Goblin88
01-06-17, 04:28
Hi folks, having a tough time lately believing that what I'm feeling is due to anxiety..
This is my second time dealing with anxiety, I went through a year and a half of constant, every day symptoms in 2012-2013 due to heart fears after losing my dad to a heart attack in June 2011, until I began volunteering at a church. I was there until the beginning of 2016 and hadn't felt a single ounce of anxiety for those 3 years. I went through a bad breakup in Jan of 2016 and woke up one day in feb 2016 with a feeling like it was difficult to inflate my lungs, this feeling perisited every day for a year without causing me actual anxiety. In late feb 2017 I suddenly developed this anxiousness that I had terrible asthma and would die from it. I saw doctors who assured my my lungs sounded great etc..
As soon as this asthma fear went away, I began having some chest pains, began noticing my heart racing, feeling lightheaded and as though I'd pass out at times. These feelings began leading to episodes of tensing up and trembling. They'd last about 15-20 minutes and come and go during that time frame. When they were over I'd feel worn out and actually relaxed.
Now, I have this fear that I have some sort of arrhythmia, however I have had 2 Electrocardiograms, one at the emergency room and the other at my regular doctors office. Both times my heart rate was 130-140 but tests were clear of any abnormalities. I seem to be having trouble accepting that these episodes of fast heart rates are simply anxiety and nothing more. My doctor has assured me and yet here I am stilll worrying. I feel a general increase in anxiety after eating as well, my heart rate will go up above 100 and I'll feel on edge.
I've also had two full blood work ups and the only issue was low vitamin D.
I should also mention that my resting heart rate when taken first thing in the morning is typically between 75-80. And it's in the mud 80s when I am relaxed, but that's not often.
This is my second time dealing with anxiety, I went through a year and a half of constant, every day symptoms in 2012-2013 due to heart fears after losing my dad to a heart attack in June 2011, until I began volunteering at a church. I was there until the beginning of 2016 and hadn't felt a single ounce of anxiety for those 3 years. I went through a bad breakup in Jan of 2016 and woke up one day in feb 2016 with a feeling like it was difficult to inflate my lungs, this feeling perisited every day for a year without causing me actual anxiety. In late feb 2017 I suddenly developed this anxiousness that I had terrible asthma and would die from it. I saw doctors who assured my my lungs sounded great etc..
As soon as this asthma fear went away, I began having some chest pains, began noticing my heart racing, feeling lightheaded and as though I'd pass out at times. These feelings began leading to episodes of tensing up and trembling. They'd last about 15-20 minutes and come and go during that time frame. When they were over I'd feel worn out and actually relaxed.
Now, I have this fear that I have some sort of arrhythmia, however I have had 2 Electrocardiograms, one at the emergency room and the other at my regular doctors office. Both times my heart rate was 130-140 but tests were clear of any abnormalities. I seem to be having trouble accepting that these episodes of fast heart rates are simply anxiety and nothing more. My doctor has assured me and yet here I am stilll worrying. I feel a general increase in anxiety after eating as well, my heart rate will go up above 100 and I'll feel on edge.
I've also had two full blood work ups and the only issue was low vitamin D.
I should also mention that my resting heart rate when taken first thing in the morning is typically between 75-80. And it's in the mud 80s when I am relaxed, but that's not often.