Nat20
04-12-12, 16:09
Hi, so I am really worried because I think I have some serious problems with my heart and I am so scared I am just going to die. I mean it's my heart, I need it to stay alive. So, it all started when I was doing a fundraiser run and at about 4k I felt really sick and dizzy and had to stop. Straight away I started feeling really panicky because I was feeling so unwell. So the ambulance took me to the first aid area and monitored my heart and temperature. The thing was that my heart rate was really high and for some reason it wouldn't go down. So they took me to the hospital to make some more checks. Just being in the ambulance made me scared all over again and my heart rate just kept shooting up! So they did a lot of tests and ECG and blood tests and they said there's nothing wrong. My heart rhythm is fine it's just beating quite fast, so they let me go.
HOWEVER, since then whenever I do any exercise or even long walks or walking up the stairs my heart rate goes up. I can feel it in my chest pounding and I start panicking which just keeps fuelling it. I went to doctors to get this investigated and the hospital sent back the results and said it's fine. However, my GP looked at the results and he says that from what he learnt it's not the norm. So, he wrote back to the hospital to double check and whether I need to see a specialist to monitor my heart on a running machine and then over 24h. I still have to wait for a bit but I am so scared. I'm so scared I don't even walk to university any more, I will ask for a lift even if it means getting in an hour earlier or get a taxi. I walk everywhere slower and I just keep measuring my pulse non stop.
I just feel like I can't do anything and it's stopping me from little things like walking down to the shop! I'm scared my heart is just going to stop and I'm going to die.
Does anyone else have this or ever experienced this?
Any help would be great :) x
HOWEVER, since then whenever I do any exercise or even long walks or walking up the stairs my heart rate goes up. I can feel it in my chest pounding and I start panicking which just keeps fuelling it. I went to doctors to get this investigated and the hospital sent back the results and said it's fine. However, my GP looked at the results and he says that from what he learnt it's not the norm. So, he wrote back to the hospital to double check and whether I need to see a specialist to monitor my heart on a running machine and then over 24h. I still have to wait for a bit but I am so scared. I'm so scared I don't even walk to university any more, I will ask for a lift even if it means getting in an hour earlier or get a taxi. I walk everywhere slower and I just keep measuring my pulse non stop.
I just feel like I can't do anything and it's stopping me from little things like walking down to the shop! I'm scared my heart is just going to stop and I'm going to die.
Does anyone else have this or ever experienced this?
Any help would be great :) x