Worried about what happened last Night

[Eddy115]

I will try to Explain what happened as best as i can
Im a 38yr old Male, I have had Anxiety and stress related problems such as Heart palpitations, cold sweats and such before so i relate to what brings my stress on.
I was sitting at Home, Relaxed it was 1am in the morning and my Heart slowed right down felt like it almost had stopped it felt like it expanded to near exploding point, with that i become breathless what felt like a second or two
then my Heart Beat stronger than i have ever felt before like it was going to come out of my chest.

If I could put it into different terms to explain i would say it felt like if someone filled up a Balloon with water until it had burst with the water gushing out of it
Im sorry if my Description is hard to work out im just real worried that something is wrong with my Heart.
Please if anybody could advise me with what i had experienced i would greatly appreciate it.
Im booked to see the Doctor after Christmas.

[Jerry_NJ]

Some good advice form donna80

I'd add, why were you up at 1 AM?  Is that normal for you?  If not a normal time to be awake and for how long, that in itself could have put extra stress on you psychological and physical systems... and made the heart rhythm misbehave.

It is good to get it checked by a doctor, but I'd say try to take your mind off of the problem and focus on Christmas and family and friends.... and see if that makes you feel better.  At least it will help you get to the time of your doctor appointment.

[donna80]

Awe bless you, i can imagine how frightened it must be..

Did you take your pulse by any chance? I spect it was part of a panick attack, that has happened to me before, sitting there minding my own business all relaxed, my heart rate is really slow like in the 60's (normal for me is 70-80), then it speeds up to over 100bpm, then i freak out!

I am sure there is nothing wrong there, or you would of possibly had more symptoms, please don't stress over it, i know its hard (i am going through heart anxiety right now, don't see cardio till 5th jan).. and what scares me the most is feeling trapped with this british weather, which we are not prepared for!!

Ask yourself these questions, Do you think you smoked to much? What did you eat? What were you thinking?.. These can all be a trigger!!

I for one have been keeping a food diary since my horrible nasty episode on Tuesday!!

Big hugs