br19893
11-04-12, 20:15
Hi all, so yesterday I have a very routine procedure done on my eye and opted to have a general anaestheti because I find it hard to stay still. Iv had a few anaesthetics in the past but they were a while ago and back then I didn't really have any symptoms of anxiety.
After the operation I came around fairly quickly and had some food straight away so i expected I would be discharged within an hour or so. I have no anxieties about being put to sleep or needles and i was very calm before the procedure. However when the nurse came to check my blood pressure and heart rate my heart was beating at 140 beats per minute. She asked if I felt alright and I said I did as far as i knew. The room was hot and full of people so I felt how I usually do in that sort of situation-a bit panicky and twitchy.
They ended up keeping me overnight, monitoring my heart rate every half an hour or so.
I found that as soon as I left the busy room and was put in a room on my own on a different ward I went from 120-140 a minute right down to 80 a minute in a quick amoubt of time.
The doctors didn't explain much about why this happened as they were more interested in doing ecg's and blood tests to check I hadn't had a heart attack (which obviously i hadn't being a healthy 18 year old!)
The sensation I got when I was in that room when my heart was beating so fast is a feeling I get almost every day in certain situations which must mean my heart regularly beats very fast. Is this a panic attack I'm experiencing and can this harm me over time?
The doctors said they would inform my gp but I know he wont Chase it up. should I go in for myself or should I just mention it to my new counsellor next Monday?
Sorry this was quite long its just I never realised the physical effects anxiety has been having on me!
Thanks in advance for any advice :)
After the operation I came around fairly quickly and had some food straight away so i expected I would be discharged within an hour or so. I have no anxieties about being put to sleep or needles and i was very calm before the procedure. However when the nurse came to check my blood pressure and heart rate my heart was beating at 140 beats per minute. She asked if I felt alright and I said I did as far as i knew. The room was hot and full of people so I felt how I usually do in that sort of situation-a bit panicky and twitchy.
They ended up keeping me overnight, monitoring my heart rate every half an hour or so.
I found that as soon as I left the busy room and was put in a room on my own on a different ward I went from 120-140 a minute right down to 80 a minute in a quick amoubt of time.
The doctors didn't explain much about why this happened as they were more interested in doing ecg's and blood tests to check I hadn't had a heart attack (which obviously i hadn't being a healthy 18 year old!)
The sensation I got when I was in that room when my heart was beating so fast is a feeling I get almost every day in certain situations which must mean my heart regularly beats very fast. Is this a panic attack I'm experiencing and can this harm me over time?
The doctors said they would inform my gp but I know he wont Chase it up. should I go in for myself or should I just mention it to my new counsellor next Monday?
Sorry this was quite long its just I never realised the physical effects anxiety has been having on me!
Thanks in advance for any advice :)