ankietyjoe
12-04-14, 17:41
It happened last night about midnight as I was trying to get to sleep.
I became aware that my heart was a beating a little hard, and as usual within 5 seconds it was up to about 140bpm.
I didn't overreact, did my deep breathing and kept telling myself that all was ok. Within about 3-4 minutes it had gone down to about 90bpm again.
I woke up several times during the night, heart pounding each time (probably around 100-110bpm) and have spent the day on the sofa feeling trembly, anxious and constantly checking my pulse.
The issue this time is that I have been into hospital recently with an odd occurrence of tachycardia that lasted several hours, and despite being told that there was nothing wrong with me after an overnight stay and several tests, and that it was most likely post viral/stress related my subconscious became fixated on that the remainder of the night last night (or so I assume). It's worth noting that I was taken into hospital with suspected heart issues as I had chest pain at the same time, and there was a defibrillator fired up next to me in the ambulance. I was also kept in the Acute Medical Ward overnight, which was not pleasant.
Even though I can cope with the physical symptoms whilst having the attack, it's hard dealing with the aftermath today. Especially when the hospital visit was so fresh in my mind. I rarely have PA's like this any more and when they do I'm usually over it by the morning, but this time it's lingering.
Do you think it's possible that my mind has made a connection with the hospital visit and what I experienced with the PA?
I became aware that my heart was a beating a little hard, and as usual within 5 seconds it was up to about 140bpm.
I didn't overreact, did my deep breathing and kept telling myself that all was ok. Within about 3-4 minutes it had gone down to about 90bpm again.
I woke up several times during the night, heart pounding each time (probably around 100-110bpm) and have spent the day on the sofa feeling trembly, anxious and constantly checking my pulse.
The issue this time is that I have been into hospital recently with an odd occurrence of tachycardia that lasted several hours, and despite being told that there was nothing wrong with me after an overnight stay and several tests, and that it was most likely post viral/stress related my subconscious became fixated on that the remainder of the night last night (or so I assume). It's worth noting that I was taken into hospital with suspected heart issues as I had chest pain at the same time, and there was a defibrillator fired up next to me in the ambulance. I was also kept in the Acute Medical Ward overnight, which was not pleasant.
Even though I can cope with the physical symptoms whilst having the attack, it's hard dealing with the aftermath today. Especially when the hospital visit was so fresh in my mind. I rarely have PA's like this any more and when they do I'm usually over it by the morning, but this time it's lingering.
Do you think it's possible that my mind has made a connection with the hospital visit and what I experienced with the PA?