banging heart

[scaredjo]

does anyone get palpatations that last for days? i had them for 3 days and im scared i cant remember having them and them lasting so long? i had to go nurse today for a routine injection, i mentioned them to her but she just brushed me off, she took my blood pressure and told me i was fit as a fiddle, how could she know????

[RichReligion]

Well, the problem is, your scared. Don't think so negative; it's the anticipation of failing or a fear of failure. Try not doubting yourself, and try not being so much of a people pleaser. Minds never lasted as long as yours, but it scarry. Many doctors arent so experience, and that's why its call a practice...You just try and stay away from sugar, cafine, doubt, and negative thoughts. Find a reason to be happy.

[ativan]

Hi there, yes I get the bumping heart, I had it for months every day it was dreadful, my gp sent me for 2   24hr monitors and they were fine, the doctor told me to cut out all caffine, I told him I only drank dicafinated but he said it made no diffrence? I stopped all caffine and my heart stopped bumping, I now only get it of and on,
take care janis.

[cj29]

Yes, you can get palpatations for days; especially if you are in a constant state of worry.  Remember, as ativan pointed out, she like you have had tests that conclude that the heart is fine.  In my experience, you will feel palpatations when you feel for them.  When I was really nervous about heart health one of my main complaints was a 'banging heart.'  The docs just told me I had a strong heart....and that is a good thing.  It is all how you interpret what you are feeling.  Quite often we are VERY wrong in the way we interpret symptoms when we are suffering from health anxiety.  Keep working at it!  

[KirstinMc]

Palpitations


Palpitations are short, abrupt periods in which the heart suddenly starts beating fast. If you’re in a sensitive state, this can ring alarm bells because you fear a sudden heart attack. The more you panic, the faster the heart beats. It’s therefore understandable why many people in this situation jump to conclusions and call for medical help. What you have to remember is that palpitations are perfectly natural and can often be caused by exhaustion or stimulants like caffeine. Your heart is an incredibly strong muscle, and it won’t stop or explode simply because it’s beating hard and fast. A healthy heart can beat fast all day long and not be in any danger.



Missed Heartbeats

The medical term for missed heartbeats is extrasystoles. A missed heartbeat is usually an extra beat between two normal beats. Given the pause that follows this premature beat, it just seems as if one beat was missed. And because the heart’s lower chambers fill with a greater-than-usual amount of blood during the pause, the next regular heartbeat can feel like a bit of a jolt. When you feel this sensation, you often freeze and wait in terror to see if your heart is in trouble.

Such missed beats are generally harmless. It can help to sit down when you feel this sensation, but if you wish to keep moving, do so. Exercise won’t cause the situation to get worse, and don’t convince yourself that going home to lie down is the only way to help the situation. If you retreat every time you feel an unusual sensation, that behavior can reinforce a negative idea that your home is the only safe place to be. Our hearts are not atomic clocks that always keep time; they speed up, slow down, or occasionally beat in an irregular fashion. People with anxiety are very keen observers of all bodily functions. From time to time, you may notice an irregular beat or two. This is nothing to get upset about.

Sometimes, individuals go through similar worries about their heart as they do with their breathing. People convince themselves that if they worry enough about their heart, or concentrate too much upon its actions, it may somehow get confused and forget how to beat correctly. It’s quite common for people who suffer from panic attacks to check in on their heart at regular intervals to make sure it’s still beating away.

If you simply can’t stop obsessing about your heart, here are some tips:

• Get a full medical examination. If you don’t, your mind will always bring up the “what if something really is wrong” card. When you get a clean bill of health, trust in the results and don’t second-guess them. If you really must, get a second opinion—but after that, stop doubting your good health.

• Remember that your body has incredible internal intelligence. Simply telling your heart, out of panic, that it might stop doesn’t mean that it heeds your fears. Learn to become more comfortable with your heart, and let it do its job. Listen to it when you’re relaxed and also when you’re exercising. The more comfortable you are with the diversity and range of your heartbeats, the more confidence you’ll have in it.

• Allow your heart to beat in whatever rhythm it sees fit. Don’t try to control the natural rhythms of your body by always insisting on a calm heartbeat. The more you allow your body to flow in the manner it so chooses, the faster it will return to a state of rest.

Very often, your heart only wants to palpitate a bit, thump a few beats harder. Why? That’s the heart’s own business. It’s your mind that interferes and panics, causing the adrenaline to kick off a longer cycle of rapid heartbeats. So from now on, make a verbal agreement with your heart that you’re going to stop interfering and obsessing over its health and trust in it 100 percent. Then hand over the controls. Let go to whatever way your heart wishes to behave. By allowing the sensations to happen and simply getting on with your day, you release the anxiety that you hold around your heart as well as the cautious monitoring of every heartbeat.