TracyL
02-10-07, 00:53
Firstly can I say what an absolutely fabulous site this is. I have been reading through the forums for many weeks now and have finally plucked up the courage to join.
My name is Tracy and I am 44 years old. I am english but have lived in Australia for several years.
I suffer from anxiety and all its many many symptons. When i think back, my symptons started when I was a young child but of course then you dont know what is wrong. My father died when i was 4 so I don't remember him really but I know he had numerous illness which greatly affected my whole family. I grew up being fearful of any weird pain or funny heartbeat etc. To jump ahead though I had my first daughter when I was 22 and my second daughter when i was 24. I suffered terrible anxiety and feelings of not being real all along with the wonderful missed/ectopic beats. I have suffered with these beats virtually all my life although I do have the anxiety under control (most times anyways). However over the last say year and a half I have had the missed beats virtually constantly. I have had the 24 hour monitors etc all of which have picked them up but like many of you here, my doctor tells me they are harmless and not a problem. I do take Inderal 40mg and have done for many years.
Even after being told over the years that the missed/extra beats are nothing to worry about i still find it amazing that they are presumably not life threatening etc. My main concern now is how to ignore them and try and get on with life once again or whether to keep running off to doctors for reassurance and tests.
Oh dear, sorry about the long post but its quite hard to put it all down lol.
Well anyways guys just wanted to let you know how great it is that you are there and that i'm not alone.
Thanks once again
Tracy
My name is Tracy and I am 44 years old. I am english but have lived in Australia for several years.
I suffer from anxiety and all its many many symptons. When i think back, my symptons started when I was a young child but of course then you dont know what is wrong. My father died when i was 4 so I don't remember him really but I know he had numerous illness which greatly affected my whole family. I grew up being fearful of any weird pain or funny heartbeat etc. To jump ahead though I had my first daughter when I was 22 and my second daughter when i was 24. I suffered terrible anxiety and feelings of not being real all along with the wonderful missed/ectopic beats. I have suffered with these beats virtually all my life although I do have the anxiety under control (most times anyways). However over the last say year and a half I have had the missed beats virtually constantly. I have had the 24 hour monitors etc all of which have picked them up but like many of you here, my doctor tells me they are harmless and not a problem. I do take Inderal 40mg and have done for many years.
Even after being told over the years that the missed/extra beats are nothing to worry about i still find it amazing that they are presumably not life threatening etc. My main concern now is how to ignore them and try and get on with life once again or whether to keep running off to doctors for reassurance and tests.
Oh dear, sorry about the long post but its quite hard to put it all down lol.
Well anyways guys just wanted to let you know how great it is that you are there and that i'm not alone.
Thanks once again
Tracy