saintdee
12-03-20, 08:00
Hi All.
I started having a couple of palps or flutters last Friday but just carried on. Went out for a few drinks that night and woke up Saturday with hangover but at same time in total panic with my anxiety, palps, heartbeat racing, dizzy, shaky and weak. Since then my anxiety and stress levels have not dropped and these physical symptoms have stayed with me. I have had a fairly stressful couple months which resulted in having full blood test three weeks ago ( which is a huge panic time for me as convinced something was wrong ), but all bloods came back ok which was like a huge weight lifted off me. I’m trying really hard to tell myself that what I’m going through is another tough spell of anxiety, but it’s an internal battle trying to convince myself this. My anxiety is also up because of this Coronavirus which is in your face everywhere you go and gets my heart racing each and every time. And now my mind is saying that these palps and Shakes are a heart condition and I’m at risk from the virus, it’s like a vicious cycle at the moment. When I try to lay down or sleep the physical symptoms are magnified which means I don’t relax, and then rest of the days I’m tired aswell as anxious which makes my physical symptoms worse. I can’t escape these symptoms and I can’t convince myself that this is anxiety causing this, even after only recently having a load of blood tests done. Sorry for the long post but I’m in a mess and very scared right now.
I started having a couple of palps or flutters last Friday but just carried on. Went out for a few drinks that night and woke up Saturday with hangover but at same time in total panic with my anxiety, palps, heartbeat racing, dizzy, shaky and weak. Since then my anxiety and stress levels have not dropped and these physical symptoms have stayed with me. I have had a fairly stressful couple months which resulted in having full blood test three weeks ago ( which is a huge panic time for me as convinced something was wrong ), but all bloods came back ok which was like a huge weight lifted off me. I’m trying really hard to tell myself that what I’m going through is another tough spell of anxiety, but it’s an internal battle trying to convince myself this. My anxiety is also up because of this Coronavirus which is in your face everywhere you go and gets my heart racing each and every time. And now my mind is saying that these palps and Shakes are a heart condition and I’m at risk from the virus, it’s like a vicious cycle at the moment. When I try to lay down or sleep the physical symptoms are magnified which means I don’t relax, and then rest of the days I’m tired aswell as anxious which makes my physical symptoms worse. I can’t escape these symptoms and I can’t convince myself that this is anxiety causing this, even after only recently having a load of blood tests done. Sorry for the long post but I’m in a mess and very scared right now.