Impatience/GAD/Anxiety & artery damage?

[me2again]

Hi all, I'm new so bear w/ me.

Does anyone feel this way about anxiety/impatience & its link to artery damage? I awake w/ a pulse in the 60s but soon as I arise from bed, my pulse goes to 100 or so from running around w/ stress/impatience trying to get things done. Prior to working out (which I do almost daily) I'm a mess w/ worry, high pulse & other forms of stress making me feel exhausted before I workout just fighting myself.

Then after a workout (cardio or weights) I calm down to a nice normal pulse of 70s resting, & a BP lower than 120/80 almost always. But I worry these episodes daily (when I awake) tax my heart & thus setup heart probs in future. I'm 50 yr old male, in good shape, low bodyfat, a low fat very healthy diet, never smoked/used drugs & drink red wine a few nights/wk.

I had stress echo test & ecg last yr, & results were fine. Cholesterol is low & HDL is good in the 60s. Blood sugar is good, HbA1C is great. CRP & Homocysteine levels great too. But I worry that I'm causing probs w/ this anxiety, impatience & general stress response that is my nemesis.

Thanks for any medical advice.

[me2again]

Thanks twopack. I will try to calmdown asap as WebMD sent me a email/link to anxiety, & its risk for heart disease -- even if you're otherwise heathy. Scary report that was/is.

[twopack]

A rise in heart rate is normal when you move to a vertical position after sleeping horizontal for hours.  Without this mechanism (and the temporary rise in BP that goes with it) too much blood would drain from your head and you would become light-headed or pass out.  This is your body functioning as it was designed to maintain a state called homeostasis.

It sounds as if you are doing it all right (aside from your anxiety) and have excellent clinical datat to support that.  I suppose you could try rising in a slower, more gradual and controlled manner but a temporary rate of 100 bpm is well within the hearts working specifications.

If you really want to add something beneficial to your health regimine, work on developing a meditation and/or self-calming exercise.  I think this practice is undervalued in general and would be a help to everyone in today's busy world.  The anxiety you describe could be harmful to your mental/emotional health long before it damages your heart.

Congratulations on doing what looks to me like a fine job taking care of yourself.  Thats my opinion, such as it is.  There are no doctors on this forum to offer medical advise, btw.