Aa
Aa
A
A
A
Close
Avatar universal

NEED REASSURANCE AND HELP!

Since I was 14...I'm not a 19 year old male...I have had PVCs and tachycardia.  I've had a holter moniter which showed moments of sinus tachycardia. I've had 3 echoes...first showed mitral valve prolapse...second one showed nothing...third one showed slight bending of the mitral valve.  I've had an MRI after they thought I may have ARVD after they found an abnormal Signal Averaged ECG...which i still don't know what that means...anyone have any idea?  I was told it's just my anxiety and I have to deal with it.  Most the time when I feel like my heart is beating out of control it's only at 90 or so.  I feel like that is speeding though, mind you I have had plenty of over 100 moments.  I get so scared when I get a PVC or my PVCs cause me to get scared. I honestly don't know what happens first.  Like today I had just exercised and after it I was relaxing and I accidently injured a sensitive area between my legs...haha...and after it I got a skipped beat and I freaked out and now I can't go to sleep....I'm CONSTANTLY afraid of dying or something.  My biggest far is dying one day of SCD or something.  It just scares me...anyone have any help...I posted on the first a post about my abnormal EKGs but was told my the ER cardiologist that all these were fine.  ANY HELP????? I have seen 3 cardiologist by the way and all have told me it's just panic and anxiety but they prescribed me 25 mg of Paxil for that (I have been taking 25 mg of Metoprolol on top of that 3 times daily for over a year now) and when I woke up on the 3rd day of taking Paxil I felt like my world was in fast forward...I kept feeling like I was about to pass out MANY times...went to the ER and was EXTREMELY dehydrated...scared me to death! HELP ANYONE?
2 Responses
Sort by: Helpful Oldest Newest
154765 tn?1237247944
bip
I have very high anxiety to I have fear in of dieing. everything freaks me out. I know where you are coming from. Anxiety is not good for your body. I seen so many cardiologist they give me different opions. I had a ekg done and they said I have a mild form of brugada but it's not a clear case and afraid I'll drop dead anytime I'm scared  so Im going to brigham woman hostipal in boston one of the best hostipal. life is to short. If you need someone to talk to Im here. Believe me I know where you are coming from. Once in a while  my heart will race for 5 seconds and Ill call my cardologist and freak out like Im going to die. It's very scary. anxiety and stress puts so much on our bodies we don't even relize it. Like I said  if you need anyone to talk to Ill be here for you.
Helpful - 0
154765 tn?1237247944
bip
one more thing if you like to email me anytime ***@****  to talk cause it sounds like we are going threw the same thing we can help each other.
Helpful - 0
Have an Answer?

You are reading content posted in the Heart Disease Community

Top Heart Disease Answerers
159619 tn?1707018272
Salt Lake City, UT
11548417 tn?1506080564
Netherlands
Learn About Top Answerers
Didn't find the answer you were looking for?
Ask a question
Popular Resources
Is a low-fat diet really that heart healthy after all? James D. Nicolantonio, PharmD, urges us to reconsider decades-long dietary guidelines.
Can depression and anxiety cause heart disease? Get the facts in this Missouri Medicine report.
Fish oil, folic acid, vitamin C. Find out if these supplements are heart-healthy or overhyped.
Learn what happens before, during and after a heart attack occurs.
What are the pros and cons of taking fish oil for heart health? Find out in this article from Missouri Medicine.
How to lower your heart attack risk.