chl_hobbs
28-01-13, 18:39
Hi all,
As some of u might remember Ive been having a lot of palpitations, that are now becoming almost painful when I have them. I get long runs of them and it's scaring me.
I had an echo on the 7th Jan which said all was normal valve wise and that the only thing notable was that the left ventricle was on the 'upper limits' of normal.
Today I went to my GP after feeling very anxious that my chest almost feels 'blocked', like when I breathe in theres something big in the way in my chest, something heavy. I had an xray on friday which was clear, also had bloods done on Friday and no infection then.
He agreed that he will organise a 24 hr holter monitor (which could take weeks!), but that he suspects its my anxiety and that it'll be 'normal' palpitations (if you know what i mean!). Im scared. All day Ive been taking my pulse and even when sitting down its 105-110 when usually its 80 or so. Im only 29 and feel like Im about to die. All the ECGs Ive had in the past (have had a lot) havent shown anything but they never caught the palps :(
I feel shaky and my chest feels sore as well as my upper back. I also have a slight headache.
Am really scared and really unhappy. Wouldnt my echo have shown something serious? Or can you stil have major heart problems? Would my heart have changed much since 7th Jan when the echo was done? Could it have enlarged to even bigger since then?
Sorry all, I just need some help.
Charlotte
p.s. GP has given me some beta blockers to slow down heart rate, but am scared to take them as feel dizzy already :(
---------- Post added at 18:39 ---------- Previous post was at 15:35 ----------
anyone? x
As some of u might remember Ive been having a lot of palpitations, that are now becoming almost painful when I have them. I get long runs of them and it's scaring me.
I had an echo on the 7th Jan which said all was normal valve wise and that the only thing notable was that the left ventricle was on the 'upper limits' of normal.
Today I went to my GP after feeling very anxious that my chest almost feels 'blocked', like when I breathe in theres something big in the way in my chest, something heavy. I had an xray on friday which was clear, also had bloods done on Friday and no infection then.
He agreed that he will organise a 24 hr holter monitor (which could take weeks!), but that he suspects its my anxiety and that it'll be 'normal' palpitations (if you know what i mean!). Im scared. All day Ive been taking my pulse and even when sitting down its 105-110 when usually its 80 or so. Im only 29 and feel like Im about to die. All the ECGs Ive had in the past (have had a lot) havent shown anything but they never caught the palps :(
I feel shaky and my chest feels sore as well as my upper back. I also have a slight headache.
Am really scared and really unhappy. Wouldnt my echo have shown something serious? Or can you stil have major heart problems? Would my heart have changed much since 7th Jan when the echo was done? Could it have enlarged to even bigger since then?
Sorry all, I just need some help.
Charlotte
p.s. GP has given me some beta blockers to slow down heart rate, but am scared to take them as feel dizzy already :(
---------- Post added at 18:39 ---------- Previous post was at 15:35 ----------
anyone? x