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Hello,
I am a 21 year old male, in alright shape, weigh in at 200 lbs. Since i was about 18 years of age, i have been experiencing problems with my heart. I can hear my heart beat all the time, and iam very aware of my heart beating. My heart feels like it shivers, like when you are cold, it dowsn't feel good. My heart feels like it is not attached to anything, what i mean is when i jump up and down, it feels like its just moving around in my chest, when i lay down on my back, it feels like it is touching my ribs in the back, when i am on my stomach, it feels like it is resting against my skin. My heart beats regulary 99% of the time, but occasionally feels like it is filling up with too much blood, then it has to pump it out in one shot.I am not very active and when i am active, like playing hockey, it feels like my heart is dropping into my stomach, and beats weird, fast and hard, and i feel weird, not to the point where i would pass out, but my body feels very drained, and shaky, weak, and i always have to catch my breath. After my activities i still feel weird, for hours after, to the point where i should go to the hospital, and it makes it very diffucult to fall asleep, but then one second later, it stops, or when i have a bowel movement, but i don't feel quite normal. My doctor said i should take my puffer before activities, but i don't, should i?? do you think it is my lungs??, even the smallest activities make me feel weird, like jumping on a trampoline for 5 minutes. After i eat, my heart feels weird, like its full,and going to stop beating, and i feel shaky, and sweaty, then i take a deep breath and it slows it down temporarily, to i take my mind off of it. If i don't pay attention to my chest, then i feel fine.
I have had all the tests, and nothing showed up except for my heart beating one time at 180, but i was playing baseball. my doctor diagnosed me as i have anxiety, and prescibed me with ativan. it works, because it calms me down, i was also prescribed paxil, but i have never taken it.
Everything else is normal (blood pressure etc..) I admit i have poor habit, i smoke (less than half a pack a day), drink (ten beers a week), and don't drink caffeine, or drink pop, because my doctor told me to stop. I have poor eating habits, fast food,and i eat once a day.
Should i be very worried??, or start working out, and excersise regularly.
I have had to go to the emergency room, beacuse my heart was pounding out of my chest, my heart rate was fast like 140bpm, they hooked me up to a few heart monitors in the ER, with leads all over my body, and they said all they could find was my heart beating fast, but i wasn't having palpatations, my oxygen level was 98% but i felt like i couldn't catch my breath, they gave me six ativan to slow me down, and it worked eventually. I haven't returned to the ER lately, like two years.
Thank You Very Much
Bryan McEachern
Georgetown, ON
Canada
I am a 21 year old male, in alright shape, weigh in at 200 lbs. Since i was about 18 years of age, i have been experiencing problems with my heart. I can hear my heart beat all the time, and iam very aware of my heart beating. My heart feels like it shivers, like when you are cold, it dowsn't feel good. My heart feels like it is not attached to anything, what i mean is when i jump up and down, it feels like its just moving around in my chest, when i lay down on my back, it feels like it is touching my ribs in the back, when i am on my stomach, it feels like it is resting against my skin. My heart beats regulary 99% of the time, but occasionally feels like it is filling up with too much blood, then it has to pump it out in one shot.I am not very active and when i am active, like playing hockey, it feels like my heart is dropping into my stomach, and beats weird, fast and hard, and i feel weird, not to the point where i would pass out, but my body feels very drained, and shaky, weak, and i always have to catch my breath. After my activities i still feel weird, for hours after, to the point where i should go to the hospital, and it makes it very diffucult to fall asleep, but then one second later, it stops, or when i have a bowel movement, but i don't feel quite normal. My doctor said i should take my puffer before activities, but i don't, should i?? do you think it is my lungs??, even the smallest activities make me feel weird, like jumping on a trampoline for 5 minutes. After i eat, my heart feels weird, like its full,and going to stop beating, and i feel shaky, and sweaty, then i take a deep breath and it slows it down temporarily, to i take my mind off of it. If i don't pay attention to my chest, then i feel fine.
I have had all the tests, and nothing showed up except for my heart beating one time at 180, but i was playing baseball. my doctor diagnosed me as i have anxiety, and prescibed me with ativan. it works, because it calms me down, i was also prescribed paxil, but i have never taken it.
Everything else is normal (blood pressure etc..) I admit i have poor habit, i smoke (less than half a pack a day), drink (ten beers a week), and don't drink caffeine, or drink pop, because my doctor told me to stop. I have poor eating habits, fast food,and i eat once a day.
Should i be very worried??, or start working out, and excersise regularly.
I have had to go to the emergency room, beacuse my heart was pounding out of my chest, my heart rate was fast like 140bpm, they hooked me up to a few heart monitors in the ER, with leads all over my body, and they said all they could find was my heart beating fast, but i wasn't having palpatations, my oxygen level was 98% but i felt like i couldn't catch my breath, they gave me six ativan to slow me down, and it worked eventually. I haven't returned to the ER lately, like two years.
Thank You Very Much
Bryan McEachern
Georgetown, ON
Canada
hi everyone. i'm 29 years old and have been experiencing heart palps since i was 19. sometimes it beats 120 bpm while im doing nothing, which really scares me cause im afraid its going to stop:(
i also am always checking my pulse (something i promise myself every day i'm not going to do but always wind up doing.)
i've an an echo, event monitor, several ekgs and blood work. they were okay. my doctors think its anxiety. (they haven't convinced me yet. i went to my cardiologist yesterday and mentioned that i feel flushed when my heart races and now he wants me to go get a 24 hour urine test to check for carcinoid syndrome??? i was just wondering for everybody here who gets palpitations, do u guys feel flushed? i would appreciate any response. thanks!
i also am always checking my pulse (something i promise myself every day i'm not going to do but always wind up doing.)
i've an an echo, event monitor, several ekgs and blood work. they were okay. my doctors think its anxiety. (they haven't convinced me yet. i went to my cardiologist yesterday and mentioned that i feel flushed when my heart races and now he wants me to go get a 24 hour urine test to check for carcinoid syndrome??? i was just wondering for everybody here who gets palpitations, do u guys feel flushed? i would appreciate any response. thanks!
Help! I'm obsessing over my heart AGAIN...so tired of this! All of my tests have come back fine, but the pac's still scare me. Doctor wants me to ignore them, but I can't help panicking when I feel them. I want to be happy; I have a great life but can't enjoy it lately to depression/anxiety over my heart. Feel free to email me: ***@****. Thank you and I wish all of you good luck!
Sounds very similar to my experience:
For the past five months now, I have been experiencing chest pain and a numbness sensation in my left arm. Most of the time, I can feel my heart racing. My resting heart rate was well over 100 bpm before I was put on a beta-blocker. With the beta-blocker, my heart beat is around 90 bpm.
At first, we were all concerned that I had some type of heart condition. After going through many tests, my doctors have ruled out any type of heart abnormality. It should be noted however, that my EKG was
For the past five months now, I have been experiencing chest pain and a numbness sensation in my left arm. Most of the time, I can feel my heart racing. My resting heart rate was well over 100 bpm before I was put on a beta-blocker. With the beta-blocker, my heart beat is around 90 bpm.
At first, we were all concerned that I had some type of heart condition. After going through many tests, my doctors have ruled out any type of heart abnormality. It should be noted however, that my EKG was
I had a "follow up" with my doctor today (after having an event monitor) and he told me that he thinks my symptoms are just anxiety and stress. I was so nervous when I went in, my heart was beating so fast adn my blood pressure was 150/70! It has never been that high! It just made me feel worse, until the doc came in and said that it was probably just nerves. He checked it again at the end of the visit and it was 130/70 - I was still a bit nervous. Even though I know he said it was okay, I'm still thinking about it. I, like some of you, can't stop checking/feeling my pulse, it is like an obsession and I can't shake it. The doc offered me anti-anxiety meds, but I decided to see if I can feel better on my own. It is driving me nuts. I think that maybe I might try counseling and eventually may have to take something for a while. It helps to see that I am not alone. There should be a support group for people like us!
Hey man i feel for ya bro...i am 27 and right now on a event recorder and a betta blocker,,,ive been to the ER twice the last 6 weeks for fast heart rate, they did all the test and are okay..mild MVP..and little off tyroid level low end..i am going nuts, i think its anxiety but also something abit off..hope you get your healing
You sound like me...always taking your pulse. If you've been checked out and told your skipped beats are from anxiety, believe it! I'm a terribly anxious person and I concentrate far too much on my heart and it does weird things. Scares me half to death and yes, since John Ritter's death I too have been worse. Anybody -- how do I break the cycle of checking my dang pulse? I'm obsessive about it. I exercise (I'm a walker) and that brought my heart rate down which was good since it had been beating too fast (I'm also on tenormin for rapid heartbeat and it works). FloppinHeart, get out there and WALK; it's very good for you.
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