WildChinchilla
28-02-16, 23:23
Yesterday I started getting high heart rate, around 90-100 bpm. It came about as I was doing the washing up. My house was hosting a party that night, so I thought it might be due to anticipation for that, but even when I went and sat down, my heart wouldn't slow down. During the party my heart continued to by high. As a result I spend a lot of time in my room and drank very little. I went to bed about 2am and couldn't sleep for hours, then woke up after about 5 or 6 hours sleep. I've been in bed all day today, feeling tired but not being able to sleep. My heart rate has stayed around 90-110 bpm. No matter how much I do to distract it, no matter how calm I become, it still stays high.
I've had anxiety centered around my heart for about 3 years. Sometimes I have panic attacks. I've been to the docs, I've had one ECG conducted by a nurse near the onset of my anxiety, and everything has come back fine.
But this is different. My resting pulse is usually 60bpm so this is quite a spike for me. And it just won't stop. I've not had this before and don't know what to do. Even when I woke up from sleep it was still high. It doesn't pound, it just steadily beats fast.
What should I do?
I've had anxiety centered around my heart for about 3 years. Sometimes I have panic attacks. I've been to the docs, I've had one ECG conducted by a nurse near the onset of my anxiety, and everything has come back fine.
But this is different. My resting pulse is usually 60bpm so this is quite a spike for me. And it just won't stop. I've not had this before and don't know what to do. Even when I woke up from sleep it was still high. It doesn't pound, it just steadily beats fast.
What should I do?