JohnA
04-10-16, 11:48
So, I'm 32 male and my BMI is nearly perfect.
I do have significant health anxiety that I'm dealing with through CBT.
I have had blood tests recently and everything was normal (including thyroid function).
I exercise regularly and eat fairly well.
About 9 months ago I had (what was determined to be a panic attack) where my heart raced at like 180 bpm.
I went to a cardiologist consultant- he did:
12 lead ECG - no issues, sinus rhythm with a normal PR interval, QRS duration, corrected QT interval and cardiac axis.
Transthoracic echocardiogram – normal LV and RV dimensions and systolic function with no evidence of ventricular hypertrophy. There was normal valvular physiology.
24 hour Holter monitor – in sinus rhythm throughout. There were two isolated supraventricular ectopic beats. This was a normal study with no arrhythmias detected.
So I accepted the findings and went back to training with no further issues.
The problem began about 3 weeks ago.
I was sitting reading a book when I felt a significant "drop" feeling in my chest. Like my heart paused or skipped a beat.
Since then I've had these "skipped beat" feelings about 3 or 4 times a day for 3 weeks.
They only last a second (not minutes of flutter or anything like that) I will quite literally feel the missed beat out of no where (usually when relaxing or sitting on the couch) and then my pulse will return to normal. However this is happening 3 or 4 times a day.
Sometimes it's really like (like a soft skipped beat) other times it feels more "heavy".
Anyway I've cut down on alcohols and caffeine but I can't seem to get them to stop.
I've managed to go about 24 hours without one about two days ago but on average they occur a few times a day.
So I'm just looking for opinions, does this sound serious to you? Or something I need to reevaluate with a cardiologist?
I have been going through a fair amount of anxiety recently. Should I continue to try and meditate through it?
Is this possibly caused by adrenaline bursts/anxiety?
Thanks for thoughts.
I do have significant health anxiety that I'm dealing with through CBT.
I have had blood tests recently and everything was normal (including thyroid function).
I exercise regularly and eat fairly well.
About 9 months ago I had (what was determined to be a panic attack) where my heart raced at like 180 bpm.
I went to a cardiologist consultant- he did:
12 lead ECG - no issues, sinus rhythm with a normal PR interval, QRS duration, corrected QT interval and cardiac axis.
Transthoracic echocardiogram – normal LV and RV dimensions and systolic function with no evidence of ventricular hypertrophy. There was normal valvular physiology.
24 hour Holter monitor – in sinus rhythm throughout. There were two isolated supraventricular ectopic beats. This was a normal study with no arrhythmias detected.
So I accepted the findings and went back to training with no further issues.
The problem began about 3 weeks ago.
I was sitting reading a book when I felt a significant "drop" feeling in my chest. Like my heart paused or skipped a beat.
Since then I've had these "skipped beat" feelings about 3 or 4 times a day for 3 weeks.
They only last a second (not minutes of flutter or anything like that) I will quite literally feel the missed beat out of no where (usually when relaxing or sitting on the couch) and then my pulse will return to normal. However this is happening 3 or 4 times a day.
Sometimes it's really like (like a soft skipped beat) other times it feels more "heavy".
Anyway I've cut down on alcohols and caffeine but I can't seem to get them to stop.
I've managed to go about 24 hours without one about two days ago but on average they occur a few times a day.
So I'm just looking for opinions, does this sound serious to you? Or something I need to reevaluate with a cardiologist?
I have been going through a fair amount of anxiety recently. Should I continue to try and meditate through it?
Is this possibly caused by adrenaline bursts/anxiety?
Thanks for thoughts.