still couldn't sleep!! I'm a bit of a hypochondriac when it comes to taking medication so I hardly ever take pills but I was so desperate I thought I'd try it. Maybe I didn't take a big enough dose but I'm kinda scared to take more.

I can't seem to shake this panic and I cant sleep!! I think it's mostly because I'm so worried about my heart being damaged by all the anxiety I've been under. Obviously the answer is to just relax and then my heart should be fine but that's easier said then done. When I'm awake and keeping myself occupied I do feel somewhat better and my heart doesn't noticeably palpitate but then as soon as I lay down to sleep the anxiety comes flooding back. I think if I could just get to sleep the anxiety would be much better when I wake up. When I lie down I start thinking about my sorry state and how much I need to sleep but my heart just pounds away and I dwell on it. My eyes hurt and my head is cloudy and tired feeling. Anyone have any advice?