blondielady
24-08-15, 18:55
I constantly hear of people getting racing hearts when they are having a panic attack. Last night I went into full blown panic mode because my heart rate was low. I wear a heart rate monitor/calorie tracker on my arm and I checked it because I felt tired and a sense of lightheadedness while sitting at my desk doing some school work. My pulse was at 59 and I freaked. Its normally around 70-75 when I'm sitting down at my desk. So suddenly I felt like my heart was just going to give out on me and I started shaking and trying to breathe deep. When I took a deep breath my heart rate seemed to go down a few more bpm. So I panicked even more. I got up, walked around, checked it again. This time it was at something like 75bpm. I panicked some more thinking it should be more like 90 when I'm walking around (since that's where it usually is when I'm walking). I wound up walking around the house and was feeling so anxious I thought that my heart should be speeding, since that's what it normally would be like if I was panicking. Well it never did.. it stayed under 90bpm and as soon as I would sit down it would go back down in the 60s. It was about an hour before bedtime.
I actually had a good day yesterday. I wonder if my heart was slow because I was really just very calm??? I don't know but it threw me into a panic. I woke up this morning and anxiety started up again... kind of shaky. I looked at the HR monitor and it was down at 59. I moved around in bed a bit and it was up to 70. I've been nervously checking it the past couple of hours since waking up and it will go between 59 and 80 while I'm just sitting here watching TV, moving around just to grab things that are near me, etc.
My rational mind says this is normal, my irrational mind says something is terribly wrong. I am guessing its some sort of extended anxious thing.
I just started online coursework at college 3 weeks ago and I am a wedding photographer photographing weddings every weekend until mid October. Oh I'm also a mom and the kids aren't back at school yet. So I do have stressors.
I actually had a good day yesterday. I wonder if my heart was slow because I was really just very calm??? I don't know but it threw me into a panic. I woke up this morning and anxiety started up again... kind of shaky. I looked at the HR monitor and it was down at 59. I moved around in bed a bit and it was up to 70. I've been nervously checking it the past couple of hours since waking up and it will go between 59 and 80 while I'm just sitting here watching TV, moving around just to grab things that are near me, etc.
My rational mind says this is normal, my irrational mind says something is terribly wrong. I am guessing its some sort of extended anxious thing.
I just started online coursework at college 3 weeks ago and I am a wedding photographer photographing weddings every weekend until mid October. Oh I'm also a mom and the kids aren't back at school yet. So I do have stressors.